Barkadion TB Logs

[Barkadion]

8/17/22
Block#56 I/CAT-ZULU/HT
Week#3, Tuesday

LSS
Walking
60 min

[Barkadion]

8/17/22
Block#56 I/CAT-ZULU/HT
Week#3, Wednesday

Lifts
FP - 1x3, 85%; Peak, singles
TBDL - 4x6, 75%
B
Seal Rows - 3x8, 70%
DB Side Raises - 3x8, 70%

[Barkadion]

Zulu HT is done! I really like this block. Into deload week now. It ill be 1.5 weeks for me. Taking my twins to countryside. I will be active with hikes, walks, swimming. I am thinking about OP option for the next I/CAT block. Not quite sure yet. OP Pro? Don't know yet. Any suggestions are appreciated. Well.. if anyone is reading this log

To be continued!

[Adski]

Zulu HT is done! I really like this block. Into deload week now. It ill be 1.5 weeks for me. Taking my twins to countryside. I will be active with hikes, walks, swimming. I am thinking about OP option for the next I/CAT block. Not quite sure yet. OP Pro? Don't know yet. Any suggestions are appreciated. Well.. if anyone is reading this log

To be continued!

I like OP DUP for the speed work that is in there, I feel like after Zulu HT it could be a good transition, it’s like a hypertrophy/ speed hybrid of OP IA. Op Pro is also fun to work with, working up to the daily double or triple for the given lift/day.
Either way you won’t be disappointed.

[Barkadion]

Zulu HT is done! I really like this block. Into deload week now. It ill be 1.5 weeks for me. Taking my twins to countryside. I will be active with hikes, walks, swimming. I am thinking about OP option for the next I/CAT block. Not quite sure yet. OP Pro? Don't know yet. Any suggestions are appreciated. Well.. if anyone is reading this log

To be continued!

I like OP DUP for the speed work that is in there, I feel like after Zulu HT it could be a good transition, it’s like a hypertrophy/ speed hybrid of OP IA. Op Pro is also fun to work with, working up to the daily double or triple for the given lift/day.
Either way you won’t be disappointed.

Right.. I am looking into different OP choices and trying to understand if I’ll be able to handle all conditioning. OP DUP seems like little too much. OP Pro might be more manageable. KB says in the book you can do Dl only in it’s dedicated day once a week for OP Pro. That option leaves you with one main exercise and one secondary and maybe one light set of DL (optional). Frankly do not know..

[Adski]

Zulu HT is done! I really like this block. Into deload week now. It ill be 1.5 weeks for me. Taking my twins to countryside. I will be active with hikes, walks, swimming. I am thinking about OP option for the next I/CAT block. Not quite sure yet. OP Pro? Don't know yet. Any suggestions are appreciated. Well.. if anyone is reading this log

To be continued!

I like OP DUP for the speed work that is in there, I feel like after Zulu HT it could be a good transition, it’s like a hypertrophy/ speed hybrid of OP IA. Op Pro is also fun to work with, working up to the daily double or triple for the given lift/day.
Either way you won’t be disappointed.

Right.. I am looking into different OP choices and trying to understand if I’ll be able to handle all conditioning. OP DUP seems like little too much. OP Pro might be more manageable. KB says in the book you can do Dl only in it’s dedicated day once a week for OP Pro. That option leaves you with one main exercise and one secondary and maybe one light set of DL (optional). Frankly do not know..

With OP DUP you can just DL the one day, same with Op Pro. I did that with both templates. And I cut the squat away on DL day, but that’s just what works for me. I replaced the DL with pull ups on OP pro and am with a sandbag lift with DUP.
Op pro imo is great as the (percentages besides the main 2-3 rep lift) are very low. DUP I like mainly due to the speed work as well as the variety. Both have their good points.
My own personal opinion, I think you would enjoy op pro, either way which ever one you don’t do now, you could do in your next ICAT cycle. I hope this helps.
I get caught up in decisions like these all the time, usually in deload weeks lol. Too much thinking time haha.

[Barkadion]

I like OP DUP for the speed work that is in there, I feel like after Zulu HT it could be a good transition, it’s like a hypertrophy/ speed hybrid of OP IA. Op Pro is also fun to work with, working up to the daily double or triple for the given lift/day.
Either way you won’t be disappointed.

Right.. I am looking into different OP choices and trying to understand if I’ll be able to handle all conditioning. OP DUP seems like little too much. OP Pro might be more manageable. KB says in the book you can do Dl only in it’s dedicated day once a week for OP Pro. That option leaves you with one main exercise and one secondary and maybe one light set of DL (optional). Frankly do not know..

With OP DUP you can just DL the one day, same with Op Pro. I did that with both templates. And I cut the squat away on DL day, but that’s just what works for me. I replaced the DL with pull ups on OP pro and am with a sandbag lift with DUP.
Op pro imo is great as the (percentages besides the main 2-3 rep lift) are very low. DUP I like mainly due to the speed work as well as the variety. Both have their good points.
My own personal opinion, I think you would enjoy op pro, either way which ever one you don’t do now, you could do in your next ICAT cycle. I hope this helps.
I get caught up in decisions like these all the time, usually in deload weeks lol. Too much thinking time haha.

Thank you!! Makes alotta sense!!
Cheers!

[Adski]

No problem at all Bark!

[Barkadion]

8/18/22
Block#56 I/CAT-DELOAD#1
Week#1, Thursday

Walking
40 min

[Barkadion]

8/19/22
Block#56 I/CAT-DELOAD#1
Week#1, Friday

Recovery
Mobility flow
Airbike coasting
40 min