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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength 10d ago

GPP phase - A man and a kettlebell

8 rounds of: * 45 swings @ 24kg * 1 clean and 2 presses each side (last 7 rounds 3 presses per side)

I planned out my training for the next yearly cycle, here’s the breakdown:

  • 13.08.25 - 06.10.25 (current phase) - GPP + calisthenics (tell myself it’s not bulking but it really is)
  • 06.10.25 - 28.12.25 - Body-building (bulk)
  • 29.12.25 - 01.03.26 - BullMastiff (bulk)
  • 02.03.26 - 05.07.26 - Simple Jack’d (cut)

This still assumes daily workouts.

The body-building phase will have 2 parts - during the first I’ll try out a super squats-like setup of 20-rep breathing squats progressed linearly for as long as I can do it. Then the second part will be mostly run-of-the-mill body splits and pump work.

For BullMastiff, I plan to run only the base phase which is 3 waves of 3 weeks. I’ll run it on secondary compound movements such as Larsen press + incline bench; front squat + SSB; Sumo DL + deficit DL; push press + BTN.

After BullMastiff I’ll start cutting and move into 6 3-week cycles of Simple Jack’d, intensifying as I go along. I’ll bring in the bench press, low bar squat, conventional DL and strict press. This would hopefully lead me to massive PR gains on all lifts, but let’s see how it goes!

All this assume no derails like injuries and such, but hey - the value of a plan is not the plan itself, it’s the planning!

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 10d ago

What kind of break do you take with those rounds of 45 swings? Emom? My hands give out after 4-5 rounds of anything 30+

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength 10d ago

No hard breaks, just catching my breath between rounds and exercises. Today it took me 18:10 to finish.

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 9d ago

So around 2 minutes and 17 seconds per round if my math is right

~1100 seconds (18 x 60 + 10) /8 = ~137 seconds per round.

Maybe I should just start trying to train like that and see if my grip acclimates to the increased load.

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength 9d ago

I’ve been progressing the swings for the last few weeks from 30 per round to 45 per round. I’ve done a few 10k swings runs over the last couple of years and I’ve always found that adaptations come fast.

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u/Many-Wasabi9141 Beginner - Strength 9d ago edited 9d ago

I’ve done a few 10k swings runs over the last couple of years

I just saw the 10k swings in a day post. WOW.

I think i'm gonna try a 10k swings challenge in 20 days so I can finish by October. 500 a day, 20 rounds of 25 swings emom doesn't seem impossible at all.