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I’ve been a MTI member for a number of years and love the programming. I’m about 2 years out from FBI HRT selection and am looking for a program to do in that time before I start the HRT prep program. I’d like to do something that maintains my fitness but also gives my body sometime to recover before I start ramping up again.
Any suggestions?
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Thanks for the great programming, it has made a difference in my work and personal life. I finished the Resilience chassis program and have seen significant gains in my other lifts and overall fitness. I am currently working through the Ultimate Meathead, and am planning on the Ultimate Work Capacity for later this spring; what plan would be a good precursor to the Ultimate Work Capacity coming out of the Meathead? I’m a firefighter, mountain biker, hiker, and toddler wrangler, with access to a full gym. Thanks!
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I have a quick question, should the Off-season Strength Training for Endurance be done up to about late winter and then switch to Alpine Running plan just prior to getting into full blown summer in the mountains.
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I am a 44 year old state trooper with over 25 years of service. I was also a SWAT guy for 18 of those years. For years I followed basically the football bigger faster stronger routine with miles of running thrown in for endurance work. The last year or two I have dropped the running and focused on strength training exclusively doing sets of 5 reps only. I have gotten fairly strong but also put on some weight. Obviously my endurance is lacking as well. I’ve been looking around and studying different programs for a few weeks now. As you can imagine I have numerous issues from years of abusing my body. I’m looking for something that raises my endurance and trims some fat. I’m smart enough to know I will lose a lot of strength in the process. You can’t have both. What would you recommend?
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I have a question about building an aerobic base. I’m 46 and weigh 178, I’m continuing to lose weight down from 195, and will probably get down to the 160’s.
I’d like to run a 50 miler next year sometime. My aerobic base isn’t good, and I’ve have had some running injuries in the past. About 3 years ago I went to WOCS out of shape and injured with some Achilles issues, it got worse during WOCS and led to knee and hip issues most likely from over compensation and refusing to stop training. It’s has taken about 2 years for those issues to go away. During that time I went to several Drs and there was nothing significantly wrong with me. I went to a PT and it helped provide answers…muscle imbalances.
Now that I’m better I’ve been thinking about running again. Basically starting from scratch. I know I need a really good aerobic base and endurance to get into ultra running.
I was wondering what you thought about me doing the rucking improvement plan and then role into the running improvement plan for my initial start towards this goal.
My thought is that rucking will improve leg strength and give me an aerobic base and start putting miles on my legs while reducing some of the impact of running. Plus I’ve always enjoyed rucking, I always feel stronger and tighter after training with a ruck for some time.
Following the rucking plan I’d begin the running plan to develop the skill of running and help me decide if I like running enough to continue towards a bigger goal.
I know the only way to get better at running is to run.
1. Do you think this is a decent plan. After rucking improvement I’d role into running improvement starting at week one. I figure by the end of the running improvement plan I’d know if I had the skill/dedication/time to continue to work towards an ultra.
2. Do you think that the miles on my legs will carry over to running. Will the strength and endurance built from rucking apply to running after the plan.
This may sound like an obvious question and possibly a stupid one, but I haven’t been able to find any science based answer or studies from an endurance side, not a speed side, if that makes sense (ie. rucking speed doesn’t contribute to running speed or something like that). It’s possible that I just don’t have a good understanding of endurance in general when it comes to seeing how modalities are interchangeable.
Any thoughts or insights would be great. I’d love to hear what your hypothesis of this scenario would be. I appreciate your time and availability for questions like this Rob.
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I am looking for a general strength and fitness program for a male who is 51 (me). I lead a very active life of hiking and backcountry skiing. I have completed your Backcountry ski prep program. In the past I have enjoyed P90X and other Beachbody products. I realize however that I might need to adapt my workouts to suit my age. I am also looking for something new to help motivate me. Any recommendations you might have would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I’ve signed up for a 50km trail run in July and am planning on doing the ’50km Ultra Plan’. However, as I have some time before the 12 weeks for the plan I am keen to get my legs as strong as possible beforehand. I am in my early 40’s and have done quite a bit of endurance stuff but over the last 2 years have moved more into the gym trying to increase my strength (which I would like to maintain as much as possible). My question is what would you recommend to do pre the 50km plan? I was thinking of getting my running mileage slowly up but wanted to maintain some time in the gym. Fitness is ok, knees a bit rusty and don’t handle squats so tend to hinge lift/lunge etc as much as possible.
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I had used one of your plans in the past and it worked very well for me. With that the next goal I want to tackle is the Murph Workout this July 4th. Regarding your work out plans, you do not offer a work out plan specifically designed for the Murph and was wondering if that was something you can do for not only me but the others out there looking to push their limits. I hope this email finds you well.
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What is y’all’s take on stretching and mobility (basic stretches, soft tissue work, yoga, etc.) beyond what’s prescribed in the programming? Lots of options out there – GOWOD, The Ready State, etc. that offer daily maintenance protocols. Waste of time? Effective? I want to invest time and money in a manner that will maximize results.
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