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Great thread! I’ve been doing a modified version of wolverine plan for about 1 year. Although I dread L1 and L2’s, I love finishing them and the progress keeps me motivated. L4’s have become my favorite. I’ve experimented a bit with L3’s but just dread enough to where I don’t include them in my week...

Here is a review of a fantastic book which covers the importance of strength training as we age (from a biological perspective). Probably the best book I've read on fitness. http://cbass.com/YoungerNext.htm I only lift once per week and feel much stronger as a result. Rowing does a lot of good regar...

Whatever you've done throughout the years it must have been right. An 8:00 2K at your age is amazing especially when I compare you to the 80+ year olds I'm around.

Thanks for your reply Bob

Dan

I've heard you talk about your skeletal system deteriorating. Curious as to exactly what you mean. Most middle aged people who don't train probably couldn't get close to 8:00 for a 2K like you. That said, you must be getting around like the average middle age person. Do you think it would have helpe...

A couple of things to add: You have to be mentally tough to erg well—much more so than cycling in my opinion. It is all YOU on the erg—especially so in training. For example, just yesterday I did a 4x2000 meter L2 session. The 3rd interval was hard enough to where I knew finishing the 4th would be W...