Here's the page, but the bolts I'm talking about aren't depicted.
http://www.thebarefootrunners.org/t...2014-eight-week-workout-cycle-ii.17238/page-6
I was surprised too that carriage bolts weren't sturdier but I guess they're made for keeping things together, not as one-ended supports. My design for the new set-up should be pretty solid.
Well, according to my projections, based on adding two pounds to the squat each week, I should reach a 1000-pound total by early May.
Of course, I have no idea if my current rate of increase is sustainable. On all my weekly templates, I have the total in the top right corner, so you can check on my progress. And yeah, I think all three lifts should be done in the same day. I won't be attempting anything outside of the projections, which so far have been pretty accurate, so I don't anticipate too much trouble making all three lifts once the charts tell me it's time. I think I'm consistently underestimating my true 1RM on all the lifts by about 5-10 pounds, so I should be OK.
Maybe in April we can start paying more attention to this, and make it a bit of a game, although I'm pretty sure I will be unwilling to add risk just to hurry up the process. This period of injury-free lifting is true bliss.
Yah, the ring of Kerry is spectacular. And you gotta love those huge Irish breakfasts at the B&Bs. How much longer do you think you'll be in Europe, by the way?
Yeah I think April will be good to set up a challenge, I'll have a better idea then of how the microloading is going and see if that kind of time frame is feasible. Maybe I'll have lost some weight too?
Not sure about the time, maybe another year and a half at least? Not really in any rush to get back home. But this new touring bike has got me thinking about doing some longer road rides to help supplement the long running. Plus moving around long distances on your own power is kind of enchanting. Hopefully I can drag the kids along when they get a little older too.
Maybe do a ferry ride to England and loop up to the lakes and down to wales? The possibilities are endless, although the left side of the road riding kind of freaks me out.