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  1. Coach Chris

    General Fitness Preparation vs CrossFit

    Fitness is specific to task Backcountry hunting is rucking Technically speaking there is no such thing as "general fitness". There is GPP or General Physical Preparation. Included in that is absolute strength, endurance - strength, absolute endurance, mobility, flexibility, etc... Hiking and...
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    problems with rucking

    Good article https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S136085920900093X
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    problems with rucking

    There's not a lot of research on carrying a heavy pack and effects on the spine. As you probably discovered. Mostly what you find are warnings of uneven loads and spinal alignment/deformation. What "stability work" are you doing?
  4. Coach Chris

    Favorite weightlifting programs

    I've been incorporating the principles of Wendler's 5 3 1 in programs from beginners up to world class professional athletes for over a decade without outstanding success. I can't recommend it enough.
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    How to determine best shoes for running

    I asked my former Olympic team athletes how often they discard shoes. They both rotate between 2 pairs of shoes. If they're running 3 - 5x per week they toss their shoes "at the end of the summer". I gather that's about 4 - 5 months of use. They only trail run.
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    How to determine best shoes for running

    You're welcome!
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    How to determine best shoes for running

    They're full time professional athletes. The lighter runner is on Team Vibram and the other is an Arc'Teryx sponsored athlete. They don't buy shoes. All but one of my athletes are fully sponsored pros. I don't really have any recreational runners. I have 2 clients that run regularly. They're...
  8. Coach Chris

    Getting ready for mountain hunt

    HIIT is awesome for HIIT Western mountain hunting is rucking. Specificity is king If you you don't have big hills to ruck drag a heavy sled for a mile while wearing a heavy weight vest Good Journey!
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    Middle aged guy struggling to drop a few lbs in the belly area

    Track your macros Weigh and measure your food There's no guessing when it comes to getting close to bodybuilding stage lean
  10. Coach Chris

    How to determine best shoes for running

    My lightest runner, who weighs between 100 - 110#, gets about 150mi. out of a pair of shoes. My heaviest runner, who weighs between 140 - 150#, gets about 110mi. out of a pair of shoes. All of my ultra-runner's rotate shoes on a regular basis. They all have different shoes for different...
  11. Coach Chris

    Gut Preparation - Freeze Dried Food

    Haven't had that problem with Heather's Choice
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    Exercise Frequency vs Duration

    You're weekly time out is between 90 - 150min? I would suggest looking for other activities in your daily life that you can walk or at least be on your feet in locomotion instead of drive or use some other form of mechanized transportation. Count that towards your weekly total time out. If...
  13. Coach Chris

    Mountain Training Programs

    They're general programs They're not specific. They do not address the specific needs of the individual. Specificity is king. The closest thing there is to "general fitness" is absolute strength. Yes building Endurance-Strength in the gym is helpful. It's not specific. Mike Prevost's program...
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    Exercise Frequency vs Duration

    You will absolutely be fine consolidating your training. The first bit of advice I would offer is to focus more on time out moving than distance covered. You will find it easier to increase your work capacity if the metric you're trying to build upon is time moving, especially under load. You...
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    Mountain Training Programs

    You can specifically train for the mountains by rucking in the mountains. You can't train for the mountains in the gym. You also can't train specifically for your individual fitness needs with cookie cutter programs.
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    Mountain biking for cardio?

    The closest thing there is to "general fitness" is absolute strength. It's the foundation for every physical capacity. After that specificity is king. Only rucking can condition you for rucking. Mountain biking is an awesome activity. Depending on where and how you ride it's usually "tempo...
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    Best weight scale for training?

    Make sure you're not applying different pressures to the top plate. If you're not centered the same every time you step on the scale you're applying different pressures to the load cells. You're going to get different results. It's the same as looking down to read the scale and rocking forward...
  18. Coach Chris

    Clothing for cold outdoor endurance activities

    For snowshoeing, fat biking and bikejoring from 20°F down to -25°F I wear this jacket and outer windshell combo https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/atom-sl-hoody https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/alpha-lightweight-jacket I wear thinner or thicker base layers depending on how cold it's...
  19. Coach Chris

    How does your job prepare you for the mountain?

    You can expect about a 10% reduction in aerobic capacity for every 1000m/3280' you gain.
  20. Coach Chris

    Science of rucking

    This is about SOF selection The science behind rucking is relevant to hunting in the western mountain states

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