Sandbagging It to Success
Photo Credit: Mountain Tactical Institute In last month’s Mountain Fitness installment, we highlighted the fact that you don’t need to break the bank or get overly complicated when it comes to your mountain or backcountry …
The Cheapest Gym You’ll Ever Join
Let’s cut to the chase. Training isn’t complicated. It’s about putting in the work more than anything else. Despite the fact we hold strong opinions about how to train and what tools to train with, …
Training Under Stress By Rob Shaul Founder Mountain Tactical Institute
The Background At the beginning of last year’s bow hunting season, I was nailing tacks at my home archery range. My 20-yard groups were under 2”. My 40 yard groups were right at 4”. …
Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 3
All Photos Credit Steven Drake & Annuli Collective This is the last installment in our series of sample programs and, for many of you, this is likely the sample you’ve been waiting for. The No-Gym …
Where the Rubber Meets the Road Part 2
All Photos Credit Cedar & Sagebrush Continuing with our series of 1 week sample programs the sample below is a “hybrid” program, typical of what you’d see in our MTNSTRONG 8 week programs. This type …
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
To date, we’ve published over thirty different articles covering our theories and opinions on training for extended mountain and backcountry hunting. It’s a topic we’re deeply passionate about and for good reason. In many cases, …
Opening the Loop
We’ve devoted a lot of material in this column to the concept of dynamic environments and why mountain hunters must keep this concept front of mind when planning and building their training programs. If this concept …
I Am A 12-Percenter – Are You?, By Vik Khanna
Editor’s Note: We’d like to thank our friends at StrongFirst for allowing us to re-publish this excellent piece. StrongFirst is the “School of Strength” and is the worldwide leader in instruction and certification in the safe …
Altitude Sickness, By Ryan Clairmont
Feature Image Photo Credit Dave Anderson Photography Relevance Every year 30 million people find themselves in Resort towns 6500-9800 feet. Tens of thousands of climbers, trekkers, and skiers worldwide ascend to elevations from 9800ft to 18,000ft, …
Chaos Theory, By Adam Janke
Let’s start with a hypothetical case study to illustrate the importance of this month’s subject matter… It’s the third week of September. The elk rut is in full swing. As dawn breaks you and your …