u/larryitsgary

Hey all I am getting back into skateboarding, i took the last 3 or 4 years off. Even then I wasn’t very good and was just starting. I don’t have the smoothest of sidewalks and roads and I am not quite ready for the skatepark. My main thing right now is i want to feel comfortable and confident just cruising and riding a skateboard. I am in between wheels and need help deciding… Ricta clouds or Bones Rough Riders. I want to be able to ride on rougher pavement/concrete and not crash over cracks, pebbles and rougher areas. I will start to occasionally learn some basic tricks once i’m comfortable on the board like i did last time so I don’t want just a strictly a super soft long board like wheel. I also would prefer to stay away from riser pads because I would just prefer to.

Hey Y’all!

I just started Operator + Black. I am currently on week 2. I am wondering if I am doing too much? Should ai count my sport (1 hour of pick up basketball 2x a week) as my HIC or do HIC and ignore my sport and count it as extra. My legs are feeling heavy and i’m not sure if it’s overtraining or just me getting used to combining lifting and conditioning as it has been a. while.

Background: 6’0, Male, 220 lbs

here is my current training structure:

M - MS + currently in a softball league but it will be ending soon.

Tu - HIC

Wed - Basketball AM, MS PM

Th - HIC

Fri - Basketball AM, MS PM

Sat - E (30-120m) mainly running but might alternate in some swimming

My only real goals are to get stronger and keep up my conditioning, i like running but it’s not my main focus right now. my long term plan is to switch to Fighter/Green every other block to switch things up for MS focus and E focus.

Hey all! First time reading and doing TBB. basically just wanting to make sure I have everything set up correctly.

For reference i’m 6’0 205 ish Male wanting to initially prioritize strength but then later prioritize conditioning as I am pursuing a career in the fore service and desperately need to get stronger before I continue getting my conditioning up.

Here is what i’m thinking:

8 Weeks of Base Building.
SE Cluster: Goblet Squat, Push ups, KB Swings, sit-ups, DB Shoulder press (maybe dropping this as i’m dealing with a bit of a shoulder tweak) while running Zone 2 for my Endurance. (I just came off of training for a half marathon and enjoy it so figured i’d continue)

Upon finishing that I will move to Operator + Black for 12 weeks

Squat, Bench Press, Pull Ups (i want to work on pull ups bc i can’t even do 1 so I will do them assisted until I can do them unassisted then so on and so forth) with 1 working Deadlift a week

for my HIC i have questions….do you use a variety of them? or do you stick with 2-4 of them and just do those?

After the first 12 weeks and then taking a break for about a week I will move into Fighter Template + Green.

I am planning on alternating my MS clusters every 6 weeks. (i.e first 6 weeks is Squat, Bench, Pull up then next 6 weeks is Deadlift, OHP, Pull ups etc.. ) would that be beneficial?

So just to conclude: How do you select and use your HICs? Is there benefit to every training block alternating lifts? and how often/when are you incorporating any core work/plyos and finishers?

Hey all! Read TB1 and most of TB2. Want to give it a go. I’m working towards getting on the career side of firefighting. Wondering what clusters for strength, SE and HIC would benefit the most and give me the most bang for my buck. I was thinking Squat, Bench, WPU and 1 deadlift every week. Now that I have done some more research i’m thinking maybe there are some better options possibly? Any guidance would be great!

SE and HIC would also be interesting to see what others are doing. Thanks!