Some Training Ideas for Outdoor Fall Lifting Using Loaded Carries and Odd Lifts I have written before that my favorite time of the year to train is the Fall season. In fact, last year, around this exact same time, I wrote a piece on Fall training that was mainly centered around sandbag workouts. In this essay, I want to do something a little different by giving you some different and varied training ideas for outdoor lifting using loaded carries and other “odd” lifts. For the first time this year, it’s starting to get a little cool here in central Alabama where I live. And when coolness sets in, I like to take some training implements and objects from my garage to the yard, where I can lift, carry, drag, flip, or push them in assorted ways. Last night, after completing a full-body workout consisting of front squats, kettlebell cleans, bench presses, chins, and barbell cur...
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