Steve W.
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I got pretty heavily into the Viking Warrior Conditioning when it came out. There are a number of protocols in the book, but I mainly did the 15:15 protocol that @MikeTheBear describes above. I worked up to 16kg x 80 sets x 9 reps and 24kg x 60 sets x 7 reps.
It "worked" in the sense that subjectively I felt like I was in good shape, but it had a few drawbacks which made it just not enjoyable to me. The overall experience was very frantic, rushed and stressful. First was the fact that it was a constant race against the clock, especially when the cadence was at 8 and 9 per :15. Compounding the rushed and frantic feeling, the protocol pretty much guarantees you are going to be soaking with sweat and standing in a puddle (at least for me, since I'm a very sweaty guy in general). So keeping my hands and the bell dry and constantly applying chalk was an ongoing struggle during the 15 second rest intervals.
I'm not sure if there was a connection, but I ended up getting a very nasty lingering respiratory infection that forced me to take some time off, and I never returned to the protocol after that.
It "worked" in the sense that subjectively I felt like I was in good shape, but it had a few drawbacks which made it just not enjoyable to me. The overall experience was very frantic, rushed and stressful. First was the fact that it was a constant race against the clock, especially when the cadence was at 8 and 9 per :15. Compounding the rushed and frantic feeling, the protocol pretty much guarantees you are going to be soaking with sweat and standing in a puddle (at least for me, since I'm a very sweaty guy in general). So keeping my hands and the bell dry and constantly applying chalk was an ongoing struggle during the 15 second rest intervals.
I'm not sure if there was a connection, but I ended up getting a very nasty lingering respiratory infection that forced me to take some time off, and I never returned to the protocol after that.