Spring Break over, hard work starts

Time to get after it.  I have 3 weeks till my first highland Games of the season.  I'm going to focus on maximal strength and conditioning (no changes to Phase 2), and see where I stand come April.  Afterwards, will likely need to start working on speed.

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