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Old 04-19-2008, 08:05 AM
EricT EricT is offline
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The best program for running/humping has got to be running/humping, logically. Of course I understand that you want to keep lifting.

My quick suggestion for lifting would be low volume, low rep strength maintenance/development followed by higher rep circuits for working on the "engine" and promoting in general, good strong movement that will help you in those runs. I would be concervative in the strenght stuff...mostly look for maintenance and some improvement as a bonus...not going into some all out max strength training.

You could have, say, two lifting days and two "GPP" days that were basically running/humping. Of course keep the volume of the lifting appropriate to your needs and desires. Like, I woudn't suddenly do five full circuits the first day and then expect to be able to have a good run. I would thing the priority is mostly strength maintenance and getting ready for OCS. You could probably get a lot more complicated than this and do a whole lot of complicated stuff but in the time frame you're talking about I think it's best to keep it simple and to the point.

Keep in mind that just working on cardiovascular stuff is not always adequate. You have to prepare you body for the actual thing. It's the muscles doing the work after all and the bones and joints taking the load. The great example I always think of is Lance Armstrong running the marathon. Now of course he ran a great time as expected because he is an extraordinary athlete...but it wasn't easy peasy like people expected where he's winning the thing. Becasue his body was trained to be effecient at bike riding not running. So shin splints, etc.. were excrutiating and ulitmately 'cardiovascular' fitness wasn't enough (I mean he did damn good but he didn't make a mockery of the actual marathoners or anything).

And hopefully you can eat a whole lot.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.
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