Alright,
So I figured as a change up for the new year, instead of creating a separate thread for each training regime I embark on, I'd rather just collect it all here from now on.
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INDEX:
- This Is Sparta : Spartan Trails
- Fine, Fists: Combat[HIIT]
- Gravity Chamber 2.0
- Strength Of The Bear: Strength Protocol
- CT-NOVA-5: Cardio Trim
- Battle Of One : Fighter's Codex
- Super State
- Gladiator Week
- HELL WEEK
- There Be Frost Giants: 30 Days Of Strength
- Like a Shadow
- Rebirth: Avatar Upgrade
- Forged In Fire: Fire Bender Training
- GRAVITY FIGHTER; 30 Days Of Gravity
- Dragon Week
- Path Of The Gray Jedi
- Frieza
- Carbon & Dust
- Teh Ladies: Girl Power Week
- Guardian Week
- Shinra SOLDIER
- 100 Pull-ups in 10 Days
- Hero Killer
- Mix it up + Ironborn
- Fittest In The Garden Route Competition
- Embrace the Suck + 30 Days Of HIIT
- Superhero Week
- Lower Back rehab ?
- Urban Strength
- Epic Five
- Time Chamber
- Not Batman
- Full Circuit
- Dust 4 Glory OCR Challenge
- Zero Hero
- Hybridization
- First Half Marathon
- LOCKDOWN 35
- Boxing Week redux
- Boxer Prime
- Flexibility Week
- Spellbound
- 30 Days of HIIT Advanced
- First Full Marathon
- Fireheart
- High Gear
- Katana Week
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So after completing my stint in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Age Of Pandora before that) , I took on and managed to complete Boxing Week! The themed week was really tough!!
After that, I tried to maintain at least some level of activity, in spite of all the goings on with the holiday season and whatnot.
Thus I collected some workouts from the database and moved them into weekly blocks, namely;
- Gravity Chamber; another Dragonball Z inspired one, made to simulate the training in the capsule gravity chamber
- Assassin week; this one I kind of stumbled upon, from the training plans section.
Here's the breakdown:

during the Assassin week, I finally managed to crack the 20 mark for chin-ups in one go! Which was quite a surprise for me, but so stoked to have made it to that!
Still only that elusive 20 pull-ups that still has to be attained!!
Anyway, so after finishing up with that, seeing as it's a new year and all, I figured it would be a good move to get going with a program here again, so opted for The Spartan Trials!!
So here we go:
Bring the Noise : This Is Sparta
Herewith the account of one, beat_samurai's attempt at the Spartan Trials.
On my quest to forging the warrior body, mind and spirit.
2017-01-09
Day One: Survival Of The Fittest
The winds howl across the mountains and the ocean breaks against the rocks in the distance, as the large steel gates close behind me and I find myself standing
in the training arena, among the men and women of Sparta.
Receiving wry looks from most, it's not surprising; The Spartans are a proud folk, thus a stranger wandering in,
would be regarded with great skepticism. Especially those who dare seek to take on the trails.
"You think you have what it takes to even begin to receive any such recognition from us?" the trial master asks.
" Let us see if you aren't just another pretender. First trial; Survival of The Fittest".
At various stages during this trial I could hear the trial master utter; " so weak..." under his breath.
By the fourth set, I was already quite puffed, and very much in the sweat zone, but had to press on.
Result: Level III
"Not bad, it would appear you managed to survive the first trial." The trial master concedes.
"Still a long way for you to go, to see if you are worthy of the spartan name."
Pull-ups in one go: 12 ( no doubt the push-ups until failure had a role to play in this)
So I figured as a change up for the new year, instead of creating a separate thread for each training regime I embark on, I'd rather just collect it all here from now on.
-------------------------------------------------------
INDEX:
- This Is Sparta : Spartan Trails
- Fine, Fists: Combat[HIIT]
- Gravity Chamber 2.0
- Strength Of The Bear: Strength Protocol
- CT-NOVA-5: Cardio Trim
- Battle Of One : Fighter's Codex
- Super State
- Gladiator Week
- HELL WEEK
- There Be Frost Giants: 30 Days Of Strength
- Like a Shadow
- Rebirth: Avatar Upgrade
- Forged In Fire: Fire Bender Training
- GRAVITY FIGHTER; 30 Days Of Gravity
- Dragon Week
- Path Of The Gray Jedi
- Frieza
- Carbon & Dust
- Teh Ladies: Girl Power Week
- Guardian Week
- Shinra SOLDIER
- 100 Pull-ups in 10 Days
- Hero Killer
- Mix it up + Ironborn
- Fittest In The Garden Route Competition
- Embrace the Suck + 30 Days Of HIIT
- Superhero Week
- Lower Back rehab ?
- Urban Strength
- Epic Five
- Time Chamber
- Not Batman
- Full Circuit
- Dust 4 Glory OCR Challenge
- Zero Hero
- Hybridization
- First Half Marathon
- LOCKDOWN 35
- Boxing Week redux
- Boxer Prime
- Flexibility Week
- Spellbound
- 30 Days of HIIT Advanced
- First Full Marathon
- Fireheart
- High Gear
- Katana Week
--------------------------------------------------------
So after completing my stint in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber (Age Of Pandora before that) , I took on and managed to complete Boxing Week! The themed week was really tough!!
After that, I tried to maintain at least some level of activity, in spite of all the goings on with the holiday season and whatnot.
Thus I collected some workouts from the database and moved them into weekly blocks, namely;
- Gravity Chamber; another Dragonball Z inspired one, made to simulate the training in the capsule gravity chamber
- Assassin week; this one I kind of stumbled upon, from the training plans section.
Here's the breakdown:
during the Assassin week, I finally managed to crack the 20 mark for chin-ups in one go! Which was quite a surprise for me, but so stoked to have made it to that!
Still only that elusive 20 pull-ups that still has to be attained!!
Anyway, so after finishing up with that, seeing as it's a new year and all, I figured it would be a good move to get going with a program here again, so opted for The Spartan Trials!!
So here we go:
Bring the Noise : This Is Sparta
Herewith the account of one, beat_samurai's attempt at the Spartan Trials.
On my quest to forging the warrior body, mind and spirit.
2017-01-09
Day One: Survival Of The Fittest
The winds howl across the mountains and the ocean breaks against the rocks in the distance, as the large steel gates close behind me and I find myself standing
in the training arena, among the men and women of Sparta.
Receiving wry looks from most, it's not surprising; The Spartans are a proud folk, thus a stranger wandering in,
would be regarded with great skepticism. Especially those who dare seek to take on the trails.
"You think you have what it takes to even begin to receive any such recognition from us?" the trial master asks.
" Let us see if you aren't just another pretender. First trial; Survival of The Fittest".
At various stages during this trial I could hear the trial master utter; " so weak..." under his breath.
By the fourth set, I was already quite puffed, and very much in the sweat zone, but had to press on.
Result: Level III
"Not bad, it would appear you managed to survive the first trial." The trial master concedes.
"Still a long way for you to go, to see if you are worthy of the spartan name."
Pull-ups in one go: 12 ( no doubt the push-ups until failure had a role to play in this)
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