I definitely like the structure there. I think it would need a bit of modification to fit in the time i have available though.
I keep beating the Tactical Barbell drum here. Be very easy to scale to meet the demands of sport. You wouldnāt need any pulling work: could just make a cluster of squat/deadlift and press.
Similarly, thereās always Easy Strength.
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Thats only relative to how badly his normal work outs destroy you.
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From what i remember of the program, thatās a great shout. Iāll dig it out and give it a reread over the next couple of days while my back heals up.
@simo74 its definitely a program scaled down for humans. Wish iād found Brians programs when i was training in a home gym at sensible times.
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Work for today:
1.5 hour moonboarding and other overhanging boulders.
Just trying to get Stronk
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Work for today:
3 hours of near limit bouldering. Lots of try hard today, happy with that.
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@T3hPwnisher (or anyone else), iām planning to run a few rounds of TB, but modified slightly because iām a special snowflake who needs special programming.
My plan is to do 2-3 lifting sessions a week, using the fighter template for some form of press and some form of squat, and the fighter-HT template for bench. Does that make sense? Or am i trying to be too clever?
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I wouldnāt do it like that. 2 different demands. Instead, I would roll it OMS as laid out in the Mass Protocol. Run a cycle of Fighter as per book 1, then a cycle per Mass Protocol, then Specificity if desired. The conditioning protocol for running Mass is very different from book 1 programs
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Thank you, iāve never run TB before so input is always useful.
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Absolutely dude! Iām always a fan of, first time through: by the book. After that, screw around with it. Iām doing that right now with my second cycle, and I learned some great lessons from the first time.
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Work for today:
Mostly max/exercise testing.
Lessons learned:
- Iām weaker than i would have expected/liked.
- Iām also significantly heavier than i thought (bought some new scales as the old ones were getting inconsistent. Also, turns out they were light by about 15lbs)
- My lower back isnāt recovered 100%
- I donāt have the required flexibility/pain tolerance to consistently do front squats at 5am
- I donāt have the required focus and coordination to do push presses at 5am
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Following along for this, as I am also living in the TB universe and interested to see how others go at it.
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Work for this arvo:
Another hour or two climbing
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I read this and then saw a mattress laid on the grass. Now I am wondering exactly what you were doing.
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@simo74 that kind of content is going to need a premium subscription
Work for today:
TB W1D1:
Squat:
3 x 5 @ 75kg
Press:
5 x 5 @ 45kg
Bench:
4 x 8 @ 60kg
Notes:
- Squats felt hard, not suprisingly since i havenāt squatted seriously in years.
- Press and bench felt too light, even with a slightly inflated max.
- Fully intended to do the bench as programmed but called an audible as i approached it because even with minimal frequency and a reasonable calorie deficit, i still feel the need to convince myself lifting will get me fucking huge and a little pump helps with that. On days iām not planning to climb the next day, i have plenty of time in this session to add assistance to help with this too.
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Thatās where I would get it from. I actually did a write up of my own mutation with TB, but you CAN still follow TB and get in assistance/a pump. Check out general conditioning #35 for a great example. Off the top of my head I think itās 3 rounds of 60 seconds of dips, 90 seconds of rest, 60 seconds of push ups, 90 seconds of rest, and then you finish off with a combo of burpees and chins. Blows up the upper body something fierce, and itās a conditioning exercise. Rather than trying to make the strength work into the hypertrophy work, you can have a clear split.
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@T3hPwnisher not going to lie, i havenāt had time yet to go through anything in TB beyond the basic rep scheme. I do intend to read them once things calm down a bit here, because iām fully aware iām only doing one very small part of the program.
Work for today:
2 hour bouldering session. Went pretty well, but i do seem to be collecting little niggley pains here there and everywhere again.
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Totally understand, and definitely willing to help you navigate/provide cliff notes/copy my homework there dude. Youāve given me a ton of help in the past.
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Massively appreciate that. You are, as always, one of the most helpful members on this site.
Work for today:
2 hours bouldering. Cut short before i got to anything too hard, unfortunately. Blink 182 where right, work sucks.
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