EPISODE 19: How to Periodize for an Elk Hunt, Part 1

- We hope you had a HAPPY EASTER! - Mid-September Elk Hunt, we will be working backwards for programming purposes - 5-week base maintenance beginning April 8 - May 13-20 initial testing period - May 20th start date for a big 16-week block - Mid-test potentially July 8-12 - Post-test potentially Sept. 2-9 - What will we be testing??? See below - TESTS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING 1. sit-n-reach (low back/hamstring/posterior chain flexibility) 2. 3rm back squat (lower body maximal strength) 3. 60-second max repetitions back extension w/25lb plate (low back/posterior chain endurance) 4. hamstring mobility assessment 5. 1.5-mile open run (aerobic capacity) 6. 5k run w/50lb ruck (aerobic/anaerobic capacity) - Contact us on Facebook and Instagram @hillpursuit, and email at [email protected]