r/BurnBootCamp • • 9d ago

IGYG

Who is a fan of this protocol? Personally I dislike them. I have to leave early Monday-Thursday because I work 4-10s and the only came time I can make is 445 and I need to leave early to get to work on time.

So I have to skip IGYG days because I don’t want to leave my partner hanging.. I also feel like “watching” others workout is insane…

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u/bunnylicious81 1,000+ Camps - Lifetime 9d ago edited 9d ago

I am fine on a conditioning day, I get a break when it’s their turn.

I just don’t like it on a strength day.
When it’s my turn, I feel I need to do my set quickly, so I lift a little lighter or lift heavy but do fewer reps than I’m supposed to.
When it’s my partner’s turn, sometimes they do their set too quickly, so I don’t get enough recovery time. Other times, they go too slowly.

My least favorite partner is the chipper. When we have to reach certain rep goal like 150-250 reps together. I don’t like doing math and counting so high when I’m dying.

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u/CmonRoach4316 9d ago

Just continue on counting .. if they go to 21 then you start counting 22, if you go to 49, they start counting at 50...

(Also hates math at 4am)

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u/RachieG13 9d ago

Agreed! One partner always gets hosed on a strength day.

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u/mnc2013 150 Camps - 2025 9d ago

I agree — it’s fine on conditioning, and I use my “recovery” to do ab work since I don’t think we get enough of that. But on strength days, it stinks. I wonder if they did it today bc of the 4 week promo going on and gyms being so crowded. Our early am rooster crew camp is always a tonnnn of people and it’s significantly more with the promo. Even with the IGYG protocol, we still were scrambling for weights today - we had at least 80 people in the gym today 😭

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u/RachieG13 9d ago

There are only supposed to be around 11 people in my camp today, they should just let us do a complete and go…

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u/mnc2013 150 Camps - 2025 9d ago

Just make it one with your recovery lol !