Max's G.U.T.S.

[Max McKinley]

Well, I haqven't posted on this part of the Forum in quite awhile. I have been working on the G.U.T.S. routine now for about a month and am pleased with my improvement. Starting off, I could maybe get 30 Atlas III pushups per set, and 70 TBS. The situps were not as big an issue as I have been hitting 75 fairly consistantly from the beginning. Today was the first day I broke that barrier in the 3 minute time limit and performed 80 in the first set. The Milo is the icing on the cake. I love that exercise. It's benefits or legion. At any rate, here is my posting for today:

12-09-09

41 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
250 TBS
75 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

12-10-09

42 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
230 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

Tempted not to do the routine this morning as my sinuses are acting up lately. But once I got rolling, and ultimately finished, I felt great. Had to break in the middle of the squats and clear out the sinuses. Otherwise, loving this workout.

[Max McKinley]

12-12-09

40 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
240 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 26 min.

[Max McKinley]

12-14-09

39 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
250 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

12-15-09

41 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
240 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
38 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

12-16-09

41 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
220 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
38 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

12-17-09

41 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
240 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
36 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

Took off last week and fully anticipated this morning being a brutal return. The story may be different tomorrow morning, but surprisingly, my numbers didn't drop as I anticipated they would. Maybe I needed a week to rest and clear my head.

12-28-09

40 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
230 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
33 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[duff]

You're doing great on those situp numbers. Nice work! I just recently started GUTS myself.

[Max McKinley]

Thank you duff. However, taking time off has its drawbacks. Today's numbers reflect the lack of holiday activity. Time to hit it hard again. My goal with this program is to achieve the elite level of doing the numbers in the 24 minutes. I still have a ways to go.

1-1-10

35 Atlas IIIs
75 Atlas Situps
100 TBS - Sore after last workout. Building back to the 220+. Will be there within the week.
75 Atlas Situps
30 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 25 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-4-10

36 Atlas IIIs
75 Atlas Situps
100 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 20 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-6-09

39 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps2100 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 20 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-11-09

40 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
150 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 24 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-15-09

40 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
230 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-17-09

35 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
230 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

1-18-09

40 Atlas IIIs
80 Atlas Situps
240 TBS
80 Atlas Situps
35 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

2-1-10

Have not taken too much of a break except to relax the left achilles for a few days. Amazingly, my numbers are coming up. Today were personal bests. I am using a rest/pause method on pushups and squats, but I am progressing well. Eventually, my conditioning will be such that I will accomplish the sets without the rest/pause and get the routine to the prescribed 24 minutes. Until then, I am excited about the improvement this morning.

45 Atlas IIIs
85 Atlas Situps
260 TBS
85 Atlas Situps
40 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

2-3-10

45 Atlas IIIs
85 Atlas Situps
260 TBS
85 Atlas Situps
40 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 28 min.

[Max McKinley]

3-15-10

42 Atlas IIIs
100 Atlas Situps - 3:40
300 TBS - 12:40 - 1st time to hit 300!
100 Atlas Situps - 3:30
38 Atlas IIIs
Milo 2X20, 2X15

Time: 30 min.