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So erm, yeah. Very busy. Combination of a new job (yay-ish)/Father's stroke (boo) and me and my son spending some quality time shouting at the random in our fireteam on destiny means I haven't been around much. Got to be honest, not seeing that change much for a couple of months. I've decided to stop all the fuck-around-itis in the gym and just stick to 5/3/1, as that seems the most amenable to combining with some distance work. Had my BF% taken and it's sitting round 18% - which sounds high but I'd been trying to dirty bulk for a month or two. I've decided to just eat what and when to make sure I'm not fried and not worry about it - even when I get to low double digits, I still have a gut so... SO goals... Do 5/3/1, with appropriate breaks where the weekend features waay too much running. I've been lucky in that the timing means the deload week falls just before the marathon. Which means if do 2x workout either side of it for light weights. +5 STR Run, run and run some more (+5 STA) I have 2 races this weekend (a 10k and a 25k) followed by a marathon distance in 2 weeks. There's an 8 hour cutoff, which sounds like plenty until you realise it's offroad. And I suck. Do the Math (+3 WIS) read up on good form etc. - I've been focussing on doing rather than reading but need to get good form locked in, particularly given how heavy I hope to be going in a couple of months. Actually post/read others (+2 CHA) hopefully tapatalk will start playing ball. The thread title refers to the fact that I was originally thinking of jumping ship to the warriors for this one because I'm starting 5/3/1 ... then I remembered I was also running (plodding? failing?) a marathon distance OCR as well...

Goal 1: When I say run, run. (pause) RUN! (+4 DEX) I want to do at least a 5k a week and a set of sprints. This is more for time than distance. Use the 5ks to improve running technique. Grade: Lose a grade per week without a full set of runs skipped (1 or 2, taking genuine factors into account). This is to be done with Zombies, Run (season 3! yay!) Intervals! Yay! Goal 2: Keep Running (+5 STA) I'm doing (probably) 4 Tough Mudders this challenge (I know I was supposed to not have anything, change of plan, see next post for details). But only at two events. So I need to get the first one of each done ASAP. One's on the 3rd and the next is on the 17th of August. So I can compare times. I'll have a week's holiday in between that is going to be nothing but running after 7 kids and the occasional bodyweight workout so we'll see what difference that makes, So 50/50 split if I make it round in time to do a second lap. Goal 3: Cut me (calorific intake) mick (+5 CON) So I've figured out why I'm not losing any weight at the moment - I've been stuck on one phase of a program for a while that's primarily strength based. Mainly because I don't recognise half the exercises in the next phase. However, phase one is for bulking. Plus by the time you take recover shake, yogurt + full fat milk into account, I'm having double my suggested fat intake. Oddly I'm not gaining either though. So it's 7 weeks of actually tracking macros and calories (sob). I know that will work it's just a load of really boring logging.. Side Quest: STFU Spartan season is here and the sprint/super are due in this challenge. Then on the 7th I'm running a final sprint, hopefully with my daughter (if Spartan HQ UK ever bother replying, they're not always the most responsive of people), I have times from last year so I have no reason not to smash them into little bits. It's the shorter distance (she can't do 10ks yet for example) but she does a lot of sports, so I need to keep up with her. So the thread title is more an aspiration than anything else. I hope to be able to run as fast as a girl by the end of this, hence the focus on running, BW exercises and cutting.

STOOF! Goal 1: When I say run, run. (pause) RUN! (+4 DEX) I want to do at least a 5k a week and a set of sprints. This is more for time than distance. Use the 5ks to improve running technique. Grade: Lose a grade per week without a full set of runs skipped (1 or 2, taking genuine factors into account). Goal 2: Nuts? How Ironic (+5 STA) So the Nuts challenge is this weekend. Rather than just do 1 lap, or 2 laps, or even 3 laps, I've decided to go all out and start with the full 4 laps. Plus a run around the day before with a mate. That's 35km of insanity in one weekend. I cannot wait. I may not finish it all (they turf you off after four hours if you aren't on your 4th lap) but I'm going to enjoy trying . There's a 12k I've booked in at the end of the month http://www.ironrun.co.uk/ to prevent a 6 week gap before the next run. Goal 3: Stay on Target (+2 WIS, +2 CON) This is about sticking to my meal plan. I stuck to the plan last challenge but a combination of a different workout and extra calories/carbs on workout days I allowed myself mean I didn't see the improvements I wanted. Once Nuts is out the way I'm going 4 weeks strict adherence to the plan as published and seeing what difference that makes. Side quest: Career Development (+3 CHA). I'm going to use a requirement my wife has (plus a couple of things the gym owner needs) to drive skills/learning exercises for the next couple of weeks. So I plan on having a couple of web sites/databases/iphone apps churned out in the next six weeks.

Ok, so a group for anyone who is training for or interested in OCR (obstacle course racing) or Mud runs etc. Feel free to pitch in with advice/tips/gear suggestions. Latest gear suggestion: a thermos. It's taken nearly two years for me to figure out that a thermos with really hot sweet tea/coffee might be a good thing to have available after a couple of hours of wading through a river.