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50 MILE ULTRA RUNNING TRAINING PLAN

“Coach Rob,

I stopped into the gym to meet you this past summer with my wife, when we were on our honeymoon in Jackson; she still jokes with people that meeting you and visiting the gym was the highlight of my trip.

I completed my second ultramarathon this past weekend and wanted to thank you for helping me accomplish my goal once again. Last year, I used your preseason ultra/50 mile ultra plans for my first 50 mile race in Vermont, and I followed the same programming this year. This year, I broke ten hours at the JFK 50 (9:56:42), which was my goal. On the Appalachian Trail, my legs felt strong, and my cardio was spot on. I entered the trail behind a large portion of the pack, and it turned into a nightmare. The trail was too tight to pass a lot of people, and it bottlenecked at many points. Upon exiting the mountain portion after about 15 miles, I was behind on my pacing to break 10 hours but had plenty of fuel in the tank. After, I passed upwards of 450-500 people. In the final 10 miles of the race, my HR was steady, my legs/hips/body were strong, and I dropped the hammer even more, swallowing a handful of people who were trudging. Part of me wishes there were five more miles on the race because my body felt good enough to crank it up even more. With some more experience racing, I know that my times can continue to drop.

The race was on Saturday, and while my legs are sore, I have recovered incredibly well. Your programming is unbelievable, and I would like to thank you for helping me accomplish my goals.”

FAT-LOSS TRAINING PLAN

“After following  your Fat Loss program and losing 21 lbs. I am just finishing week 1 of Peak Bagger and it is hard but awesome. The step ups and leg work are just what I need to attempt a Grand Canyon R2R2R  hike this year. After following your site for many years and cobbling together my own routines, I jumped in on your programming. Needless to say, your programming is just what I needed. After laying down a hiking mileage base, the Peak Bagger program is going to help add the strength needed for the altitude loss and gain I will experience in the Canyon. If the 1st week is any indication, I should be ready for my next adventure. Thank you for the workouts! Definitely money well spent.”

LOW BACK TRAINING

“I’m in my 8th week of the low back plan after Laminectomy/Discectomy surgery last spring.  The plan has worked great.  A lot better results than the watered PT I was going to.  As a 45 yr old swat operator in good shape, I feel a lot stronger and more flexible in my low back region than prior to the surgery.  I can’t say enough about the plan and have passed your website onto my team in hopes they will use the site and have the same results.”

BIG 24 STRENGTH

I’ve seen awesome improvement under big 24. Below are the improvements I have seen, I can’t speak more highly about this program.

Hang squat clean:

Original: 160# New: 225#

Back squat:

Original: 250# New: 295#

Bench press: 

Original: 215# New: 285#

I will recommend this to all of my friends, thanks for the great workouts.

RUNNING IMPROVEMENT PLAN

“My run times are improving much faster than I anticipated, which I think has to do with the sprinting and METCON portion of the training. The long runs are a breeze. I honestly find it more difficult to run that slow, so I end up walking for 30-45 seconds/mile to level it out. The videos are easy to access, and the training flows pretty well. I enjoy how stretching is incorporated into the workout, and how explosive movements are used on the tail end of strength/circuit work.

As for my goals, I’m a 37 year old ex-athlete husband and father, that’s got a high stress, executive level job that requires me to travel constantly. My days of DL’ing 500+ pounds are over, and I’m sick and tired of being sore or having a program I can’t incorporate into my daily life.  The program works great for hotel gyms, staying lean, being flexible for weekend golf, and looking good naked.”

TLU STRENGTH

“I wanted to say thank you for all of the work you and your team have put into your programs. I just recently finished the TLU strength program and I had great results with it. I have been in EOD for 12 years with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and I have spent most of my career researching and trying different fitness programs to find the best way to prepare my body. I wish I found out about your company sooner because so far I think your programming is the best I have tried. A large number of guys in my career field have been severely disabled by injuries from years of deployments. I think a lot of those injuries could have been avoided if we were training properly. We have finally opened our eyes to the need for effective mission focused training but unfortunately that sort of programming is not that easy to come by. A friend of mine recommended your company and when I began to research your products I realized it was exactly what I needed. I will be recommending your company to everyone that will listen to me. Hopefully the research and time you guys have put in can better prepare this new generation of military for the future.”

ARM INJURY TRAINING PLAN

“I am loving the MTI workouts. 8 weeks ago I got my labrum completely repaired. I started the arm injury training regiment after 1 week and it has been great. Despite being in a sling for 5 weeks I was able to maintain my fitness and feel somewhat normal.

I can also say that since I started my physical therapy my progress has been accelerated. I honestly feel that keeping my fitness up is allowing me to recover faster as I notice drastic changes by the day in my ROM and strength in the repaired shoulder.

Looking forward to being 100% so I can dive into another training program for backcountry skiing.”

RUNNING IMPROVEMENT PLAN

“Hey, just wanted to say what a great program the running improvement program is. I’ve dropped 3 minutes in about 5 weeks and am back to my comfortable fast pace as it was in the army. I’ve been doing both the ruck based selection and running programs and have seen more improvement and better performance than ever. Again, Thanks.”

SPARTAN BEAST TRAINING PLAN

“Just ran the Spartan Beast this morning, finished in 3:29 which was good for a top 100 finish on what is probably a faster/flatter course (Chicago). Quads feel great thanks to the complexes and my grip did great other than slipping on a couple obstacles due to weather (rained entire time!).  Thank you again! Great stuff and am looking forward to starting a new program.”

ULTIMATE WORK CAPACITY I

“I am deployed right now and currently about to start week 6 of the Ultimate Work Capacity Program 1. I was a little worried at first that I wasn’t making very much progress, then we did a hero WOD for one of our soldiers that was killed on this deployment and I crushed it! I was really happy with how well I was about to keep my pace throughout the entirety of the WOD. Coming up on the last two weeks of the program I am already researching which one I want to do next!”