Absolutely dude! Dante definitely clicks with some. Check out Justin Harris if you want to see someone that’s done well with DoggCrapp. Skip Hall is another DC advocate/alum. Jim Wendler gave him homage here as well
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Managed to get in a quick tabata workout of prisoner squats and burpees. In my work clothes. In an abandoned breakroom.
More trouble than I am worth.
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I like the DC method too. It’s similar to the Supersquats method (which I am getting back too next week). It definitely works well for a lot of folks.
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AM WORKOUT (0345 wake up via alarm) FASTED
“SNAKEHANDLER MASS”
3 front squats w/225
4 viper presses w/135
5 burpee chins
17 rounds done in 46:40
POST WORKOUT SHAKE
50 dips
40 reverse hypers w/50lbs
20 standing ab wheels
50 pull aparts
25 pushdowns
25 GHRs
Notes: This workout is legit enough I gave it a name. Originally I was thinking “Trinity”, due to the three movements, and that got me on a religion bent, which then got me focused on the viper presses and here we are at snakehandler mass. You rise from the pulpit during the front squat, go handle the snakes with the viper presses, and then fall to the floor in convulsions with the burpee chins.
For my international audience that has no idea what snakehandlers are, these two videos will prove educational.
The first is really just an awesome song that has carried me through some rough training sessions.
I was clearly moving slower on this than the first time I ran it, which shows the impact of training fasted first thing in the morning with a bunch of fatigue. On top of that, I forgot to mention that I dropped the 220lb log on my left foot yesterday. I had the crash pads down, but it’s been so long since I’ve used any decent weight on the log that I didn’t account for how much the pads would compress. Things felt good enough at first, but as my work day went on I was limping bad. I then realized the smart move was to elevate it, did that for a few hours and managed to get the swelling out of it in time for Tang Soo Do. It’s feeling fine now, but I still have a slight limp, which most likely slowed down transitions between implements.
I really like how well this workout works. The fatigue level is consistent from round 1 onward.
On the Tang Soo Do front, it was just me, my wife and the senior student last night, so lots of individual attention again. Instructor made it clear he wants us ready to test again in March. We’re blitzing through.
Got all my daily work done. Any addition training today will be on the smaller side.
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Sorry to hear about your foot pwn. Hope it heals up real quick.
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Thanks Simo! The fact I forgot to mention it is a sign, haha. It’s healed.
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Started the book last night, just read the first 2 chapters and am really enjoying the writing style. Maybe as I am a little older it is also more relatable. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Absolutely dude! Paul is a fantastic story teller.
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There was a church way deep into West Virginia where we used to camp when I was a kid that did the snake handling.
Very interesting test of faith, as is your aptly named circuit. 
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You might enjoy reading Cycles for Pennies if you can find a pdf of it. It’s a forum archive from when DC posted online early on about his philosophy. It’s an entertaining read. Long though.
I’ll add to @T3hPwnisher s suggestions with Scott Stevenson who used to do DC before developing his own Fortitude Training.
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@SkyzykS Or perhaps both are proof that there is no benevolent spirit overlooking us if they allow such tragedies? Haha. In truth, I’ll always dig a faith that “puts their money where their mouth is”. “The Lord works in mysterious ways” is so less satisfying vs “My God will keep me safe from snakes: here, I’ll prove it!”
AM WORKOUT (0328 natural wake up)
(5) Texas deadlift bar touch and go mat pulls
5x135+chains
5x225+chains
1x315+chains
1x385+chains
12+5+4x455+chains
12 minute EMOM
Odd minute: (3) Deficit deadlifts 315lbs
Even minute: SSB squats 205
8,8,6,1,4,4
Dry heave AMRAP
Axle shrugs against short average bands
1x100
50 pull aparts
Neck harness
Neck curls
40 reverse hypers w/50lbs
50 dips
25 pushdowns
POST WORKOUT SHAKE
KB Fran+ (45lb bells, strict chins)
21-15-9-5
Time: 6:25
20 standing ab wheels
27 GHRs
Notes: Broke a taboo and deadlifted in the early morning hours. The consequence of such is that I had to use a VERY controlled eccentric today, which helped make things even more challenging than usual. Along with that, the baseline I established on my previous workout with EMOM work proved to be unsustainable, hence the random set of 1 in the middle, but I was able to add a rep to the previous week, so I’ll call that a win. That EMOM is signal-to-noise perfectly. Fantastic density.
KB thrusters were the absolute last thing I wanted to do after the workout, which meant it was what needed doing. KB Fran actually felt really good considering, and helped me get in my daily chins.
Got Tang Soo Do tonight. Friday classes tend to be a bit more of a workout.
I’m cutting food out a bit too quickly. Been enjoying the diet break too much. The plus side is that it won’t take much to get some gaining going when the time comes, but still need to make sure I’m eating to recover.
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I read through the condensed version and got all the meat out of it. Couldn’t find a pdf form for the original that my anti-virus would trust, so I went without. Still, the condensed version is Trudels own words.
Appreciate the advice!
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Got my COVID booster at lunch. Will see if that affects anything.
Meant to mention that it was cold enough in my garage this morning that my hands went numb on the topset of deads. Added an extra challenge on top of that slow eccentric.
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Tower of Babel
Burpees
Clean and press
What do you think?
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I did something similar with DB clusters and thrusters during my last hotel stay. It will definitely work. The pressing muscles are going to get hit doubly hard between burpees and pressing, unless you use a push press, which is a solid choice as well and more “full body”. But however you slice it, it will be tough.
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That’s what I was thinking
I start back training tomorrow and I want to start building more muscle. Think this routine could be a great ‘push day’
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Absolutely so: especially if cleaning each rep.
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In fact what about this
100 burpee buy in
1 weighted chin up
1 clean and press
2 weighted chin ups
2 clean and press
To failure
100 burpee buy out
Bear with me here, I’m brainstorming
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I think chins would pair fantastically well there. Chins and press play very nice together. My “Faust” workout operates off that.
You could also do the classic “blackjack” here. 20 clean and press, 1 chin, 19 clean and press, 2 chin, etc, until the numbers are reversed.
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Just recently got an air fryer, is it just that simple to toss some chicken into it?
Also, Burpee Chins might be just the thing I am looking for. Need to add back some conditioning.
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