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Here are some articles etc. you can check out, this will give you some idea what I'm up to.

This article from the IOL Blog: What is GPP? and it's follow-up: What is Fitness? will give you some philosophical background.

Not into philosophy and all that? Here's another writeup that gets right to the program. The Rower's Combo from Ethan Reeve, barbell cardio. I have done the rower's combo with 137.5 pounds. Laugh if you want about the ".5" part, you try it and I guarantee you'll be counting every ounce. You'll want credit if you wear a heavy shirt.

One man's take on kettlebells. I have snatched a 73# kettlebell for 100 continuous reps, switching hands - one of the most unpleasant six minutes or so I have ever, ever spent.

This issue of Dan John's online newsletter, Get Up! has an article I wrote about sled dragging titled "Dragging and Pacing." If you haven't tried sled dragging, go buy one; if you don't have money for a sled, sell your clothes, and buy a sled with the money. Or, just find something heavy to drag.

CKD outline - a table that summarizes a generic CKD. I have used cyclic ketogenic diets quite a bit and have even experimented with some reworks that depart radically from this standard template.

Check out the 5x5 page. This program has it's roots in Bill Starr's programs. It will make a strong person stronger, not an easy trick. A lot of the IOL Forum members have tried it on for size and done very, very well.

Here's another article from the IOL Blog: Short Range Bench Presses. The stronger you get, the more you have to pay attention to training hard and smart at the same time. If you're in this for the long haul, this type of modification is pure gold. (If you're an orthopedic surgeon, you'll hate this modification, it is going to deprive you of a boat payment or two.)