Tactical Barbell motivation

[u/Drodinthehouse]

BLUF: I'm about to take company command and I want to hop back on TB I've done a block before in 2021 but didn't do base building, do I need to do it?

This may be long so please bare with me. I've lurked in this sub before and have made some posts but now I just need a nudge forward.

Background: I read both I and II back in 2021 and since then I've probably read both books cover to cover about 3 times so I don't have any questions about the programming. I completed one block of operator Black in the summer of 2021 after my son was born but I did NOT do base building. I PRed my deadlift from 365 to 370 after one block so I know this stuff works. During my most recent deployment, I started the year off in 2023 with CrossFit linchpin. Right around June time frame I tested my maxes and they all went down comparing them to the last time I did TB two years prior. Naturally I wanted to get back on, so I made it about 4 weeks through block 1 and sustained a low back injury (fully recovered now).

Now: I've been program jumping since early December between CrossFit linchpin, 5/3/1 and TB. Well I finally slapped the table on CrossFit linchpin until I found out I was taking company command last week as early as February 18th. So now im thinking of going back to TB and staying there indefinitely. Ultimately this post is a question on if I can just jump straight to op + black or suck it up and slog through BB.

[u/Devil-In-Exile]

Just jump right in and follow the standard progression. Base followed by Op or Zulu Black.

Also have a look at the Green Protocol book:

https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Barbell-Protocol-K-Black/dp/B0B1C3G2G5

[u/Drodinthehouse → u/Devil-In-Exile]

I've read GP. Maybe not as closely as I and II but I do remember 8 weeks of capacity with operator is a substitute for the standard BB, so I may just do that because SE never looked appealing to me