jklein

Fair enough, it's a pain in the ass to count calories anyway :-). Yeah, I never served in the military and have no plans to, although it was a path that I came pretty close to taking. GORUCK is a fun way to meet special operations folks and get a small taste of the training without the commitment. Definitely agree that these kinds of workouts are rare enough that I shouldn't worry about replacing all of the calories that I burn during them. Maybe I'm just frustrated because I used to be able to train this hard with no issues. Sitting in a chair 8+ hours a day for the past 6 years hasn't helped though (I have a standing desk now), and neither has getting older. Also it may seem like I'm doing a random assortment of things in my workouts, but all of it other than Taekwondo is focused on preparing myself for GORUCK events.

Thanks for all of the feedback, I have a hard time "taking it easy" even when I know I should, so this is a good reminder to ease back into things after an injury. I also like the idea of tracking calories/macros. According to my fitness tracker I burned 3000+ calories on the day of the ruck, and I doubt I replaced all of those + whatever I burn when at rest.

I typically take Saturday and/or Sunday to rest and do mobility work. This past weekend that didn't happen, I did Taekwondo on Saturday and then the hard ruck workout on Sunday. I certainly acknowledge that part of the problem may be that I'm not taking enough rest time, and perhaps I have unrealistic expectations of how long this will take. I guess I just get discouraged when things get worse instead of better some weeks.

Hi All, I've read Steve's post on becoming antifragile, and a lot of it rings true for me. Unfortunately, the parts that I can relate to are the parts about feeling fragile. I've spent the last couple of months trying to fix this, but today I feel even more fragile than ever, even though I think I'm doing everything right. Here are my stats/lifestyle choices: Age: 28 Height: 6'0" Weight: 149 Diet: Pretty solid, low carb/high fat with very little cheating. Lately I've been trying to eat more since I've always had trouble gaining weight, and I'm up 3-4 pounds over the last month or two. Sleep: I regularly sleep 8+ hours a night Exercise: I do yoga almost every day, foam roll often, I'm working through Becoming a Supple Leopard, I lift 3x per week (Stronglifts), I do 150 push-ups a day, I go to Taekwondo twice a week, and I'm in the middle of week 4 of the 7 Weeks to 50 Pull-ups program. I'm also training for GORUCK events by doing the occasional ruck march with 40+ pounds on my back. I always try to warm up before workouts, but if I'm being honest I tend to cut this short. Injuries: I've been dealing with ITBS for a while, but it's mostly under control. In October of last year I hurt myself, and it ended up being diagnosed as piriformis syndrome. I went to a Chiropractor for a few weeks, PT for ~5 weeks, and got a few massages over the past four months. My piriformis is at about 80-90% now, but my back is still giving me trouble. This past Sunday I did a group workout to help prepare for an upcoming GORUCK Challenge, which involved a 6.5 mile ruck march with 40+ pounds, followed by an hour of calisthenics with our rucks on. After that workout and through today my back is killing me. Bending over to touch my toes hurts, and mobility is definitely decreased. Basically I feel like I'm doing everything I can to stay healthy, but every time I do a hard workout my body feels destroyed for days. Is this just part of getting older, or is there some step I'm missing? Any advice would be much appreciated! -Jonathan