re: PPSA Program Summary after completion

I dunno what the original looks like, but I did days 1 and 2 over the weekend and it is a pretty brutal workout. I'm coming off Pool Season and it's much more intense, I can tell it's gonna thicken me up. Day 2 curls superset left me unable to bend my arms.

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remastered is more volume for sure. more sets and more exercises.

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I’ve been rotating pool season 1 and 2 since April, and have been seeing good results. I’ve been debating adding oak tree remastered into the rotation….how does remastered compare to ps 1 and 2? I assume it’s more volume, but would it be good to add or should I look at one of the other programs ?

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about the same amount of volume as PS2, little more than 1.

before choosing oak tree...what is your goals? how long you got to workout? want to stick to 4 days a week?

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I'm prefer to stick to lifting 4 days a week, because of other training I'm doing.

I've got two ultra marathons later this year (a 100k in November and a 50k in December). The summer heat has killed my training for these, and while I should finish the 100k, I'm gonna hurt the next day.

I'm also training for the 2024 Spartan Death Race in June. This is a 72ish hour endurance event that will require strength, endurance, and mental toughness. It's designed so that you fail, and has about a 10% finisher rate. Training for this is pretty difficult because you don't know what to expect (i think last year it started with 5000 burpees).

For the last three or four months I've been training two to three times a day. Weights in the morning (been rotating between PS 1 and 2 each month), a short HITT workout 3 days at lunch (routine below), and then running and/or rucking in the evening.

HITT workout (2 rounds for time--3 min rest between rounds)
Round 1:
50 burpees
100 pushups
50 bodyweight squats
25 crunches
best time: 6min 19 sec

Round 2:
25 burpees
50 pushups
25 bodyweight squats
25 crunches
best time: 3min 25 sec

I've actually just changed that to make it a little harder, and have replaced burpees with "devils burpees" (only 1 round for now, will add second next month)

During the heat waves I haven't allowed myself to run more 5 miles a session. As it cools off milage will increase, and I'll be doing some rucking with heavy weight 2-3 times a week (rucking will replace running those days).

I know that's a lot, but I've been getting stronger and maintaining weight (actually put on about 5 pounds last month). I do a pretty good job with listening to my body, and if i need a rest day i make sure to take it.

grasshopper, 21 to party, silverback would all work

but man hole shite thats a lot of work. maybe just stick with whats working for now. jesus makes my stomach churn thinking about lifting while training for an ultra, well really just thinking and talking about an ultra makes me want to puke



frick all that!!

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the seesaw and benchamin franklin 2 but its more chest focused hence the name.

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Thanks. The 3 day one is for my wife and she's much more worried about her back/shoulders/and legs than chest so seesaw would probably be the way to go.

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Is getting Oak Tree Remastered worth it?

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Finished oak tree remaster a couple weeks ago. Best results I’ve seen so far, put on 6 lbs of muscle in 5 weeks

Running pump city right now which is a standard push/pull/legs rotation, so a change up from the full body. Going pretty good, I really like the AMRAP sets. the full days committed to
Legs are hell on my knees though. I have started to prefer the full body method of just 1 or 2 legs workouts every other day.

Planning on doing Filling out the hoodie 1 and 2 for October and November. Seen a lot of praise for those on here

I"m two days into oak tree and it is legit. I'm sore as hell everywhere and went straight into this one from pool season. I'm pumped to see how much I put on. I haven't been meeting my protein quota so getting that up with this program is getting me pumped.

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How are y’all tracking your PPSA programs? I thought there would be an associated phone app given the name, but I couldn’t find one or mention of one on the website. Are y’all just using a general workout tracker and building your own template based on the plan?

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we print them out and just write everything in

what i do when running ppsa is print couple months out and get them bound at the fedex store

i write my real max and then a training max on the 1st page of the 1st program

then after i finish that month and everythign went well, i simply add 5lbs to upper, 10 to lower and write that on the 1st page of program #2. so on and so fourth

if i have to reset, i simply go back 3 months and start there

its a traditional 531 progression of trying to get 5 months of progression minimum and then when you reset go back 3 months and start again.