Month 3 continues to build on Month1 and Month 2 of the program and consists of circuit training with weights. It was an enjoyable month that in conjunction with the Macrofactor app helped lean me out even more. I lost the bit of weight I put on during my build up to the Spartan Ultra in April as well as a couple of additional pounds. The leaning out a bit also helped improve my speed a bit when I tested myself towards the end of the program. My overhead press, bench press, and squat also saw some modest gains over the course of the 3 months, which was a welcome surprise given the calorie deficit. It was a fun and well laid out program and one I see myself repeating in the future.
More importantly, I really liked the pairing of the program with Macrofactor. While I was slowly and steadily seeing my trend weight go down, at no point did I really feel my performance in any of the workouts or any of the longer hikes and runs I did suffered. I think I may even be able to shed another 10 pounds or so over the next few months with the guidance of Macrofactor and reap the speed benefits of that. A one week deload with a lot of hiking and then back to it.
Surviving Ultra 
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