Training Log: Entry 3707

AM WORKOUT (0355 wake up via alarm)

TACTICAL BARBELL OPERATOR Week 4, Workout 4

“GO RUCK YOURSELF”

Treadmill walk w/45lb vest

Speed: 3.5 mph
Distance: 5 miles
Incline: 4.0
Time: 1hr 25min 40sec

Notes:

• Finally broke out the 45lb vest again. I’ve been hiding from it, but it honestly wasn’t terrible. Getting me in better shape for my 10 mile race in Apr.

• Left foot starts out upset but gets better as time goes on, which is the opposite of how it went in my old shoes, so that’s a good sign. Nose breathing the entire time. Have to make sure not to clench my jaw.

• In general, it wasn’t a terrible ruck, but I was pretty wiped out when it was done. I actually attribute it to Tang Soo Do last night. The 90 minute Wednesday classes are becoming wonderfully challenging. I actually get a taste of how I used to train in my 20s doing Muay Thai, as we can push the intensity a little more. But, in turn, I’m also now twice that age and don’t bounce back quite as well, and stacking that on top of the ruck seems to be interestingly exhausting. Still did a lot of jumps and my knees held up well, which is leading me to believe I should start including jumps in my training again.

• On the note of TSD stacked on the ruck, I weighed in at 81.4kg this morning, which is a substantial drop that I attribute primarily to water loss. All that said, on 6 Jan I weighed in at 89.1kg, so if I were to do an informercial for my “Red Meat and Black Coffee” protocol, I could claim that you can lose 7.7kg/17lbs in 23 days. Which also goes to show watery shenanigans, because my weight was artificially inflated from travel at the start and reduced from sweating here at the end.

• All THAT said, I’m going to keep an eye on things and be ready to pivot. I may reduce coffee fasting to 1 day per week, and this is making me think my timeline to begin gaining again has become accelerated and will start immediately post comp vs having a 3 week run of Operator Pro. As always: Chaos is the Plan.