Grouchy Training

[GrouchyUSMC]

I actually hate it. Especially as I have to go lighter because if I use 45 pounds I actually cause the treadmill to stall out. I do it sometimes when I have to but I try to get outside as much as possible.

Sunday - 12 mile ruck march in the snow, about 3 hours and 25 minutes. Rucksack weighed 40# dry.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Haha, I hate it!

Sunday - 12 mile ruck march, 40#, under 3 hours and 25 minutes despite the snow. It was cold.

Monday - Old Army Physical Fitness Test. 253/300. I knew my push-ups were going to be weak due to the lat injury, but I lost over a minute off of my run time too. Guess I still had some fatigue from the ruck march. In good news, I maxed sit-ups.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Tuesday - Nothing too awesome today, just the core circuit (300 reps total and planks) and a 3 mile cold as hell run in the snow.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Wednesday -

Quick 1.5 mile ruck after work with the 45# plate.

PT pyramid of sandbag squats and 8 count bodybuilders (two-handed swings every odd set), finished in an hour. 100 sandbag squats with 60#, 200 8 count bodybuilders, 50 swings with 24kg. I have not done swings in a long time which is a mistake I think. Starting off very conservatively.

Recon Ron and stretching before work.

[Payton1221]

Sunday - 12 mile ruck march, 40#, under 3 hours and 25 minutes despite the snow.

That is lightning fast if you were walking in snow!

[GrouchyUSMC]

That is lightning fast if you were walking in snow!

Thanks Payton, I was actually pleasantly surprised at the speed. The military standard is under 3 hours and 30 minutes with 35# for a cross country 12 miler, so all things considered I'm happy with it.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Friday - PT pyramid of thrusters with 60# sandbag, TRX rows, and four count mountain climbers. 100 thrusters, 100 TRX rows, 200 four count mountain climbers.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Saturday - 6 mile run on snowy hills in under 78 minutes. Nothing amazing, but fun to be out all the same. Pull up practice and stretching later on in the evening. I had a core workout planned as well, but ended up falling asleep after dinner while watching a movie with the family.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Sunday - 5 mile snow ruck, 45# ruck plate plus water, 1:17:18. Good pace despite the snow and elevation. Tired so not much else today.

Monday - "Death by Burpee" Challenge - managed 10 rounds, failed the 11th round (59 burpees). Basically an EMOM where each minute you do another burpee (so first minute, 1 burpee; second minute, 2 burpees; and so on). I then did the Iron Wolf Legs and Lungs Pyramid with a 15# rucksack in 42:08. Total work - 100 two pump ruck burpees (200 pushes), 100 ruck squats, 100 ruck lunges per leg.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Rough couple of days, little sleep and busy.

Thursday - "Iron Wolf Burpees" 15 minute AMRAP. Each rep is 3 jumping jacks, 12 count bodybuilder, air squat, lunge per leg, and knee raise per leg. Managed 40 reps. Later on I did an upper body circuit at the work gym - DB curl/press/extensions, lat pulldowns, one arm rows for a few rounds.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Saturday - Army Ranger standards workout. Max push ups in 2 minutes (minimum 55, I got 66), max sit ups in 2 minutes (minimum 65, I got 66), 12 mile timed ruck march with 45# in under 3 hours and 30 minutes (we managed 3 and 23, the snow was killer today so it was hard but we got it done). Core circuit and stretching later.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Sunday - Iron Wolf Burpees and Calisthenics Fat Scorcher, took me 66 minutes. Total work - 195 two pump burpees (390 push ups), 30 four count jumping jacks, 30 air squats, 30 lunges, 30 reverse lunges, 30 four count mountain climbers, 30 four count flutter kicks, 30 sit ups, 30 side plank raises per side (surprisingly terrible), 30 four count hello dollies, 30 leg raises, 30 four count arm haulers (also surprisingly hard), 30 four count cherry pickers, 30 four count chain breakers.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Tuesday - Another night workout. Sandbag squats/navy seal burpees pyramid with two handed swings. 100 sandbag squats with 70#, 100 navy seal burpees, 60 two handed swings with 24kg. About 64 minutes, tired but got the work in.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Thursday - 3 mile run, some core work and stretching.

Saturday - Iwo Jima workout. 30# ruck and 60# sandbag, do 2 rounds of the following: 19 sandbag cleans, 300m ruck, 45 ruck burpee step ups to 20" box, 300m ruck. Finished in 38:47.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Sunday - Late night 5 mile ruck, about a 17:02 pace. I was exhausted but got it in.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Monday - Just a short 20 minute workout. 56 sandbag cleans with 60#, 66 burpees with lateral jump over sandbag, 100 rucksack step ups.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Wednesday - Short session in the morning of sandbag cleans and push presses (123 reps total). Evening workout of burpees (150 burpees, 300 push ups).

[GrouchyUSMC]

Saturday - 18 miles of rucking trails, ruck was 50# dry. Took me about 6.5 hours or so.

Sunday - 45 minute yoga routine.

Monday - 45 minute workout. Sandbag thrusters with 70#, one arm rows per arm, and four count mountain climbers. Total work - 85 thrusters, 85 one arm rows per side, 170 four count mountain climbers.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Tuesday - Off day.

Wednesday - 2 mile speed ruck with 60#, followed by pull-ups (12 sets) and some core work (60 reps each of four count flutterkicks and four count hello dollies). Short but sweet.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Saturday - 500 burpees, 1:29:22. Started just before 1am. Achieved one of my fitness goals I set for myself in 2021.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Monday - Short workout. Total work - 18 sandbag cleans with 80#, 36 ruck burpees with 45#, 54 ruck squats with 45#, 2 mile run.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Tuesday - Off day.

Wednesday - 120 sandbag deadlifts with 100#, 120 ruck push-ups, 316 ruck-steps, 30 minutes total. Ruck weight was 30#.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Catching up a bit.

Friday 3/12 - 5km run in 27:30, followed immediately by 5km ruck with 45# in 43:30, then finished with 50 ruck push-ups.

Took my sons camping over the weekend.

Sunday 3/14 - Short workout. 2km ruck with 50# then 21 sandbag thrusters (100#), 63 ruck push-ups (50#), 105 four count ruck mountain climbers (50#).

On vacation so was a bit lazy.

Thursday 3/18 - 72 ruck goblet squats with 45# plate, 72 sandbag pull throughs with 50#, 4 minutes of farmer holds with the ruck and sandbag (no ground touches allowed).

Friday 3/19 - 48 ruck thrusters, 50m lateral bear crawls, 40 ruck sit ups, all with 30# plate. Then did 6 sets of pull ups.

Saturday 3/20 - 2km ruck with 30# in 16:34, PT circuit (34 sandbag thrusters (60#), 102 ruck push-ups (30#), 170 ruck four count mountain climbers (30#) in under 40 minutes), 2km ruck in 23:10 (carried the 60# sandbag for the first 1000m).

Sunday 3/21 - 5 mile hill run, 786' elevation.

Monday 3/22 - 55 sandbag strict presses, 55 upright rows, 100 lateral hops over sandbag. Total time 9:51 with 60#. 100 one pump burpees as a finisher. Later on, did a 2 mile run in 22:29 (271' elevation).

[HomeGymChains]

Always impressive workouts! Great job!
(Even your “a bit lazy” days put my best days to shame. )

[GrouchyUSMC]

Always impressive workouts! Great job!
(Even your “a bit lazy” days put my best days to shame. )

Thanks HGC! It was a laid back week but I still got some good sessions in, looking back.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Wednesday - 2 mile ruck with 30#, 320m farmer's walks with 2x16kg kettlebells while wearing rucksack, and 80 slick burpees. Total time 40 minutes.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Thursday - Was supposed to do a 2 mile run in the morning, but had to get to sleep right away for my son's dentist appointment later (the night shift sucks). In the evening, knocked out 144 sandbag lunges (72 per leg), 72 sandbag high pulls, and 72 butterfly sit-ups in 14:52. Sandbag weight was 40# - started with 60# but I felt the day's fatigue. Went lighter and had a great workout.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Saturday - My left knee is flaring up (you know you're getting old when your knee bugs you from sleeping funny), so light stuff only. 200 four count flutter kicks, 200 lateral hops over sandbag, 100 feet elevated yes, 100 feet elevated no, 4 minutes of farmers holds with 2x16kg. "Yes" and "no" are just neck exercises. Took me about 20 minutes.

Monday - Felt like crap in the morning but much better in the evening. 78 two pump burpees (156 push-ups), 78 sandbag cleans, 120 four count flutter kicks. Took me about 25 minutes. Knee feels much better but still not 100% so no running/rucking after. Hoping it's good to go by Wednesday.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Tuesday - My weekly mandatory off day.

Wednesday - Busy day so I just squeezed a short one in. Quick workout of 100 hand release push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 lateral hops over my rucksack, and 100 twists with my rucksack. Finished that in under 15 minutes, then a 1 mile run in 8:20.

[GrouchyUSMC]

Thursday - Another busy one. Ruck/squat combo with 45# - total of 2 miles and 257 ruck squats. Was planning on some burpees as a finisher but my daughter is teething so she is not having a great night.