Even the most dedicated mountain athlete can always improve. MTNTOUGH’s new program MTN STRENGTH is designed for the backcountry athlete who wants to be much stronger, much faster and more resilient.

Discover high intensity weight training that works both upper and lower body through isometric and plyometric movements that include kettlebell swings, goblet squats, bench presses, lunge jumps and more – all aimed at improving your baseline strength and energy flow for peak performance. Movements also aid in conditioning mountain and tactical athletes to reduce the risk of injury so they can crush mountains for years to come.

Retired Major Donny Bigham has over 27 years of service in the Marine Corps and the U.S. Army with 48 months of combat deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan, Kuwait and Yemen. Major Bigham is known as the first ever strength and conditioning coach for the U.S. Army (Conventional Forces) and was instrumental in being part of the team that changed the U.S. Army Physical Fitness test after almost 40 years. He co-authored the Occupational Performance Assessment Test for initial screening of future soldiers and designed the Tactical Athlete Performance Center (TAP-C) at Fort Jackson and Fort Benning, emphasizing true strength, mobility, and speed to increase lethality and survivability. He currently holds multiple world records in powerlifting and was named the International Powerlifting Federation World Powerlifting Champion in 2015, 2016 and 2019 (bronze).