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Originally Posted by JamesIkanov

I can appreciate the humor, at least I'm not trying to game anything. Life has taught me through repeated experience that it's harder when you're dumb, and failure to plan is a good example of being dumb. I'm not looking for the super secret course grading rubric or something. I really just want some advice on how to work out. There's an incredible pool of conflicting information out there. "Work out everyday" versus "give your muscles time to rest". "workout recovery is all genetic" or "it's all about diet, sleep, massage and lactic acid". I'm really kind of starting from square one. I've been an unabashed life long couch potato (albeit not a fat body) that breaks up periods of sitting down doing nothing with very long walks with a big heavy backpack. That's not to brag, I just know the pain of going from literally zero physical build up to a 12 mile hike with a 45+ pound bag, and I'm not keen on repeating it. I just have no reference point for where to start.

Maybe I missed some recommended reading, maybe the link is dead, maybe I'm dumber than I think I am. I'd just like to get a better idea of where to start, or at this point, where to continue from and how to improve.

Analysis Paralysis

Just go run as far and as fast as you can. Rest until your muscles aren’t sore. Repeat. That’s the simple version, you can figure out the rest. In 1988, when I joined there was no internet. I had a brochure from the recruiter that showed soldiers running in boots. I bought boots and started running in them. The joke was on me as they no longer ran in boots in the military for PT. You have the internet and you can’t find ANYTHING? You may not be SF material based on that alone.

Perfection is the enemy of good.

You seem to be looking for perfection, which is unachievable, instead of getting started with good and building on that.