Yah, you military guys carry a lot more than a hiker, a sensible hiker anyway. I hiked in the Andes with a German and a Israeli guy who had just finished his three-year military service. The Israeli carried pretty much everything conceivable, in a pack that began just above his knees and went up over his head. He was in misery the whole time. My theory of hiking is to go as light as possible, and just eat dry food, but I didn't mind having him whip out his cooking gear at the end of the day and make a nice, hot three-course meal, as long he carried all the gear.
My son is about 30 pounds now, and my daughter fifty, so I have graded shoulder weights whenever I need them, but I agree with Abide, best just to run.
Anyway, family schedule is changing and I might have to adopt early morning st. I can do running at 5am, but st at that hour is a hard sell. Maybe if I let go of the 1RMs, and do 3x5 sets across at 80-85% RPE, while I'm adapting, I'll manage it.
So anyway, after all this overthinking, I might be back to my old Weights M-W-F, and Running Tu-Th-Sa schedule. The everyday 5K idea might never get a proper airing.
Yeah same here, I can just throw the kids in the back pack and go for a walk if I need some weighted walks. I was intrigued a little about the hand weights and excessive walking motion as more of a recovery tool than an aerobic one. Maybe I'll take the 2.5kg plates with me tomorrow morning to see if it does anything.
Early mornings are tough sometimes to run and lift. I tend to have more issues running than lifting oddly different than Nick. It seems like the older I get the longer it takes to get my blood flowing for a run, almost to the 2 mile point. Which is fine when you are running 10 but not fine when you are only running 3.
Getting a good nights sleep is probably the most important thing. Only drinking one beer the night before is probably second. And drinking a couple of glasses of water right after you wake up and before you drink coffee helps too. Taking the dog for a short walk as a warmup and doing some dynamic stretches on the walk is also better than going directly to the gym.
Now I can't decide if a flexible agenda is good or not. I am thinking its better to stick to the plan and get the work done every day. Do some more if you have extra time but never less if you can help it.