Wrangell-St. Elias: Slight Endurance Emphasis

$59.00

7-week, 5-day/week training plan for Game Wardens, Forest Rangers, Field Biologists, and other natural resource and wildlife professionals.
Wrangell-St. Elias concurrently trains strength, work capacity, and chassis integrity with a slight endurance emphasis.
This training plan is one of the 200+ Plans included with an Athlete’s Subscription.

Description

Wrangell-St. Elias is the 3rd Plan in our “Wilderness” Series for Game Wardens, Forest Rangers, Field Biologists, and other natural resource and wildlife professionals.

Wrangell-St. Elias is a 7-week, 5-day/week training cycle with a slight endurance emphasis. The also concurrently trains strength, work capacity, and chassis integrity.

This program is named after the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness in Alaska as was built in November 2018.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Strength
Wrangell-St. Elias deploys MTI’s Efficient Strength programming using dumbbells and/or kettlebells. The Efficient Strength programming combines a total body, upper body press, lower body, and upper body pull exercise in one circuit. Again, the plan uses dumbbells and/or kettlebells for its strength programming.

Work Capacity
Wrangell-St. Elias’ work capacity efforts are all 10-minutes long and have a sprint emphasis.

Chassis Integrity
Trained two times per week. Once using an ART circuit (Anti-Rotation, Rotation, and Total Core exercise) and second, with a low-back focused circuit of four extension exercises.

Endurance
Trained three days per week. Mondays you’ll either do a step up assessment or step up intervals. Wednesdays you’ll either run a 6-mile assessment or complete 2-mile intervals. Fridays you’ll complete a 30-minute AMRAP which combines step ups and running.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Monday – Endurance (Step Ups), Chassis Integrity
Tuesday – Strength, Work Capacity
Wednesday – Endurance (Run)
Thursday – Strength, Work Capacity
Friday – Endurance (step ups + run), Chassis Integrity

COMMON QUESTIONS

What if I miss a day?
Begin where you left off when you return to training. This program is progressed – each session builds upon the prior session – so don’t skip a session or skip around. Follow the training sessions in order, regardless.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run/Ruck Calculator is listed as an exercise.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

Can I see sample training?
Yes. Click the “Sample Training” tab to see the entire first week of programming.

How do I access the plan?
You can access the plan via username and password either through our website or through our app (Mtn Tactical Fitness) available for IOS and Android.

Can I print out sessions to take to the gym?
Yes – you can print a week of programming at a time.

More Questions? Email: coach@mtntactical.com

DISCLAIMER
Before beginning any exercise program, consult with your physician to ensure that you are in proper health. Physical training contains inherent risks including, but not limited to, muscle strains, tears, physical and bodily injury up to and including death. This training program is not meant to provide medical advice; you should obtain medical advice from your private health care practitioner. If you are unable to assume these risks then you should not engage in this training program. No liability is assumed by Mountain Tactical Institute, Inc, its owners or employees, and you train at your own risk. Mountain Tactical Institute makes no warranty, express or implied, of any kind in connection with this training program.

Required Equipment

Fully Equipped Functional Fitness Gym including racks, barbells, bumper plates, benches, plyo boxes, sandbags, dumbbells and/or kettlebells, 40# sandbag (women), 60# sandbag (men), Backpack with 25-pounds of loading.

Sample Training

Below is Week 1 from this Training Plan:

MONDAY
SESSION 1
Obj: Endurance, Chassis Integrity

Warm up:

3 Rounds
10x Squats
5x Burpees
10x Step Ups
10x Sit Ups
Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 30 Minute Max Rep Step Ups @ 25# Pack

RECORD FINAL REPS

(2) 15 Minute Grind
5x Kneeling Plate to Half Moon @ 25/35#
5x Seated Keg Lift @ 16/20kg kettlebell or 35/45# dumbbell
5x Sandbag Getup and Run @ 40/60

"Grind" = work steadily through this circuit, not frantically

(3) 2 Rounds
Hip Flexor Stretch
Toe Touch Complex

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TUESDAY
SESSION 2
Obj: Strength, Work Capacity

Warm up:

3 Rounds
4x Walking Lunges
8x Goblet Squats @ 12kg
8x Hand Release Push ups
Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 6 Round Grind ....
3x Mr. Spectacular - Increase load each round until 3x is hard but doable
5x Kettlebell Floor Press - Increase load each round until 5x is hard but doable
5x Walking Lunge - Increase load each round until 5x is hard but doable
3/6x Chin Ups

"Grind" = work steadily through this circuit, not frantically. It may take 30+ minutes.

(2) 4 Rounds
300m Shuttle every 2:30

(3) 2 Rounds
Foam Roll Legs, Low Back

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WEDNESDAY
SESSION 3
Obj: Endurance Assessment

Warm Up:

4 Rounds
10x Squats
10x Push Ups
Run 50m
Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) Run 6 Miles for Time

RECORD FINISH TIME

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THURSDAY
SESSION 4
Obj: Strength, Work Capacity

Warm up:

3 Rounds
10x Goblet Squat @ 25#
10x Push Ups
5x Dumbbell/Kettlebell Thruster @15/25#
Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 6 Round Grind ....
4x Dumbbell/Kettlebell Thruster - Increase load each round until 4x is hard but doable
5x 1-Arm Dumbbell/Kettlebell Bench Press - Increase load each round until 5x is hard but doable
5x 1-Arm Dumbbell/Kettlebell Hinge - Increase load each round until 5x is hard but doable
1/2x Tarzan Pull Ups

"Grind" = work steadily through this circuit, not frantically. It may take 30+ minutes.

(2) 10 Rounds
30 Second Prone to Sprint
30 Second Rest

(3) 2 Rounds
Foam Roll Legs, Low Back

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FRIDAY
SESSION 5
Obj: Endurance, Chassis Integrity

Warm up:

3 Rounds
10x Squats
5x Burpees
10x Step Ups
10x Sit Ups
Instep Stretch

Training:

(1) 30 Minute AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible)
40x Step Ups
Run 200m

(2) 15 Minute Grind
15/15 Standing Founder
10x Good Morning @ 45#
15/15 Kneeling Founder
10x Face Down Back Extension

(4) 2 Rounds
Instep Stretch
Pigeon Stretch

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Gym numbers mean nothing. All that matters is mission performance.

To this end, MTI’s fitness solutions and programming are not boxed in by convention, tradition, orthodoxy, public opinion or any other artificial constraint driven by inside or outside forces.

We begin with the raw fitness demands of the mission and build a fitness solution which directly prepares the athlete for those demands.

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MTI’s programming is not “re-tread” bodybuilding, football, CrossFit, kettlebell, strength or general fitness programming. We’ve built our fitness programming for mountain and tactical athletes from the ground up.

The Fluid Periodization methodology we deploy to concurrently train multiple fitness attributes is completely original and has continued to evolve and improve over the years.

Our mid-section training methodology, Chassis Integrity, is also original, as is our endurance programming, 7 strength training progressions, tactical agility, and work capacity programming.

Our mountain sports pre-season training plans, tactical PFT, selection, school, course, and fitness improvement training plans across military, LE and Fire Rescue are MTI-developed, tested and athlete-proven.

Over the years hundreds of athletes and coaches have taken our advanced programming and unit fitness leader programming courses and MTI is widely recognized within the mountain and tactical professions and fitness media as a thought leader in fitness programming for military and tactical athletes.

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→ Iterate: We take what we learn from lab rats and athletes, re-visit, update and improve already published training plans. Several of our individual training plans are on their 4th or 5th version.

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Over the past decade, MTI has partnered with hundreds of athletes throughout their individual mountain and tactical careers, and provided fitness solutions as they face new mountain objectives, tactical schools, selections, PFTs and deployments, and came back from injury.

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Our work is not limited to US Athletes.

We’ve developed selection-specific training plans for Canadian, UK, Australian and German Special Forces Selections and worked with individual military personnel from Scandinavia, South, and Central America.

Canadian, Australian, UK and western European law enforcement and fire/rescue athletes have used MTI programming for mission-direct fitness.

On the mountain side, Alpinists from Japan to Slovakia have consulted with MTI and used MTI’s programming to prepare for mountain objectives.

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This focus on “mission direct” solutions, enhancements and improvements drives our work and research and extends beyond fitness solutions to include training, leadership, gear, team culture, and safety.

Fitness is just one area of our work.

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Our work on defining what it means to be a Quiet Professional has had penetrating influence and driven healthy conversations with both mountain and tactical professionals.

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Since 2007 we’ve taken and answered dozens of questions weekly from mountain and tactical athletes. We’ve saved these individual Q&A’s and now thousands are archived on our site.

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– Rob Shaul, Founder

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By Rob Shaul

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While I understand the question, I’m not a salesman – so I can’t put a hard sale on anyone for our programming.

I can tell them the process we go through to design our programming.

We begin with extensive research on the fitness demands of the event, identify the exercises and progressions which sport specifically meet those demands, chose end-of-cycle goals, and program backward to design the plan.

Then we test the cycle on ourselves and our lab rats here in Wyoming. We document, note what works and doesn’t work, re-assess, and make changes and modifications.

Then we publish the programming in the form of one of our plans or as part of our subscription daily training sessions for tactical and mountain athletes.
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We understand our programing isn’t cheap, but we believe it’s a great value. The $79 for the Ruck Based Selection Training Plan, and $39 for the Dryland Ski Training Plan reflect the, research, work, innovative theory, iteration, testing and feedback we’ve put in and received to make these plans effective.

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Questions?
Email: rob@mtntactical.com

COMMON QUESTIONS:

Do you have any reviews or testimonials from athletes who have used your Athlete’s Subscription
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Is it true you guarantee your stuff works?
Yes. If you purchase an Athletes’ Subscription, follow the training sessions as prescribed, and are not satisfied with the quality of the programming, notify us within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money, no questions asked.

How is MTI programming different than CrossFit?
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You have a lot of competitors. Why should I choose MTI?
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If you add new plans or update existing plans after I subscribe will I have access to them?
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What Equipment is Required?
Click the “Required Equipment” tab to find out what equipment is required for the specific plan you are interested in.

Where do I find unfamiliar exercises?
See our Exercise Library HERE. The Run and Ruck Calculators are listed as exercises.

What about nutrition?
See our Nutritional Guidelines HERE.

Can I see sample training?
Click the “Sample Training” tab to see the entire first week of programming. You are encouraged to do it before purchasing.

What if I have more questions?
Email rob@mtntactical.com

Testimonials

"I am a long time subscriber, over 9 years using your programs, mostly for mountain related activities
I recently finished Wrangell St Elias and wanted to share that’s it’s close to being perfect, kinda like Humility. I found it very effective as a fall prep for backcountry skiing in between a long summer of mostly mountain running. This package of programs was really needed for those of us that don’t climb(much) but need mountain specific programming.

What I liked most about this program is the dumbell focus. I just turned 56 and the balancing requirements using dumbbells vs a barbell were surprising - something I didn’t appreciate until I read about deteriorating balance as one ages. So as a suggestion for us SF45 people is to keep some concentration like this in those programs as you have in the WSE.

Second, the sprints were brutal and perfect after an endurance focused summer. Your message of simplicity was top of mind as I almost heaved during the first few weeks. So more of that, even for us old guys.

Lastly I’m now into the backcountry V4 program and it’s better than v3. I struggled last winter using v3 both in the gym and on skis, and midway through had considered pulling my old copy of v2. V4 combined with Wrangell St Elias has made for a good couple of first days on the snow already. Thanks for your valuable work"

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