Question And Answer

QUESTION I found your website and was looking through what you offer. I’m booked to do an Everest Base Camp Trek next March. So I have one year to train. I’m not a regular hiker or anything just walk 3-5 miles 3-4x week. So guess I’m starting from scratch. Is the Kilimanjaro Training Plan the […]

QUESTION I have been bouncing around your programs for awhile building overall fitness. I just finished two cycles of your 6 hour adventure racing plan and I can verify it definitely produced demonstrable improvement.  However, at 61 I have decided I don’t really want to train exclusively for AR events anymore as it is unlikely I will […]

QUESTION Do you happen to have a program to combine selection type training with olympic lifts focusing on technique not necessarily reps? I want to train for SFAS while just maintaining my Olympic lift technique. ANSWER Closest I would have is the Big 3 Strength + 6-Mile Ruck Training Plan. You could sub in the snatch, clean […]

QUESTION Is your program good for another sports? (Bjj, basketball, ecc) ANSWER We have a sport specific training plans for BJJ, but none for basketball. – Rob QUESTION I’m looking for a plan to help in my workouts in the gym I do powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting ANSWER Big 24 Strength. – Rob QUESTION I am […]

QUESTION I am in the last week (Week 6) of the Bodyweight Beginner Program. The following are my scores: WK1: Hand release (T) pushups: 22 Squats: 32 Sit ups:26 Diesel Row: 11 WK3: Hand-release pushups: 33 (with breaks) Squats: 49 (continuous) Sit-ups: 37 (continuous) Pull-ups: 12 (with breaks) WK6: Hand-release pushups: 40 (with breaks) Squats: […]

QUESTION I was wondering how plans like the SF ruck plan work. It’s a year long plan of many sections, but don’t you lose what you gain after time of always switching it up every month? Or does this slowly build you better and better if I was to do 2 years of this plan? […]

QUESTION I purchased the SWAT/SRT “Gun Maker” Training Packet as I’m wanting to be a competitive applicant and prepare myself for ERT selection in the future, approximately 3 years down the line. I’m 5’1, 125 lbs female officer. I took the MTI Relative Strength Assessment Scoring and was able to obtain a 4.3. My plan […]

QUESTION I am currently about to start the run/ruck training program and i was looking at the workouts like the sandbag getup and good mornings. You have it listed as doing those specifically with a sandbag/backpack. Is there a difference if i did it with a barbell for the good mornings and a kettlebell for the […]

QUESTION I’m writing you all after another Sunday morning run. I’ve used you all before – namely your Ranger school preparation course, which was extremely effective. I’m an active duty Marine officer going on 15 years. I’ve found that my fitness is primarily based around a long run and the same weight lifting exercises time […]