Big Three Workout Schedule

[freu1chr]

I am wondering what all of you do for a workout plan and schedule to get into sheep shape? I work outside walking 10-15 Miles a day with my job but its all flat land walking. I know i need to do some endurance workout but what else do you do to prepare?

 

[Labman]

Versaclimber 30 min a day.

 

[JLS]

Do some strength training, step up’s with a weighted pack, high intensity interval training.

 

[Tradewind]

stairs. lots and lots of stairs. If the legs won't climb you're going nowhere

 

[TOGIE]

honestly, stair climbers and squats. an hour a day. 45 minutes and 15 minutes each respectively. no breaks.

i'm a broken record on that. IMO it's all i need when daily road biking on long steep roads for an hour or two, or long steep hikes/trail runs for at least a half hour to an hour daily aren't an option.

and lay off the processed carbs

and if you do the stair climber, keep your gawddamn hands off the rails. don't be a nanny and get a real workout.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I am wondering what all of you do for a workout plan and schedule to get into sheep shape? I work outside walking 10-15 Miles a day with my job but its all flat land walking. I know i need to do some endurance workout but what else do you do to prepare?

Throw all your camping gear, spotter tripod, etc into your backpack. Add 12-18 frozen cans of high octane beer (so they don’t bust inside your pack). And go scouting where your sheep live, every weekend, for 5 months. You’ll be a finely tuned machine, with a smile on your face.

 

[TOGIE]

sheep scouting every weekend in minnesota be like

 

[Tradewind]

honestly, stair climbers and squats. an hour a day. 45 minutes and 15 minutes each respectively. no breaks.

i'm a broken record on that. IMO it's all i need when daily road biking on long steep roads for an hour or two, or long steep hikes/trail runs for at least a half hour to an hour daily aren't an option.

and lay off the processed carbs

and if you do the stair climber, keep your gawddamn hands off the rails. don't be a nanny and get a real workout.

sliding scale in my book:
2 stair climber steps are = to 1 stationary stair
2 stationary stairs = 1 step up a mountain in uneven terrain w/ a pack on.
do what you have access to
ymmv

 

[The Hedgehog]

#keephammering

 

[TOGIE]

sliding scale in my book:
2 stair climber steps are = to 1 stationary stair
2 stationary stairs = 1 step up a mountain in uneven terrain w/ a pack on.
do what you have access to
ymmv

exactly, what can you realistically do every day while also having a job and other life demands.

i like to keep it simple: how many watts can i put out for how long, or how high can i keep my heart rate for how long, and by what means am i putting out those watts or increasing my heart rate, eg. my legs + elevation.

all i want is a very efficient combination of heart and lungs and strong legs. to me the means to that is just preference and what's available to you.

 

[westbranch]

I like a mix of everything mentioned above. Living in Jordan MN you at least have some hills/river bluffs nearby. Have a light pack of 20-30 lbs when hiking hills is great.

I have found reverse lunges to put less pressure on the knees and activate the glutes more. Which also helps with low back tightness/pain. Mix them into a HIIT workout.

And just saw this video yesterday on deficit reverse lunges:

Deficit Reverse Lunge: Try This in Place of Step-Ups

In today's video, we sat down with MTNTOUGH Coach Jimmy Alsobrook to discuss a new groundbreaking lunge for the mountain athlete and backcountry hunter.

mtntough.com

 

[MThuntr]

Honestly mental fortitude seems to be superior to "sheep shape". Yeah you want to be in the best shape you can be but I know a lot of guys will simply give up or not try because their mental status isn't strong.

 

[DouglasR]

Throw all your camping gear, spotter tripod, etc into your backpack. Add 12-18 frozen cans of high octane beer (so they don’t bust inside your pack). And go scouting where your sheep live, every weekend, for 5 months. You’ll be a finely tuned machine, with a smile on your face.

#westernprivilege

 

[andrew11]

Throw all your camping gear, spotter tripod, etc into your backpack. Add 12-18 frozen cans of high octane beer (so they don’t bust inside your pack). And go scouting where your sheep live, every weekend, for 5 months. You’ll be a finely tuned machine, with a smile on your face.

Sounds like a great weight loss program

 

[andrew11]

 

[Tradewind]

On the whole I'd rather have Greenhorn's workout, but ...

 

[The Hedgehog]

#westernprivilege

Would truly suck to have to resort to diet, burpies, air squats, cross-fit, running stairs, doing crunches, or just watching Cameron Hanes' instagram feed and being aroused inspired.

 

[EYJONAS!]

#mtntough

 

[brownbear932008]

#keephammering
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Does this mean you still have a job at this point? Shouldn't you be chasing sheep.

 

[thomas89]

Mtn Ops.

Everybody’s doing it…just try it, just once.