training

Odd Implements and Country Strong

If you’ve ever known a farmer or someone who does manual labor, you know they can move anything, at any angle.  They have what you call country strength. Training with odd objects can help you take your gym strength to country strength.

  • Sandbags, tires, logs and rocks can all be lifted and moved outside of the normal movement patterns you use in the gym.

  • Shouldering and pressing, lunging, and bear hug/Zercher carries are some of my favorite movements with odd implements.

  • A good way to introduce this type of training is to add 1 or 2 movements to the end of your normal workout.

    • Try bear hugging a heavy medicine ball and go for a walk.  Give it a couple of weeks and you may be surprised to see how strong your core feels.


Stay (Country) Strong,
Scott

Off-Season Bike Training: What It Should Look Like and Why It’s So Important

Off-Season Bike Training: What It Should Look Like and Why It’s So Important

In any form of training, there are many reasons using a periodized approach to the year in focus is essential for developing a well-rounded athlete. Using an Annual Training Plan provides a means to periodize and structure purposeful, and quality approaches to every “block” of the year. Whether you are a runner, cyclist, skier, or a jack-of-all trades in mountain sports, periodization allows each phase of the year to have a focus for improvement in a specific area, but not all areas of improvement need to be sport-specific

Guidelines to Training When Sick

Guidelines to Training When Sick

he ever frustrating scenario: you are on a roll with your training, nailing all your effort sessions and hitting some new levels in your fitness.  You feel good! And then you wake up in the morning and you aren’t feeling so good anymore. In fact, you feel awful. You’re sick. Now what do you do?  Here are some simple guidelines to help you decide whether you should continue training or take some time off:

I’m not talking nature’s four seasons, I’m talking as an athletic performance season. As athletes we are really good at training and over training and less likely to take breaks for fear of detraining or decreasing our training benefits.

I’m not talking nature’s four seasons, I’m talking as an athletic performance season. As athletes we are really good at training and over training and less likely to take breaks for fear of detraining or decreasing our training benefits. We all know that recovery is just as important as training itself. So how much is too much? Or, how much is enough?

IMG_0910.jpg

Discover how extraordinary you really are.

See the Philosophy