Saturday, October 31, 2026

36 kg swings- 20 x 7 in 25 min, 36 kg belt squat 5 x 8,pullaparts 4 x 15 slow

This was hard but good. Sevens proved no issue energy or endurance wise but HR was just a touch higher than I'm used to and ventilation was up for sure

Passed 70 reps in 9 min which is not bad. rest between sets by feel but it was fast( 3 of us) I go you go

Course its not the 40 either. I'll see next week

given I've done ZERO HIIT training the session wasnt bad


got plenty of time to get ready

164.5




Thursday, October 29, 2026

35 lb ruck 3 miles in 7 laps 58.01 19:20 ave pace

 watch say 8114 steps which is 800-100 over normal of late step count for 3 miles

Sunday I'll just do 11 straight laps and time it

thats 4.4 miles and see what happens

I'm real tired of this tech shit right now

165.2 though~

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

20kg swings x 7 x 20 Max vo2 pace, press 115 x 5, 120 x 5 x 4, standing band rear delts

 Swings first is the way to go.Keeps me lighter on the presses too

What really seems to work is keeping the bar as high on the clavicle as possible. Had NO left shoulder clunks which I am really trying to avoid


164.8 !

Sunday, October 25, 2026

35 lb ruck NEW ALGORITHM from IOS 27 messes GPS up

 This was fucked. Both lap time and calculated distance was way off. The update  messed everything up
Now I have no idea what I want to do either just go with the new numbers or just do 6 laps on wednesay and 9 on sunday and just note the total time

Or just do 60  min then 90
ACK

all that data no good



Saturday, October 24, 2026

32 kg swings 20 x 6 in 20 min, 32 kg belt squats 5 x 8, pullaparts 5 x 20

 This went well. Upped the reps to 6 and let myself push the pace. Will 6 rep sets through 40 kg then back down to 5 for 44 and

Now that I'm planning on a Birthday challenge - 70 for 70 with the 40 kg I have to get some lactic acid training in. Just a bit

The FreeMilk is making a difference already.Plan is 16 oz a day

For the 5 min set I need to do 14 reps / min. I might just do 5/5 per set



163.4

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

115 x 5 x 5, 16 kg swings 15 x 8 , standing band rear delts

 Very solid~ want to build back to ten reps per set swings to up max vo2 a bit for swing test 




164.8!!

day two of Strive Free Milk'[

I gotta feeling this is gonna help

Monday, October 19, 2026

125 x 4 x 6 sets, 15 lb db rear delts 5 x 10, palms up band curls 3 x10

This went great. Sore as fuck all day yesterday but woke up ok today

65,85, 105, 115 x 3

125 x 4 x 6

135 x 1

145 x 1


 

165.4 at 11:30!

Sunday, October 18, 2026

35 lb three mile ruck 1:4:03 14:48 pace

 This was hard pace felt great first two miles ( and current pace was never over 15:10 and the times were slow! Just bit overall tired from yesterdays heavy swings. HRV was 27 too and I rarely have good days that low it seems

slept long though and only 30 min total awake time



163.8

Saturday, October 17, 2026

48 kg swings 20 x 5 in 25 min, 48 kg belt squats 4 x 8, pullaparts 4 x 20

 This was actually stronger than anticipated and even the right side was decent

Seem more focused again, on gaining some upper body mass with press reps and working for the 40 kg swing test and 205 press for  my 70th 

AND getting my Power beard back !lol



164.4

Thursday, October 15, 2026

35 lb three mile ruck 44:05 14:40

 pretty strong thought the first mile would actually be sub 15 like last week but it dropped some speed mid way

but 14:40 is fine




163.4   

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

65-115 x 4 presses then 5x4 at 115, 135 x 1,20 kg swings 20 x 5

 Decided to see if I could figure out how to do reps again, no matter how light

My groove when I did 160-175 5x5 was more solid than I thought so I went back to that



Fours seemed better as I could hold my breath the whole time

65, 85.105, 114 x 4 x 5

163.2

Monday, October 12, 2026

170/175/180 x 1 160 x 1 x 5 Band pushdowns 4 x 12

 Tried the old layback technique: push my hips forward til I start to lean back then press

It worked ok but doesnt give enough bar speed at the start so the lockout was weak

Back to the semi stiff knee Olympic press again




162.8 this AM! 164 at workout

Sunday, October 11, 2026

35 lb ruck 5 miles in 1:13:19 14:39 ave pace

 This started off slower than I wanted for the first two miles then I loosened and all was fast




163

Thursday, October 08, 2026

35 lb ruck 43:44 14:32


this went shockingly well. Actually thought I had a shot at sub 14:27 pace for an all time total best for either distances
First time though I believe that all miles splits were sub 15 min AND it was 83 deg

163.2
 

Sunday, October 04, 2026

35 lb 5 mile ruck 1:13:59 14:47 pace

 Felt surprisingly fresh this morning. I think the new, lower level of swing volume suits me

Wasnt easy. but the legs obeyed for a change



163.6

Saturday, October 03, 2026

Friday, October 02, 2026

35 lg 3 mile ruck PR! 43:34 14:30 Pace

 AMAZING!

 Started off so strong and had no problem holding and I have exactly NO idea why lol



could be my fastest loaded  mile ever

163.4

135 x 5 x 5 ! db rear delts 5 x 10 w/20s straight bar curls 4 x 8 with 35 lbs

  This went great stronger than expected. Next week its 145 for 5 x 3 then build I think the straight bar curls are having a positive effect...