Free Trial - MTNTOUGH In-Season Training Program
Designed to accommodate the chaos of the Fall, this MTNTOUGH In-Season program is specifically built and tested for the backcountry hunter to maintain/gain strength and to reduce injury in mountain hunting season. All pro athletes continue to train in-season, and they tailor their training for the specific goals they are trying to achieve. They know “you are either getting stronger or weaker” and in-season is no time to sit around and not train. This program is extremely versatile as all hunters have different schedules. Some hunt on the weekends while others hunt 15 days per month or more. The In-Season Program allows you to increase your performance as you continue to hunt on your terms.
Here's how it works...
Of each week, different days have different priorities. If you will not be hunting the following weekend, we recommend progressing through the week as normal.
However, if you do plan on hunting on the weekend, we ask you to prioritize certain days of the week. The days fall into this hierarchy.
Day 1
Day 3
Day 2
Day 4 (Always the day before hunting)
Day 5 (Only if not hunting at all that weekend)
Jumping into Week 1 Day 1, here is a sample of the program, and 1 of 2 mandatory days of the week...
W1D1
THE WARMUP
MTNTOUGH Standard
Row - 500m
High Knees - 30 sec
Butt Kicks - 30 sec
World's Greatest Stretch - 30 sec
Overhead Lunge - 30 sec
Walk Out Push-ups - 30 sec
Lateral Lunge - 30 sec
Floor Wipers - 30 sec
THE WORKOUT
Specific Warmup
*2 Rounds
KettleBell Swings - 20
Squat Jumps - 10
Pigeon Walk - 10 (5 each side)
*1 Round
Rower, 1 : 1 work to rest ratio
250m
250m
500m
*1 Round - Warm-up
Deadlift - 10
Hell Creek
*4 Rounds, at failure for rounds 3 + 4
Deadlift - 8
DB Incline Bench - 8
*4 Rounds, at failure for rounds 3 + 4
Barbell Reverse Lunge - 8
Pullups - 8 (weighted if needed)
NOTES
Weights:
Deadlift:
Round 1: 60% of your 8rep max
R2: 70%
R3: 80%
R4: 80%
Incline Bench:
Round 1: 60% of 8 rep max
R2: 70%
R3: 80%
R4: 90%
Reverse Lunge:
Round 1: 60% of 8 rep max
R2: 70%
R3: 80%
R4: 90%
After you complete the MTNTOUGH Standard Warm-up, you will also complete two rounds of the given warm-up, listed above. Focus on keeping good form, and not rushing through the movements.
For the next portion of the workout, you will complete just one round. For the time that it takes to row the interval, you will rest the equivalent amount of time. For example, if it takes you 45sec to row 250m, you will rest for 45sec.
After your warm-up rounds and rowing intervals, you will warm-up your deadlift.
Both of the weight lifting rounds you want to be lifting a weight that you successfully complete two rounds and hit failure at round 3 or 4. This means you won’t be able to hit all 8 reps of the given movement. You will complete all the rounds, but stop when you hit failure.
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