QUESTION
I’m trying to determine which program would be best suited for me and my goals. I love Olympic lifting, it’s the best. I enjoy hiking mountains and it’s important to me to have someone cardio so I’m not dying walking up a mountain. I don’t need a fat loss plan, I’m really good about eating what my body needs and not eating just anything.
I just have a hard time creating a plan for myself. I want to get stronger but not look like a bodybuilder. Thoughts?
ANSWER
Our TLU Strength Training Plan is a great place to start. It’s strength-focused but still includes work capacity and endurance work to make sure you’re good to walk up those mountains.
QUESTION
Just bought your BIG 24 v4 program and had a question regarding rest periods.
Do you have a prescribed rest period or is it based on personal “feel”?
I saw in the 2mile improvement plan (five stars by the way) that on strength days there was only “as fast as possible”, but if the goal with BIG24 is strength without size or building lower body muscular endurance then my first thought is 3-5min rest?
As I always command my subordinates, if you dont know: ask.
What is your recommendation?
ANSWER
QUESTION
ANSWER
The best bet is our Daily General Fitness programming. This is well-rounded, base fitness that will certainly work on developing a better base of strength while maintaining the aerobic base you’ve built over the years. When you’re approaching one of your events, cancel the subscription and jump into our event-specific programming to make sure you’re primed for those events. After the event, go back to the Daily General Fitness programming.
QUESTION
I am 39 years old and I recently stepped away from being on a full time tactical for the last 9 years. I moved with my family out to Colorado Springs, where I still work for federal law enforcement as a regular investigator now. I am a huge outdoor enthusiast, which is why I am in CO. I ski, mtn bike, hike, big game hunt etc.. I am looking for a program long term that is going to make me improve as an athlete, a dad, and someone that is into all of these fun things that the mountain west has to offer.
ANSWER
The best option for a multi-sport mountain focus at the moment is our Greek Heroine packet. This is 28-weeks of base fitness, that will work on strength and consistent conditionining for uphill movements. We’re in the process of building out a year-round, daily programming subscription specific for multi-sport mountain athletes, but we’re not quite ready yet. You’ll notice the programming has some climbing work built into it, but that’s optional and could be skipped (unless you’re also climbing and have access to climbing walls).