Question And Answer

QUESTION Hi Rob, I really enjoyed the gym based multi-modal endurance workouts you posted in your February article. Do you offer a gym based endurance work plan or have additional workouts you can share? I’ve been following your In Season Ski Maintenance and Work Capacity programs. ANSWER Gratitude includes a heavy dose of gym-based endurance. […]

QUESTION I am a 50 year old who climbs, skis, back country hunts and runs the occasional 50k ultra.  I am looking for a plan to keep me fit year round that includes some climbing, weight training, and running/biking so that I can enjoy getting out.  What plan do you recommend?  I was thinking the […]

KUDOS Hi Rob, I wanted to send you a note thanking you for your article on what it means to be a quiet professional (http://mtntactical.com/military-athlete-articles/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-quiet-professional/). I run an engineering company in support of SOF…..check it out if you are interested.  I am having a company wide meeting next week and I found your article “What […]

QUESTION Rob, I never thanked you for your response to this email and I should have done that before now, so let me just say thank you first. I had a feeling I would be coming back to you though. My aforementioned hip injury is being recommended for surgery, it’s not a replacement or anything […]

FEEDBACK I appreciate you guys publishing the articles regarding PEDs for tactical athletes.  Prior to your article, I had been debating even getting my testosterone levels checked.  I’ve long known something wasn’t right.  For 16 years, my schedule has changed every month or more.  The only thing “routine” was that nothing was “routine”.  I served […]

QUESTION Hey, I’m active reservist (something similar to National Guard in the States) here in Finland, and I think that I might benefit quite a lot from your Greek Hero training plan, but I have one giant problem at the moment. I don’t have any access to sandbags. My gym doesn’t have them and I […]

QUESTION I’ve recently completed the Mtn Bike Pre-season training program (for the second time, first time was a year ago) and saw improvement in the gym with my 1RMs, and again excellent improvement on the trails. I also did the Monster Strength last fall, with great results.  I’m at a peak now but I’d like […]

QUESTION Today I started the Ranger School Prep package and it is the first time I have ever ran 5 miles.. I haven’t done much up to this point to get myself ready, but I know I will not be going for awhile as of right now. During the 5 mile run, I had to […]

QUESTION Rob, I am a 44yo firefighter that has been enjoying the big cat programs for the past 6 mos. I just finished lion. I wanted to take a break from the barbell work and was looking into different bodyweight programs. Should I stay in the big cat program and do panther? I was interested […]

QUESTION Hello, My wife and I are volunteer ski patrollers and on a volunteer search and rescue team in Southern California. We’ve been following your base fitness, climbing, and ski specific programs for the last 2 years and we’ve had a lot of success! It has been incredible to watch my wife drastically improve her […]