Unleaded: Whole Hog-Block 1

The Old Man Invites You to Sub-30 Minute Conditioning aka

“A New Y-O-U in Six Months”

YOU--“Hey, Old Man, I see lots of Unleaded Conditioning stuff spread throughout your store. Not sure where to dial in, is there a single go-to you’d recommend?”

ME--“Glad you asked. Let me hep you to something coming soon.”

Unleaded: The Whole Hog

What’s that?

Here goes…

·        A complete 24-week conditioning course. [That’s a full six-months, Kids.]

·        All based on Old School physical culturist principles.

·        24-weeks broken into 6 four-week Blocks.

·        Each 4-week Block [Block I-VI] gives you a complete 5-days per week training template.

·        Each day is broken into a specific conditioning focus—complete reps, counts, sets, & rest times are provided.

·        The 5-days per week cover ALL the body and need no additional Program add-on.

·        After 4 weeks of diligent Block I you move onto Block II which remains with the same 5-day schedule but completely alters the Exercise Roster, set and rep distribution.

·        These proceeding and advancing Blocks stave off staleness and allow you to continue to progress without adding additional wear and tear that usually only comes from heavier poundage or longer sessions.

·        Each daily session clocks in at under 30 minutes.

·        The daily Blocks each have a separate focus so that a full week provides an interlocking “emergentism” [we’ll discuss the importance of this to the Old Timers in a separate essay.]

·        Day 1—Shoulders, Triceps, Abs

·        Day 2—Hips, Quads, Calves

·        Day 3—Back, Traps, Abs

·        Day 4—Chest, Biceps, Forearms

·        Day 5—Posterior Chain, Hamstrings, Calves

The Daily Focus remains the same with each advancing Block but each Block shocks the body with an entirely new exercise roster and approach so…

·        That by the time you reach the end of the 6th Block you may not recognize the new Beast that is you six months from now.

·        You then take 10 days to 2 weeks off.

·        Then Re-start Block  I—the difference being that as you proceed through the Blocks this time you will have your prior totals to match against—I think you’ll be pleased by how much you have progressed. [I myself, have found the second and third run throughs of the Cycle mighty revealing and gratifying.]

I repeat the Whole Hog is all self-contained, it is THE single source for this Old School Conditioning Wisdom.

·        Extra Credit: I would use Warrior Walking or your Combat Training as a “Cardio Adjunct” if any additional training is desired or required.

·        BUT…for those who are not Combat Athletes or who have no need for exceptional “bottom” [stamina] for canyon-land/white-water adventures the Whole-Hog will suffice for standard “cardio” as the packaging and sequencing and rest-times of each sub-30 minute training day are designed to give that MET-Con EPOC boost. [Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption.]

·        In other words, these single sub-30-minute sessions 5 days per week can serve as your strength builder, your aesthetic chisel, your stamina builder, AND your fat-burner.

·        I repeat, you will continue to burn fat post training session using this protocol.

·        That’s a lot of bang for sub-30-minutes of work.

·        With that said, the daily sessions ain’t easy but…they are damned efficient and WILL work for you.

·        If it works on this 59-year-old man with dodgy hips, then you’ll be cookin’ with gas!

So…

·        Sub ½ hour per day of training time.

·        All aspects of conditioning included.

·        An entire 6 month training plan.

Anybody champin’ at the bit to see what that chassis of yours can do with 6-months of focused dedication in minimum time?

For more support see these articles: Throwing Away Everything I Knew About Conditioning.