Gen X Loser
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Hi all.
I usually start training for trips end of July, so it's time to get into it.
I'm starting out this year in much worse shape then ever before. Moved to Ohio, no longer off grid in the Airstream, so it's been a year of a totally different lifestyle. Wi Fi, utility company electric, air conditioning, heat in the winter. All the stuff. And it hasn't been good for me, I straight up kicked back and got lazy and put on weight. Having a bustling about church lady GF hasn't helped, there's always dessert, and I'm weak willed.
All that aside, thought I would post my training and see if anyone cared to critique, I suspect there's some crossover with long range recce stuff, or something.
So, last year was a complete fail. Tried an on foot only trip in the Wayne National Forest, and it was packed in December. Just hunters and side by sides and dirt bikes everywhere. And I'm getting older, even with the weight cut down to an absolute minimum, my pack weight of 47 pounds was just too much for appalachia.
So here's what I'm shooting for as far as training, the rest of the year.
Base: 5 miles of walking, daily. That can be work, just walking around, doesn't matter.
14 mile ruck every other sunday, it's the loop around Ceaser Creek State Park. I'm going to start with 15 pounds of water jugs in the pack. I did a test run with 20 pounds in a weight vest, and just wore water socks and by mile 9 my feet were, well, not feeling great. It got better by the end, but I have some winter boots I need to try.
Sand Bag carry. 60 lbs, 1/3 mile ( It's 1 trip around the property is why) as soon as I wake up, and before bed.
Then every three days or so some fairly light weights, deadlift, standing overhead press, and bench. Just to keep the joint muscles strong.
I'll be on TRT for 3 months, sept oct nov.
I need to get some rowing in there, but I don't have a machine. I could throw the canoe in the river a couple evenings a week and get a few hours in, in the past the canoe has mostly been a sled in January in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, But I suspect the water I'll be on (Either entire Twin Creek or Little Miami, the Miami River, then Ohio river) aren't going to freeze solid enough to go on ski's and pull. So I better get some paddling hours in.
So that's pretty much it. I already started some of this, slowly, but It's time to go harder so fitness isn't why I fail out. Still have to squeeze in dry fire, but I'm not looking to go to Nationals lol.
I'll post enough on this thread to stay accountable.
I usually start training for trips end of July, so it's time to get into it.
I'm starting out this year in much worse shape then ever before. Moved to Ohio, no longer off grid in the Airstream, so it's been a year of a totally different lifestyle. Wi Fi, utility company electric, air conditioning, heat in the winter. All the stuff. And it hasn't been good for me, I straight up kicked back and got lazy and put on weight. Having a bustling about church lady GF hasn't helped, there's always dessert, and I'm weak willed.
All that aside, thought I would post my training and see if anyone cared to critique, I suspect there's some crossover with long range recce stuff, or something.
So, last year was a complete fail. Tried an on foot only trip in the Wayne National Forest, and it was packed in December. Just hunters and side by sides and dirt bikes everywhere. And I'm getting older, even with the weight cut down to an absolute minimum, my pack weight of 47 pounds was just too much for appalachia.
So here's what I'm shooting for as far as training, the rest of the year.
Base: 5 miles of walking, daily. That can be work, just walking around, doesn't matter.
14 mile ruck every other sunday, it's the loop around Ceaser Creek State Park. I'm going to start with 15 pounds of water jugs in the pack. I did a test run with 20 pounds in a weight vest, and just wore water socks and by mile 9 my feet were, well, not feeling great. It got better by the end, but I have some winter boots I need to try.
Sand Bag carry. 60 lbs, 1/3 mile ( It's 1 trip around the property is why) as soon as I wake up, and before bed.
Then every three days or so some fairly light weights, deadlift, standing overhead press, and bench. Just to keep the joint muscles strong.
I'll be on TRT for 3 months, sept oct nov.
I need to get some rowing in there, but I don't have a machine. I could throw the canoe in the river a couple evenings a week and get a few hours in, in the past the canoe has mostly been a sled in January in Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, But I suspect the water I'll be on (Either entire Twin Creek or Little Miami, the Miami River, then Ohio river) aren't going to freeze solid enough to go on ski's and pull. So I better get some paddling hours in.
So that's pretty much it. I already started some of this, slowly, but It's time to go harder so fitness isn't why I fail out. Still have to squeeze in dry fire, but I'm not looking to go to Nationals lol.
I'll post enough on this thread to stay accountable.
