What do you mean by reverse?
Also there is no reason your training has to be less intense in the real sense of the word.
well, I figured that I’d be burning less calories when I’m not doing 500 swings/day
Well, I’m in a slight deficit right now because I got fat and slow over the last few months, but immediately after the challenge (or, what I completed of it), nutrition didn’t change at all. My goal requires me to be big and strong — much more than I am now — and that requires calories. You need to eat for your goal. Food is fuel.
I want to emphasize this. I taught martial arts, mostly to kids and youth, for many many years. I love watching people succeed, and it’s heartbreaking when people aren’t reaching their goals, especially when there are ways to reach those goals that the person isn’t fully employing.
We all just want you to reach your goals.
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Not that much difference really, Id be surprised if it was more than 100 calories.
You’ll also have more energy for other activities because you’re not doing them. I wouldn’t suggest you change your intake.
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Ha! You’re overestimating my work ethic
You have a strange habit of knocking your strongest traits.
Work ethic is not something you lack
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2800 for the day… 0 regrets… 
I’m just disappointed I didn’t even manage to muster the discipline to stick to 2500 when good meat and fruit is around
this is my inner pig 
That’s not being a pig, that’s fuel.
One step closer to your goals
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I will flat out say that limiting your eating at this point is the opposite of discipline. Discipline will be eating beyond what you are comfortable with.
So you did good today. Good meat and fruit is what you should be putting in your body.
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Week 3: day 3 (yesterday’s workout)
Time: 24:48- swings only
2x(50-25-25)
15x20-EMOM
- pretty intense, felt good and quick, a lot easier on grip than expected
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10x(25pushups alt w/ 40air squats)- is emom
kB Overhead carry: 3x40m/arm- 25lb kB
Single leg rdl: 3x15/leg-25lb kB
- took it really easy , probably doesn’t work even count as a workout
I feel like doing more but can’t seem to get started
I did the workout- 4:28
arms were definitely the limiting factor
"young athletes turn to the well of volume to compensate for an inability to work hard. Volume APPERARS to be what this “hard training” is all about, because it takes a lot of effort and you feel exhausted when you’re done, but what if this is simply an illusion. "
- guilty as charged… only problem… every time I try to go hard, I chicken out.
I’ve explained why this was to you previously. Do you remember my answer?
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Yes
Sorry I wasn’t asking for advice. I was just catching up on your blog and that post really struck me …
Great writing! Noobs like me probably provide plenty of content 
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Reddit tends to be a bit more of a mine for info, just because it has more active posters, but occasionally something will turn up here that’s good to write on. That bodyweight fitness dude last summer that wouldn’t train when it was hot got at least one post out of me.
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Just a quick question, if you don’t mind the detail @anna_5588.
Do you feel volume has a place in training, once the hard training is done?
I ask because you advocate Wendlers work a fair bit, which seems to me to be pretty heavy on “junk volume” once the heavy, main lifts are done or would you see the volume there simply as a tool to get a bit of pump work?
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I don’t see Jim’s training heavy on any sort of volume honestly. He seems to employ it pretty moderately.
I’m not going full Paul Carter here and acting like more than 1 or 2 sets is too much volume: I’m referring to this kids that lift 6 days a week and make sure they ALWAYS hit each muscle group at LEAST twice a week and are always running 90-120 minute sessions. Just compensating for a lack of intensity with a surplus of time.
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I know this isn’t a question directed at me but here’s my take. Wendler is about performance and strength, and seemingly 5x10 is a lot about practicing the lift as well. If one slows down their eccentric and pays some mention to “hm, are my leverages good here” 5x10 at FSL ends up being work.
People that talk write about junk volume care about hypertrophy first, not acquiring skill in a lift.
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That clarifies it, thank you.
I guess the difference would be that the people who would really benefit and get great results from programs like BtM or Beefcake are people like yourself and @flappinit who have built the work capacity and conditioning to make that volume hard work rather than just lots of work. 100 pull ups is a lot of work if you can only do sets of 3. It’s hard work if you’re doing it 10x10 and super setting it with dips.
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