Hmm, imo 50-25-25 or 40-30-30 seems more efficient to me
I don’t hate the challenge, I hate the rep scheme
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For time, maybe. But for grip? Hell no. Your grip would get trashed with all the high-rep clusters. Dan touched on that slightly in the video. Hence; the original 10/15/25/50 that he came up with.
Why is that? You may have said so, but refresh my memory.
I’d much rather do 25rounds of 20 or 20 rounds of 20 in circuit style
So why not try that for a week? See if it’s something you would enjoy. Then do “Anna’s 10k Swing Challenge”.
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You did a half mile of lunges on one of your off days, two times during this program. I’m not sure what’s so complicated here.
Do less.
And I enjoy all the discussions in here about mental health, but Occam’s razor seems to be the last thing anyone wants to apply here. You want to stay in bed and eat because your body wants you to do less and eat more. I’ve dealt with depression for years (nearly as long as I can remember), so I’m not saying those aren’t symptoms of depression, I’m saying we’re jumping through hurdles to explain an easily explainable circumstance.
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I thought I included this sentiment, but it’s possible that I forgot. Even if I did, I certainly phrased it in a more opaque way. Just because the suggestion has not stuck yet does not mean we should stop voicing it, so it is good that you did.
Maybe
I was asking because I was feeling crappier than usual without doing more than usual
Cumulative effects, training weeks do not exist in isolation of one another
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Week 3: day2
10x(25kbs+15push ups)+1min rest+ 10x (25kbs+10 alt pistols)- 27:45
- really intense and not too bad on grip until last few sets, 2nd set actually mentally easier
kB press: 1x8,9,10-25lb kb
- core tired, not too bad on shoulders
I’m not the nutrition guy. And even if I was, the nutritional strategy that’s applicable to me as a 185lbs man who naturally overeats is going to be very different than the 100lbs woman who naturally undereats.
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Good point- I’m asking because my training after the challenge will be less intense and I don’t want to get fat, but my inner pig doesn’t want to cut calories
I don’t think you could get anywhere close to fat in the next three months even if I said I’d pay you $20,000 to do so.
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I think I’ve made my views on your nutrition fairly clear before, so I’m not going to keep trying to choose your goals for you.
I was reminded on another thread of this basic nutritional primer that seems to get almost universal approval. The approach has been echoed and repeated by many, many other successful coaches over the years, this is just the first one I came across many years ago:
I don’t really like the writing style, if I’m honest, but you can get all the information you’d ever need about diet from there.
Does that offer extend to all of us? Because I’m definitely up for that.
I was thinking about keeping calories the same and see if I can “reverse”, then slowly add calories so I can eat more 
@Pinkylifting thoughts? Asking b/c you’re the expert
Mental health update: I’ve been feeling a lot better
- my brother finished an essay on time so fighting’s been on hold
- mom really appreciated the birthday necklace I bought her
- dad’s company’s stock actually went up (stock prices for Chinese ipos are supposed to drop sharply after the first week)
@Voxel @dagill2 @SkyzykS @Koestrizer thanks for all the advice/support
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There’s a lot of people on here who want you to do well. Hopefully that shows through the nagging
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Don’t cut calories
You won’t get fat
You don’t have an inner pig
Keep up the good work and take some days off
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