Indeed—and maybe we’ve even had this conversation before? In any case, you’re all absolutely correct!
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w5d5
Thursday - 13 November 2025
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1925-1955 (30 minutes)
Walk - 30 minutes
Another cool (maybe even cold?), pleasant evening.
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w5d6
Friday - 14 November 2025
Workout: Conditioning + calves, 1230-1310 (40 minutes)
Standing calf raise - BW - 3 minutes
Reps: 108
Tabata plate ground-to-overhead - 45 lbs - 8x(20 on/10 off)
Reps: 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 (72 total)
AMRAP - 15 minutes
Sled push - 135 lbs + sled - 50 yards
Rounds: 11+
Wanted to start the 12th round today, was probably 2-3 steps in when time expired. Finishing it was hard, Hard, HARD—but finish it I did.
Rest of it was fine, pretty must just getting the work in.
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I’ve been big into walking lately. I always got plenty of steps, but I’m more deliberate about thinking of it as part of my training/recovery and making sure I fit it in. It’s great, isn’t it?
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Not sure who said it—Dan John, maybe (or perhaps no one, actually!?!)—but walking is, indeed, “the most human of activities.”
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w5d6
Friday - 14 November 2025
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1945-2015 (30 minutes)
Walk - 30 minutes
Mrs. SvenG and I had an odd opportunity for dinner out sans kiddos, so… Mexican FTW! The mole was awesome, but it didn’t have as much chicken as I’d normally eat, so I had an extra Metabolic Drive shake mid-afternoon just to make sure I didn’t come up short on protein for the day.
Anyway, because we were out, this walk came about an hour and fifteen minutes later than is typical for “post-dinner,” but I still got it in.
And it was another surprisingly pleasant evening out there, too!
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w5d7
Saturday - 15 November 2025
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1020-1100 (40 minutes)
2 rounds of:
Devil’s press - 2x35 lbs - 8
Pull-up - BW - 6
Box jump - 24-inch - 6
Weighted vest walk - 30 kg - 20 minutes
That’s Week 5 done. Tomorrow starts the final week of this cycle, but it’s going to take 2 on the calendar: I should get Sunday’s and Monday’s workouts in, but then I’m on travel for the rest of the week, so there will be another “Pause” in there.
It is what it is.
Onward and upward!
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I think we all blow it off as this easy thing that should just happen in life, but it kind of doesn’t anymore. I notice a huge difference when I start slipping and not doing it (usually right around now when it stays getting colder).
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w6d1
Sunday - 16 November 2025
Workout: Squat, 1030-1135 (65 minutes)
Jumps/throws
Begin: 1038; End: 1122; Duration: 44 minutes
Squat - (225x5)x10
Incline DB press - 2x72.5 lbs - 10, 10, 10
One-arm row - L/R - 55 lbs - 10; 60 lbs - 10, 10
Ab wheel - ramp (14) - 10, 10, 10
Dip - 45 lbs - 15
Pull-up - BW - 11+3+1+1
Back extension - 25 lbs - 15
AMRAP - 5 minutes
Shuttle run - 25 yards
Rounds: 24+
Assistance totals:
Push - 45 reps
Pull - 46 reps
Single-leg/core - 45 reps
Main work in 38 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
Once again, BBS is sheer genius: I so wanted to be done because it’s hard work, but I just kept going because I was crushing every rep.
Took awhile, but today’s assistance was hard, too, for whatever reason.
Absolutely exhausted by the end, but really feeling quite good. Funny how it works that way sometimes, huh?
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w6d1
Sunday - 16 November 2025
Workout: Easy conditioning, 1850-1920 (30 minutes)
Walk - 30 minutes
Done!
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I looked this up on YouTube. There is certainly a reason it is called the Devil’s Press.
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You aren’t kidding, my friend. They’re tough!
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God Sven is a Beast - 2025.c4w6d2
Monday - 17 November 2025
Workout: Bench, 0925-1025 (60 minutes)
Jumps/throws
Begin: 0936; End: 1011; Duration: 35 minutes
Bench - 175x5, 200x5, 225x5, 200x5, 225x5, 245x5
DB shoulder press - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10
BB row - 165 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Deficit reverse lunge - L/R - 2x40 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Rope pushdown - 35 lbs - 15
Chin-up - BW - 12+3
Neck extension - 25 lbs - 15
AMRAP - 5 minutes
Shuttle run - 25 yards
Rounds: 21+
Assistance totals:
Push - 45 reps
Pull - 45 reps
Single-leg/core - 45 reps
Main work in 21 minutes, assistance superset throughout.
The template calls for 1-3 reps on the top set, but I forgot what I was doing and hit 5. The 5th was slow—I think I rushed it a bit, if that makes sense—but there were still more in tank. Definitely in a good place for the next cycle.
The assistance moves kicked my butt again today, and I was really dragging on the shuttle runs. I might’ve miscounted (again), so there’s a slight chance it was actually 23+ rounds before time expired.
So now we hit “pause” again: I’m on an airplane the rest of today, and we’ll see what my schedule and energy allow while I’m on the road. Come what may, the plan is to pickup with the post-dinner walk next Monday, and then finish out Week 6 (and Cycle 4) from there.
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Pause 2 - Day 1
Tuesday - 18 November 2025
Workout: Random hotel things, 0645-0745 (60 minutes)
3 rounds of:
a) Push-up - 10
b) Air squat - 15
a1) CS DB row - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
a2) Incline DB press - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
b1) DB RDL - 2x50 lbs - 12, 12, 12, 12, 12
b2) Seated DB press - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10; 2x40 lbs - 10; 2x30 lbs - 10
c1) Goblet squat - 50 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
c2) Shrug - 2x50 lbs - 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
d) Alternating DB curl - 2x30 lbs - 8, 8, 8
e) Tuck-up - 15, 15, 15
Caffeine and jetlag, baby!
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Gotta love the hotel workouts. Just getting something in beats 99% of the people traveling.
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fixed that for you
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Pause 2 - Day 2
Wednesday - 19 November 2025
Workout: Random hotel things, 0500-0600 (60 minutes)
3 rounds of:
a) Push-up - 10
b) Air squat - 15
a1) Flat DB press - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
a2) DB upright row - 2x30 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
b1) Bulgarian split squat - L/R - 2x40 lbs - 10, 10, 10
b2) One-arm DB row - L/R - 50 lbs - 10, 10, 10
c1) Rear delt flye - 2x20 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
c2) KB swing - 35 lbs - 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
d) Rolling triceps extension - 2x20 lbs - 10, 10, 10
e) Lying leg raise - 15, 15, 15
That’s it, but at least it’s something.
Today’s the first long day, but already I’m feeling exhausted. I don’t know how you true road warriors do it…
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Pause 2 - Day 3
Thursday - 20 November 2025
Workout: Random hotel things, 0450-0550 (60 minutes)
3 rounds of:
a) Push-up - 10
b) Air squat - 15
a1) Arnold press - 2x35 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
a2) Goblet squat - 50 lbs - 12, 12, 12, 12, 12
b1) DB RDL - 2x50 lbs - 12, 12, 12, 12, 12
b2) One-arm DB press - L/R - 50 lbs - 10, 10, 10
c1) Alternating hammer curl - L/R - 2x20 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
c2) OH triceps extension - 2x20 lbs - 10; 2x25 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10
d) CS DB row - 2x50 lbs - 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
e) Crunch - 10 lbs - 10, 10, 10
Not bad for random hotel things:
It’s funny, though: On Tuesday morning, the hotel gym was pretty full—mostly treadmill people, but a few on the cable machine in the corner and one other guy using DBs. Yesterday morning it was just me for 80% of the time, then one guy came in for the treadmill.
But today?
Just me.
Admittedly my work has come earlier and earlier each day, but we all know it’s true: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I guess everybody else got tired. I’m just glad I did better than good intentions: I’ve done 3 days of decent work on each of the 3 days I’m here.
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Looking strong!
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Thanks, @ChickenLittle! And better yet, I’m feeling pretty great, too.
Funny how that works, no?
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