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  1. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2024: Cycle II

    Assessment of Cycle I. Overall, some improvement. Pretty consistent walking and lifting in the second half of the cycle, with 79% and 88%, respectively, over six days per week, and all of the lifts in Block 2 now feel pretty solid. Conditioning was still weak however. In lifting, I gave up on...
  2. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2024: Cycle I

    Assessment of Last Cycle. The cycle started out well for the first three days, as I was able to fully implement my program and the everyday lifting work with the results I had hoped for, as I felt more solid with each day. Unfortunately, I then picked up a mild but persistent head cold, which...
  3. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle VII

    Assessment of Last Cycle. I was able to get in the walks fairly consistently until the end of the cycle, when a few things came up. Lifting was OK, but not great, although I did manage to get all the lifts up their target loads in Block 2. I also started eliminating some of the warmup ramps...
  4. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle VI

    Assessment of Last Cycle. I was able to get in my dog walk earlier in the day more often, sometimes close to first thing, which really sets up the day nicely. I’ve pretty much settled on the six hills/two miles/215-foot elevation gain route. It’s nice and mindless, but the many acorn patches are...
  5. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle V

    Assessment of last cycle. Not as consistently consistent as I would've liked, but OK. Got a little better at going on the walk first thing in the morning. That sets up the day nicely. Goals for this cycle. Continue to try to really establish the early morning walk routine, and get in the...
  6. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle IV

    Assessment of last cycle. Not as consistently consistent as I would've liked, but OK. Got a little better at going on the walk first thing in the morning. That sets up the day nicely. I got a lingering headcold around the halfway point that sapped my energy a bit. Goals for this cycle. Try to...
  7. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle III

    Assessment of last cycle. Not as consistently consistent as I would've liked, but OK. For the lifting, I started to do three straight sets across instead of my ramping protocol, and that felt better/more beneficial. As a result, I simplified the ramping/warmup sets even more, and I finally got...
  8. Bare Lee

    Xero Shoes Review -- Alpine

    I was the lucky winner of the January (2023) contest. My Vivobarefoot version of this kind of shoe is pretty worn, so it'll be nice to have the Xero Alpines in top shape for getting around. I can save the Vivobarefoot shoes for more mundane tasks, like shoveling snow or whatnot. I've worn these...
  9. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle II

    Assessment of last cycle. The walking stayed pretty consistent, although I pied out on some of the coldest days. The lifting also became pretty consistent, but the conditioning was still pretty sporadic. I also started stretching more in between sets. I'll try to continue to do that. I've...
  10. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2023: Cycle I

    Assessment of Last Cycle. I let home improvement projects and the holidaze get in the way with lifting, but most weeks the walking was fairly consistent, except several days during the cold snap. Still searching for the best schedule. Ideally I would do each component of the Metabolic Triad...
  11. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle VII

    Assessment of Last Cycle. Not the best, but I think I've settled on a schedule that will work most days, and that's to walk in the morning, and then do the lifting and conditioning around noon, before lunch. Ideally, one of the latter two would be done at the end of the afternoon, in order to...
  12. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle VI

    Assessment of last Cycle. Got pretty consistent with the walks, and even had a week where I got in all three metabolic modalities three or four days. The cycle was interrupted, however by a Dakotas road trip and Covid during the first two weeks, then a house reorganization towards the end. The...
  13. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle V

    Assessment of Last Cycle. Well, the walking got back on track. Started making the walks three miles instead of two, which seemed to help my blood pressure, but towards the end my right knee felt a little sore at times. Two miles a day is probably better for my knees, so I really need to get...
  14. Bare Lee

    Xero Shoes Review - Hana

    I was the lucky winner of the June (2022) contest. I can't run anymore, due to degenerative menisci, but do walk about three miles a day. Spring, summer, and fall, this is usually done barefoot. In the winter, I use the excellent Whitin Aqua Socks, which are about as close to barefoot as you can...
  15. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle IV

    Assessment of last cycle. More of the same; very inconsistent. Goals for this cycle. Not more of the same. Will once again try to get in the walks first thing, especially now that the summer heat is upon us. Then lifting/mobility/conditioning sometime afterwards. ---------------Week 1: Cycle...
  16. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle III

    Assessment of last cycle. Well, I guess realizing that the statin I had begun taking in January was causing muscle weakness and lethargy was an accomplishment, but otherwise, not much to report. Goals for this cycle. I may try going on my walk first thing in the morning, now that temps are...
  17. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle II

    Assessment of last cycle. Between the health scare in the first half, and the bruised rib in the second, it was a pretty dismal cycle. But I started to get into a late morning rhythm when I did lift/walk. And I got a glimpse of the Lower/Upper Split working out OK. Goals for this cycle. Really...
  18. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2022: Cycle I

    Assessment of last year. Whew, another year of mediocre fitness. At least I was more consistent I think, but still struggled to make much progress. But the dog walks solidified into a daily routine, and got up to three miles towards the end, with close to 300 feet total elevation gain, so that's...
  19. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2021: Cycle VII

    Assessment of Last Cycle. Still pretty consistent for walks, but not for lifting and conditioning. Started to find a groove in the late-morning/noon time slot. With my time-restricted diet, I found if I eat breakfast around 10am, then I’m good to lift 60-90 minutes later. By that time, my...
  20. Bare Lee

    Metabolic Triad Training, 2021: Cycle VI

    Assessment of last cycle. The overall consistency for the first half of the cycle was OK, then the lifting fell by the wayside when my wife was taken by cancer towards the end of the fourth week. Now taking care of my health is more important that ever, for the kids. Here are the stats...