Don’t focus so much on how many you can do, but rather how long a duration you can maintain quality work.
Initiate every rep by forcibly contracting your abs. Not just contracting them. Metaphorically, imagine lifting a milk carton or something similar. You don’t exercise a lot of grip strength to do that normally. Think “crush the cartoon” but apply that “over-contracting” to the GHDs.
Then go slowly, while maintaining the contracting. Pausing at the top to squeeze further. Don’t be surprised if this results in a very forcible exhale and then change direction. Again, making sure to maintain that contraction through the entire eccentric (it’s almost like you are actively working against it).
This way, it might take you a solid minute to even get six reps but your abs will have been trained far more than they were during your fifty reps.
Another cue: focus on the muscle and not the movement.
Finally, side-bar. It’d be really interesting to write a program that eskewed reps and instead focused on quality work duration. But, prescribed reps help select load. It’d look horrible and be too novel for people to use but still it’d be fun.
kB carry: 800, switch hands every 15m w/10jump squats every time I drop the kB - 18:35
Jumps: 1x(5x(squat jump+broad jump)- bodyweight), 3x(3x(squat jump+broad jump)- 11lbs, 3x(2x(squat jump+broad jump)-25lbs
felt good, carry not too intense on cardio but really killed grip, jumps felt smooth and explosive,
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Do you have tips for handling heat?
It’s getting hot and humid where I’m at and I’ve noticed that I’m getting lightheaded during my walks even though I stay well hydrated.
Also, it’s only 85-90f so it’s not as if the heat is really that bad either
That’s hot. I mean, I know it can get hotter, but that’s “really bad” in my book. We’re at 91 right now and while I ran my errands today I felt bad for every road/building construction worker I saw, haha.
The annoying part is that when I’m lightheaded, my coordination gets off and I tend to stumble into the middle of the street. I’ve gotten honked 2 times in the past week
That doesn’t sound like something that would be explained by a temperature of 29°C (learn real units of measurement America, god damn it!).
All fun aside, you need to get checked by a doc. You need to get your diet in check.
I’d go see a doctor because that sounds serious.
These are the same walks you do after hard fasted workouts right? Did you ever add post workout nutrition like was suggested? Some lemon and salt in that water jug might help but again, sounds serious and you should ask a professional.
No, I generally feel fine on those, since the temperatures are quite nice, unless I push too hard and my legs decide to go on strike
The lightheadedness happens on my afternoon walk after lunch
It certainly wasn’t all uphill, but there were some stretches that were very steep. Our packs were easily 40+ lbs, plus a 15-20 lb flak jacket, a heavy helmet, ammo, water, rifle, and we would take turns passing around a 60# .50 cal receiver. This was also during the summer in North Carolina so it would be 90-100 degrees routinely. If you were a machine gunner you might be carrying an M240 medium machine gun, too. I remember wringing blood out of my socks after some hikes.
I think some rucking is not a bad tool, and I place “moving for a long time with some weight” as one of my personal mandatory requirements for being in some semblance of shape, like being able to run a mile or pull your bodyweight up if you’re caught hanging somewhere.
But the way the Marines did it, regardless of how prepared it made us, was just disastrous to our bodies and unnecessary. The problem is, any old corporal or sgt can run your PT for years with 0 knowledge of proper body mechanics or any thought of longevity. It’s like having a personal trainer who knows nothing (redundant?).
well, I guess I have a LONG way before I’m at that level