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4 Week pack test prep + guide
This resource gives you the step by step PT plan to easily pass the pack test. It also provides a detailed guide on how to load/wear your pack for ergonomic benefit and tips on how to be as biomechanically efficient as possible so you don’t wreck your shins.
post fire season recovery guide
This guide walks you through the steps to (1) recover from fire season and then (2) set yourself up to have a more successful off-season.
Program design for hiking module
This in depth module is an excerpt from our Rugged Athlete [EDU] course High Performance Hiking. This module explains the most effective ways to implement hiking into a structured PT plan.
4 Week Murph prep
This 4 week training plan is designed to physically prep you to crush the Murph workout of 1 mile run, 100 pull ups, 200, push ups, 300 air squats, and another 1 mile run. All done with a 20lb weight vest. This is the plan I followed to prepare for my 31 straight days of Murph challenge in July ‘23.
physical training and wellbeing for female firefighters
This presentation by Rugged Athlete Coach, Sofia Huston, is taken from our Wildland Firefighter Human Performance Summit. Sofia shares her unique expertise as a professional strength and conditioning coach and former hotshot. If you are a female wildland firefighter this presentation is a MUST LISTEN.
work capacity development mini-course
This mini-course contains 3 short, but extremely high-level modules on work capacity. Module 1 defines “work capacity” and explains the physics behind the term. Module 2 explains how we can increase our work capacity through specific development methods. Module 3 shows how to implement work capacity sessions into different training program periodization strategies.
Physical Preventative Maintenance: Targeted Methods To Take Care Of Your Body
This presentation by Rugged Athlete Coach, Austin Womack, is taken from our Wildland Firefighter Human Performance Summit. Austin breaks down the key components to injury prevention and lays out the simple 3-step process he uses to take care of specific areas of the body including shoulder, lower back, knees, and ankles.