Me:
29 - 5'6 - 185lbs.

I have been doing Ross's stuff ever since I got back from Iraq two years ago.
I was an Active Duty Soldier here at Fort Hood, but know I am going to school while in ROTC. During the school year I do PT three to five days a week. I leave for Fort Lewis, Washington for 1.5 months of trainng and evaluation on June 20th, followed by Air Assault School.
I also teach a Hybrid MA style that has roots in Ninjutsu twice a week. You can check my site out here.

I have been keeping a log here for a while.

So, enough about me.

Monday, May 29th

Here is what I did today. It comes from Ultimate Training For The Ultimate Warrior which Ross no longer sells.

I made some slight modifications.

Warmup
6 Handstand Pushups
I could have done more, but I realized I was going to need my strength for the workout. Boy was I right.

Weight Vest Attack
For this routine, I wore the weight vest for all exercises denoted
with a * symbol.
Rest 30 seconds or less between pyramid exercises.

Tricep Blaster
• Dips* – Pyramid to 5

Pushup Power
• Resistance Band Pushup – Pyramid with reps of 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3

Upper Body Power
• Pull-ups* – Pyramid with 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2
• Overhead Press with Resistance Bands each arm– Pyramid with 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2.
Alternated between Pull-ups and Handstand Pushups.

Lower Body Circuit – Repeat 3 times
• Bodyweight Squats* x 25
• Burpees x 10
30 seconds rest between circuits, no rest between exercises

Core Circuit – Repeat 3 times
• Hanging Leg Raises (L-Sits) on Pull-up/Dip Tower x 10
• Knee Hugs x 20
• Chinnies x 20
30 seconds rest between circuits, no rest between exercises

Finisher
• Resistance Band Punches 10 reps each arm.
Lead
Reverse
Lead, Reverse 10 each
Lead, Reverse, Hook 10 each
30 seconds rest between circuits, no rest between exercises

Tuesday, May 30th

Kinda strapped for time.

Tabata Intervals

BW Squats
Pushups
Flutterkicks
Grasshoppers

8 sets of each.

I had to go to my knees at about the 4th set uf pushups. I did a lot of them yesterday.

My form deteriorated badly towards the end of the Grasshoppers. Any ideas on anther exercise to substitute? I think I might go with Mountain Climbers next time.

Wednesday, May 31st

MODIFIED PYRAMIDS
No rest between exercises, 30 second rest between each pyramid
• Burpees x 5
• Pushups x 10
• Bodyweight Squats x 15
• Burpees x 10
• Pushups x 20
• Bodyweight Squats x 30
• Burpees x 15
• Pushups x 30
• Bodyweight Squats x 45
• Burpees x 10
• Pushups x 20
• Bodyweight Squats x 30
• Burpees x 5
• Pushups x 10
• Bodyweight Squats x 15

ABDOMINAL WORK
• Chinnies x 10
• V-Ups x 10
• Knee Hugs x 10
• Repeat 3 times – 30 seconds rest after each cycle
• Plank x 2 minutes

STRENGTH WORK CIRCUIT
• Dips x 15
• One-Legged Squats x 5
• Divebomber Pushups x 10
• Pull-Ups/Chin-ups/Rope Pull-ups x 8
• Finger Pushups x 10
• Knuckle Pushups x 10
• Repeat this cycle 3 times – Rest 1 minute between cycles

FM42,

I also have Ross's Ultimate Training For The Ultimate Warrior Book.
I started my Bi-weekly workout schedule and your Monday workout
originally "Backback Attack" I'll do it next week Monday workout.
I see on my log we purchased the same weighted vest, it's great for
these types of workouts. Nice web site too.

Thanks man!

I have been using the various routines from TUGTWF, UTFTUW to compliment NG.

Since I am leaving for Fort Lewis in three weeks I didn't want to start a 50 program.

I love the vest. Do you have any resistance bands?

Joel

I bought the power jumper from Lifeline. I use it to do jump squats, hindu squats, hindu pushups, good mornings, and resistance running & backpedaling. Here's the link.

http://www.lifelineusa.com/products.cfm ... oductid=17

Looks good, I'll have to check it out!

Thursday, June 1st

Rest Day. I just found out that I have to take a PT test tomorrow morning.

Friday, June 2nd

PT Test this morning. I could have done better.

I came close to maxing my Push-ups with 72 (needed 77) and Sit-ups with 70 (needed 82.) My run, on the other hand, was horrible.

I suffered from really bad shin splints all year, and I have not run in the past three weeks. When the Major told us there was a PT for those who wanted it, I decided to see where I stood. My run was 17:10. I think I got too wrapped up in trying to keep the correct form when running, so as to prevent the shin splints from recurring.

I will ruck 3-6 miles tomorrow and start running again on Monday. The good news is that I don't have any soreness in my shins, so hopefully, with continued exercise, I can get back into the 14's on my two-mile run.

Teaching MA classes tonight.

Saturday, June 3rd

Ruck March!

35+lbs. 7 Miles. Lots of Hills

Time: just under 2 Hours (1:58.59)

I am getting ready for a 12-miler next week. The hills through my pace off. The area that I will march for time is pretty level. I have to do 12 miles in 3 hours. Today I did 5.5 miles in 1.5 hours. Today I didn't know exactly how far I had marched until after the fact. I totally coud have stepped it out and made the time if I knew where I was.

Todays march got my feet ready. I ended up with a few hotspots, but no blisters.

12-miler, here I come!

Monday, June 5th

Morning:
2.5 mile run.

Afternoon:
Minute Drills
Burpee x 30
Jumping Jacks x 30
Mountain Climber x 30
Shadowboxing x 30
Rest x 1 minute
Repeat 5 times.

Pull-ups x 15
Rope Pull-ups 1,2,3,4,3,2,1
One-arm Push-ups 1,2,3 (each side)
Dips 3 x 10

Evening:
MA Class