GA / occasionally Soulcrusher training thread

[Grape Ape]

The difference between this time and last is that I don't feel like have over use pains and issues like I did before.   

Yeah, I get that.  Same thing happened to me between 1st and 2nd TM.  Difference in performance was staggering.  You're going to ace this, as long as you avoid hypothermia.

[Soul Crusher]

Yeah, I get that.  Same thing happened to me between 1st and 2nd TM.  Difference in performance was staggering.  You're going to ace this, as long as you avoid hypothermia.

The thing about the cold weather events is that they force you to tap into other areas of mental and physical strength to make it through.   Makes it for a much more fulfilling experience once its over and afterwards in terms of knowing what you can and can't deal with. 

Everyone is a superstar in the gym when its warm, fresh, clean, and you are not up for 24 hours straight and tired and hungry.  Cold Wet and Tired will humble anyone - I don't care how big tough and jacked anyone thinks they are.   

[Grape Ape]

The thing about the cold weather events is that they force you to tap into other areas of mental and physical strength to make it through.   Makes it for a much more fulfilling experience once its over and afterwards in terms of knowing what you can and can't deal with. 

Everyone is a superstar in the gym when its warm, fresh, clean, and you are not up for 24 hours straight and tired and hungry.  Cold Wet and Tired will humble anyone - I don't care how big tough and jacked anyone thinks they are.   

I agree.

It's going to be interesting, for sure.  Last week they didn't even want people walking the streets here.   A lot of places are covered in four feet of snow.  The conditions could substantially impact what the cadres were planning originally.

[Soul Crusher]

I agree.

It's going to be interesting, for sure.  Last week they didn't even want people walking the streets here.   A lot of places are covered in four feet of snow.  The conditions could substantially impact what the cadres were planning originally.

Whatever its gonna be - its gonna be cold and wet for a long time. 

[Grape Ape]

Had first shoulder PT....sling removed permanently already, and ROM was ridiculous - almost 90%.  Last shoulder had 15% ROM at this time.......

[Soul Crusher]

90 minutes ruck - 7.5 miles

[Grape Ape]

90 minutes ruck - 7.5 miles

12 min shuffle miles?  Damn.

[Soul Crusher]

12 min shuffle miles?  Damn.

Was 2 minutes at 4.1 followed by 1 minute at 6.1 for 45 minutes

2 minutes at 4.2 followed by 1 minute at 6.2 for 45 minutes

I'm going to try next time ramping up the 1 minute pace to 6.5 next time while keeping the 4.1-4.2 pace for the 2 minutes.   

I did get annoying pain in my traps though that hurt like a mofo but immediately went away once workout was over.  .   

[Soul Crusher]

Tonight -

P - P - S pyramid

30 minutes - HIIT - leg PT mostly - step ups - bear crawls - pop ups (GREAT EXERCISE!) - crab walks - duck walks  - lunges etc. 


Two really great exercises you guys should try are pop ups and a variation of the same -  Try to get 20 of each in as minute

1)  Basically stand straight up - go to the floor so you are lying on your stomach and just pop up to your feet.  Do 20 in a minute.  I guess its like a reverse burpee

2)  Strand straight up  - go down to both knees and stand back up.   do 20 in a minute.   I do 5 - 5 - 5 - 5    - its a leg burner for sure and works a lot of stabilizing muscles. 

 

[Soul Crusher]

Pull up oush up sit up pyramid.   20 minutes done! 

35 minutes of HIIT -

10 sets.     1 min jumpig jacks.  1 min plank.  1 min flutter kicks

[Donny]

Don´t worry Grape you´ll be back with a vengence

[andreisdaman]

The thing about the cold weather events is that they force you to tap into other areas of mental and physical strength to make it through.   Makes it for a much more fulfilling experience once its over and afterwards in terms of knowing what you can and can't deal with. 

Everyone is a superstar in the gym when its warm, fresh, clean, and you are not up for 24 hours straight and tired and hungry.  Cold Wet and Tired will humble anyone - I don't care how big tough and jacked anyone thinks they are.   

How do the females do in this competition???

[Grape Ape]

Don´t worry Grape you´ll be back with a vengence

Thanks, buddy.

[Grape Ape]

How do the females do in this competition???

Since I haven't done one, I can't speak to it.

BUT, I can tell you from what I saw online with this group, most of them were pretty hot and in shape.

[Soul Crusher]

How do the females do in this competition???

You never know.    Most ate tough and stubborn and refuse to quit.   Seen a lot of big dudes quit .    You never really know.    Cold Wet Tired Hungry is somethinh you never know how you will deal with it until it happens. 

A lot of big dudes who think they are tough cant deal w failure and mind quits on them.   

Like i said - everyone is superstar when its dry warm fredh and you are well rested and fed

[andreisdaman]

You never know.    Most ate tough and stubborn and refuse to quit.   Seen a lot of big dudes quit .    You never really know.    Cold Wet Tired Hungry is somethinh you never know how you will deal with it until it happens. 

A lot of big dudes who think they are tough cant deal w failure and mind quits on them.   

Like i said - everyone is superstar when its dry warm fredh and you are well rested and fed

in terms of weight do the females carry less or the same as men?

[Soul Crusher]

in terms of weight do the females carry less or the same as men?

For Heavy wveryone rhe same usually.   35lbs dry - but when you add water 3 L it cpmes out to about 40 lbs.


The challenge and light are a little diffrtent but the women i have seen do these get through mainly because they refuse to quit and give up mainly.   

The ones who do the best are usually the ones who oift weights and carry some muscle on their frame.   Slinny ones always quit cause thry dont have the wherewithall to make it over the time duration.  Same for skinny guys and runner types.   They get crushed under the logs and weight

[andreisdaman]

For Heavy wveryone rhe same usually.   35lbs dry - but when you add water 3 L it cpmes out to about 40 lbs.


The challenge and light are a little diffrtent but the women i have seen do these get through mainly because they refuse to quit and give up mainly.   

The ones who do the best are usually the ones who oift weights and carry some muscle on their frame.   Slinny ones always quit cause thry dont have the wherewithall to make it over the time duration.  Same for skinny guys and runner types.   They get crushed under the logs and weight

interesting...how many of these have you done and have you ever quit?

[Soul Crusher]

interesting...how many of these have you done and have you ever quit?

I came close once - and learned my lesson after that.  We were freezing cold just standing around which sucks worse than FNG anything.  They told us we were going bAck into the water for more beatdown.  We had been destroyed for a few hours about 4 hours previously in this nasty creek.  I let my mind start going - and was like "F that - I'm done if we go back in there".  A few dudes quit as we were walking towards the water and I snapped out of my mind funk.   

Was this event.   This thing went almost 30 hours straight and dudes were quitting all the way to the last 5 minutes   

[Grape Ape]

For Heavy wveryone rhe same usually.   35lbs dry - but when you add water 3 L it cpmes out to about 40 lbs.


The challenge and light are a little diffrtent but the women i have seen do these get through mainly because they refuse to quit and give up mainly.   

The ones who do the best are usually the ones who oift weights and carry some muscle on their frame.   Slinny ones always quit cause thry dont have the wherewithall to make it over the time duration.  Same for skinny guys and runner types.   They get crushed under the logs and weight

I thought if you weighed under 150 you only had to start with 25lbs dry

[Soul Crusher]

I thought if you weighed under 150 you only had to start with 25lbs dry

Yeah - but guess what - USUALLY - just in my experience - you get a group message the day or two before that no one better show up light or the whole team is FD

[Soul Crusher]

I thought if you weighed under 150 you only had to start with 25lbs dry

Here is the thing though - the amount of weight the team has to carry over the 24 hours in a Heavy is insane,  literally everyone is carrying a lot of shit.  So the lighter people get F'D bad since carrying a 60-80 lbs sandbag for 5-10 miles straight a lot easier for a 185lbs guy than a 135lbs guy

[Grape Ape]

I came close once - and learned my lesson after that.  We were freezing cold just standing around which sucks worse than FNG anything.  They told us we were going bAck into the water for more beatdown.  We had been destroyed for a few hours about 4 hours previously in this nasty creek.  I let my mind start going - and was like "F that - I'm done if we go back in there".  A few dudes quit as we were walking towards the water and I snapped out of my mind funk.   

Was this event.   This thing went almost 30 hours straight and dudes were quitting all the way to the last 5 minutes   

What drives that - did the cadre get pissed or was it just someone who was just sadistic that day?

[Soul Crusher]

What drives that - did the cadre get pissed or was it just someone who was just sadistic that day?

Was at Ft. Bragg and just is what it is - prepare for anything and DFQ

[Grape Ape]

Was at Ft. Bragg and just is what it is - prepare for anything and DFQ

What month was that - since my event has been moved to Sept 4th, I'm hoping it's now not a freezing cold one.

Been thinking about SPD - if the cadre is hell bent on water, the only thing I think he can hit are the beaches in southie.  Everything else is ice.