Category: Strength Training

Home Strength Workout For Hikers

3/14/2025

Inside this article I share a simple (but very effective) home workout a hiker can use to improve their strength and endurance for the trail.

Strength Development And Hiking

1/20/2025

If you are wanting to unlock all the amazing benefits strength development can have for your hiking, please make sure you are doing the right things!
In this episode I explore a few different areas of training which people often say are 'strengthening' and weather they can actually count as 'strength training'

(To be very clear I LOVE all the types of training I mention in the podcast, for various reasons. But we need to be clear about what they are actually doing!)

A Better Approach To Strength Training For Mountaineers

1/17/2025

In this episode, I explore a method to structure and plan your strength training, which I believe is much more practical and effective than the 'traditional' approach many mountaineers take for their strength and endurance development.

Home Strength Workout For Hikers

11/21/2024

In this article I share a dead-simple strength workout a hiker can do in the comfort of their home.

All you need for this workout is a backpack and a step. And it can be a great option to help build up strength, control and stability for the trail.

This is how you do it:

The Best Hamstring Exercises For Hikers

10/15/2024

The hamstrings are an incredibly important muscle group for hikers.

Unfortunately, many hikers will often miss developing this area in their training.

To help, this article shares four fantastic hamstring strength exercises a hiker can incorporate into their routine.

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