Grouchy Training

[Athena]

I like the looks of the Brute Force stuff. I do NOT need more workout gear...oh, who am I kidding?! You can ALWAYS have more workout gear!! After I'm done with my 8 week 8x8, I'm thinking I'll do 8 weeks of ULOO training and functional stuff. Need to figure out how to build a sled.

P.S. The video helped quite a bit with my burpees the other day. Thanks for that.

[GrouchyUSMC]

I like the looks of the Brute Force stuff. I do NOT need more workout gear...oh, who am I kidding?! You can ALWAYS have more workout gear!! After I'm done with my 8 week 8x8, I'm thinking I'll do 8 weeks of ULOO training and functional stuff. Need to figure out how to build a sled.

P.S. The video helped quite a bit with my burpees the other day. Thanks for that.

I highly recommend it, it's not the best for max strength but for blending strength and conditioning into one workout you can't beat it.

Glad to hear!

Did a little "back to back" challenge over the weekend. Three consecutive days of rucking, each at night. It sucked, don't recommend it.

03/24/2022:
60# sandbag, ~40# ruck, max distance in 30 minutes. 1.42 miles with over 170' elevation. Dropped the sandbag and finished off the rest for 2 miles.

03/25/2022:
4 mile speed ruck, total time 1:00:30. 40# rucksack, 472' elevation. Great pace, PR for me on these hills.

03/26/2022:
6 mile ruck, ~40# ruck, 925' elevation. This was slow paced - brought my dog alone for 3 of them, then smoked a cigar and listened to a podcast as I finished up. Went with the hilliest route I knew, which was not fun.

03/27/2022:
Recovery day.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Been under the weather for a few days. No real training.

Today's workout was removing my old over the range microwave and installing the new one. What a pain in the ass.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Over the weekend, I took part in a 15 hour event where we did a ton of hard workouts (I think 11 total), most with a sandbag and a rucksack, and some heavy miles (we estimate about 10). It was tough but a great time. Obviously sore for a few days now, but I'm glad I did it.

[GrouchyUSMC]

New training block starts this week. Tactical Barbell Operator I/A for strength work, Black Professional for conditioning work.

04/19/2022:
Operator I/A - 70%. Strict press, back squats, weighted pull-ups. Nothing exceptional as it's been a few years since I've done actual barbell work, but not as bad as I thought either. Finished with a 10 minute AMRAP of 2 pump burpees (only got 78 burpees, 156 push-ups).

[GrouchyUSMC]

04/20/22:
Jiu Jitsu in the morning, stretching in the evening.

04/22/22:
TB Operator I/A @ 70% - press, back squat, pull-ups. Finished with a 10 minute AMRAP of navy seals (37 burpees, 111 push up, 74 mountain climbers).

[GrouchyUSMC]

Just some rucking miles over the weekend, nothing too crazy.

04/26/22:
TB Operator I/A used as linear progression. Baby weights due to the long layoff but I have to start somewhere.

Strict press 110 for 3 work sets, back squats 195 for 3 work sets, weighted pull-ups (+4) for 3 work sets. Finished with a 10 minute AMRAP of 2 pump burpees (66 burpees, 132 push ups).

[GrouchyUSMC]

04/27/22:
Jiu jitsu in the morning, backyard demo in the afternoon. Not a bad day.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Just some more lifting and running and rucking. Nothing too crazy.

05/01/22:
Hit the gym right before midnight, just one other guy in there. Work sets are nothing amazing but things are moving up with linear progression still. Strict press - 3 work sets of 120. Back squats - 3 work sets of 200. Weighted pull-ups - 3 work sets of BW+15#, need to repeat as I did not get all reps on the third set. 10 minute AMRAP of 2 pump burpees as a finisher, only managed 65 (130 push-ups).

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/02/22:
Ruck and sandbag, max distance in 30 minutes. 1.7 miles, over 190' elevation. 35# rucksack, 60# sandbag. Did a 1-10 pyramid of ab wheel rollouts and butterfly sit-ups later in the evening.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Supposed to run on the 3rd, but ended up working some extra overtime so no go. Napped on the couch instead.

05/04/22:
Strict press - 3 work sets of 125. Back squats - 3 work sets of 205. Weighted pull-ups - 3 work sets of BW+14#. Everything going up. 10 minute AMRAP of navy seal burpees as a finisher, got 42 (126 push-ups, 84 mountain climbers).

[GrouchyUSMC]

Just me and the kids over the weekend, so kept it pretty low key. Just some sandbag work one day and an easy run and mobility another.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/09/22:
More linear progression. Strict press - 3 work sets of 130 (one rep short on third set). Squats - 3 work sets of 210 (easy). Weighted pull-ups - 3 work sets of BW+15.5# (one rep short on third set). 10 minute AMRAP of 2 pump burpees - 66 reps (132 push-ups).

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/12/22:
Jiu jitsu class, 60 minutes.

05/13/22:
10 mile ruck march, ~40#.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/15/22:
3 mile trail hike with the Scouts, nice easy path, wore my 40# ruck.

05/17/22:
Stalling too much on linear progression, and with the increased endurance work I have ahead it's time to switch over to Tactical Barbell periodization. Current training maxes - strict press 150, back squat 260, weighted pull-ups +35. Sandbags kept some strength, so not as bad as expected.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/18/22:
LSS run in the morning, Jiu Jitsu class in the afternoon.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/19/22:
30 minute Fartlek run.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/20/22:
TB Fighter Bangkok - 75%. Press, squat, pull-ups. Navy seal burpees, 35 in 8:20 (105 push-ups, 70 mountain climbers). Finished with a Tabata of bench elevated side plank bicycles which were even harder than they looked.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/21/22:
90 minute speed ruck, ~40# rucksack. First 15 minutes was strict walking, rest was shuffle/walk intervals. 6.17 miles total. It was a hot one.

[GrouchyUSMC]

05/22/22:
Late night workout and pretty beat, so all I did was Armor Building with a 60# sandbag. Armor Building is a 20 minute EMOM of 2 cleans, 1 press, and 3 front squats. It's normally done with KBs but a sandbag works. Total work - 40 cleans, 20 presses, 60 front squats.



05/24/22:
Tactical Barbell Fighter Bangkok - 80%. Press and squat felt strong for all work sets. Just bodyweight for pull-ups so did 6 reps for my work sets this time instead. Finished with 80 two pump burpees and a Tabata of standing ab wheel rollouts - I can almost do full ROM now, getting there.

[GrouchyUSMC]

60 minutes of Jiu Jitsu on Thursday, followed by several reps of playing around with the sand ball at their gym (roughly 200#, basically like an Atlas stone in shape). Dad duty most of the weekend.

Memorial Day, I woke up early and did Murph with the vest. 54 minutes total, my best time yet. We then marched in the Memorial Day parade with my sons' Scout troop and walked back at the end, so got in almost 6 miles of walking in addition to that.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Unfortunately I have had a major flare up with my herniated discs, so I will be off and attempting rehab for a while. Pretty irritated, as it is literally a pain in my ass. It is probably due to work.

[HomeGymChains]

Sorry to hear!
Best wishes for a smooth recovery.

[Cantplankwell]

Unfortunately I have had a major flare up with my herniated discs, so I will be off and attempting rehab for a while. Pretty irritated, as it is literally a pain in my ass. It is probably due to work.

Get well soon, you will bounce back quick I am sure

[GrouchyUSMC]

Sorry to hear!
Best wishes for a smooth recovery.

Get well soon, you will bounce back quick I am sure

Thanks gents! Mending well, but it came along at just the right time to screw me out of a 35 mile trail run I was really looking forward to, as well as a few other upcoming events I have to pass on. There's still something on the books for August, so there's still goals left for this year.

06/20/22:
Authorized to get back to light PT, so I'm following a 21 day beginner break in period by Stew Smith that is good for people coming back from an injury. Still have some sciatic pain from time to time, but everything is where it needs to be.

Good warm-up and mobility session, crunch cycle (over 200 reps), and a 15 minute fast walk/slow jog on the treadmill.

[GrouchyUSMC]

06/21/22:
Day 2 of cripple training. Warm-up/mobility work, then 5 rounds of 10 push-ups, 10 curl/press/extensions, and 10 air squats. Finished with a 15 minute fast walk on the treadmill - I was beat from work and drifting off while I was walking, so no running.

[GrouchyUSMC]

06/22/22:
Cripple Training Day 3. Warm-up/mobility work, crunch cycle, then 3 rounds of 5 minutes of low impact cardio and 5 minutes of PNF stretching with bands.

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06/23/22:
Cripple Training Day 4. Warm-up/mobility work. Circuit of push-ups, KB crush curls, KB gorilla rows (50 reps of each). 15 minutes on treadmill (1.11 miles). Full stretching session as cool down.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Doc says I popped back into alignment quick, but the nerve is still acting up. It will be barely noticeable, and then all of a sudden it's like someone grabbed my hamstring with their hands and squeezes the hell out of it. Usually if I'm up and moving throughout the day, no issues, but if I'm doing a lot of admin at work it flares up big time. Started traction so hopefully that helps - it has before.

06/24/22:
Cripple Training Day 5. Warm-up/mobility work, crunch cycle, 15 minutes on treadmill. Stretching session after.

06/25/22:
No training - hamstring cramping hard after the boys and I had a home campout. Rest, compression wraps, ice, etc.

06/26/22:
Cripple Training Day 7. Warm-up/mobility work, crunch cycle, then 3 rounds of 5 minutes of low impact cardio and 5 minutes of PNF stretching with bands.

06/27/22:
Cripple Training Day 8. Warm-up/mobility work, light PT circuit (50 jumping jacks and 50 push-ups), light weight shoulder workout, full stretching session.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Started traction which caused a lot of soreness, so no major activity since. Still on the mend.