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@okieallday I think the facts are on Stu McGill's side. One person's anecdotal results are not it.

@lady_of_rohan "Why train without a coach" was just a rhetorical question to point out why a more optimal solution might not be suitable, cost being the biggest in this case. Sure, kettlebells are riskier but I wouldn't recommend them in a highly fatigued state. I don't know if high fatigue is...

@kel_sulz235 When people do burpees, they usually go for more than a few. But yes, they tend to be a endurance/cardio operation.

@curlysouffle I think it is fine to start on Wed so that day 3 ends up on Monday. I wouldn't mess with the actual order of the workouts. But the heavy day is before the weekend for extra rest. You perhaps should also consider doing less on Thursday.

@lady_of_rohan Maybe you don't have a bike. Maybe you don't want a bike. Bikes are definitely useful, but there are multiple aspects to training. Why train without a coach since that seems to be most optimal?

@m2j9 We all have our quirks. :-) But it actually is pretty normal for women to be able to do a good bunch of reps pretty close to their 1RM.

@lisha Try jumping without using the posterior chain.

@dawn16 Form issues likely. You forget to brace correctly or let the bell fall too low (hinge too early). Also possibly a hamstring mobility/flexibility issue (check out Active Straight Leg Raise).

@m2j9 I just wanted to add that 9 pullups is awesome, and in that light your double press max being 14 seems low. What's your single bell press max? What I've picked up from reading articles by people who coach women, it seems pretty normal that you are doing 7 reps at just 2kg lower weight...

@babytomato The wiki from /r/Fitness is a great place to start to understand how fitness in all its forms works: https://thefitness.wiki/

@howardrf Man, I only now checked the first research abstract. "Tabata" using 8 kg kettlebells (or 4.5 for women). No wonder the heart rates are so low. I can kind of understand if trainers or just regular people get Tabata wrong, but researchers... But I guess it doesn't much to be aerobically...

@dungmarketing418 Since Q&D has swings, but not getups, you want to maintain your getup progress. Maintaining strength doesn't require you to do the whole program. So you could probably get by by doing a couple of getups. Perhaps after the Q&D session. If form is what you want to maintain, that...

@sogjohn Rereading the article, I think that yes, it will a lot of volume. But that is also the progression method. You won't do more than 2 series at first since the designated rest between series is too short to get 5 reps @5RM done twice. But if the session is going to be just DLs and C&J...

@sogjohn Yes, that is my interpretation. But then again, the original DeLorme was with 5 reps at 50/75/100% of 10RM, not 5RM. Could one proper set be enough?

@m2j9 My last run of DFW I increased my reps by 3. Just saying. And the supposed 5 to 15 case was with a vague 6RM and probably higher. Definitely don't take that as a normal case.

@dungmarketing418 What do you hope to gain?

@romane91 Q&D is not about hard, but smart. If you come from "if I ain't dead after a workout, it's no good" mentality, it might be harder to come to terms with it. Glycolytic "feel the burn" training gives the best feeling of accomplishment, but what gives you good results and what feels like a...

@leeabc Do partial getups if you cannot do a full one. Go as far as you can with good form and then go back. Do arm bars. Do waiter walks. Yes, you are being too OCD. Also, having kettlebells is not useful if you don't use them. So buy only what you will use and this depends on your program...

@sogjohn AFAIUnderstand, one wave is one series and your aim is to get 5 series done during your session. Maybe they are waves here because it's not a ladder that goes up. A way of adding waviness to your programming is by varying the order of intensity, as is shown in the various sample waves...

@romane91 Timed Simple doesn't really contribute to Q&D, being pretty much glycolytic (at least the swings). Pavel does not recommend weekly acid baths. And in general I'm of the opinion that one should do the program as written first and wiggle things later when you have some understanding of...