so if you're a hiker or a mountaineer you may have figured out
by now that simply going out and practicing that activity
isn't the most optimal way to actually get prepared
and when you google these kind of things or talk to your friends most of them
will say just go out and go hiking throw a backpack on
and the problem with that is more difficult
now more than ever i mean most of us can't get out
and hike on the weekends because of quarantine restrictions and so forth
a lot of the gyms are closed so there's more barriers to getting fit
and staying fit for the mountains than there ever has been before
so rather than just relying on the few times that you can actually get out and
go hiking and climbing you want to train specifically the
muscles the muscle groups and the movements that are relevant
to getting up and down mountains and that way
when it comes to you actually getting out onto the trail you're more
capable and confident of actually doing what matters
which is completing the trip more importantly having a good time
and making it all the way back safely and that's really
why i developed this program called hikestrong which i've
been developing forever you might have noticed in a video about nine months ago
i mentioned releasing this program but i have been
reiterating it testing it using it on my own clients
and developing it over the last nine months and finally
now it's ready and that's what i'm going to tell you about in this video
perhaps the thing i'm most excited about when it comes to hike strong is that we
are releasing it on our new app based platform so i'm going to bring
it up here and you can have a look inside the app
this makes everything so much easier you will still get
the full pdf to keep forever when you buy hike strong
but for the eight weeks or the initial eight weeks of doing hike strong
it will be on the app so let's dive in and have a look at some of the features
and what makes this so much easier to do and so much easier to follow
so when you purchase hikestrong you'll get an invitation to download the app
this is a third-party platform that i've dumped all of my training into and
you'll see hike strong loaded up there with the middle ground
schedule so there's three different schedules to choose from
with hike strong and the middle ground is the one that i recommend for most
people because that's designed for most people
so when you log in you'll see the plan which goes
through everything you need to know there's a full 20 minute instructional
video there that really dives into how to select the sets and reps to be able
to personalize the program for you and i think that's
super important something that gets overlooked a lot
i show you exactly how to develop and progress through each of these
exercises how to choose your progressions where to start
and where to aim for so that you can actually get the benefit
out of the strength building component in this program also under the plan
you'll have some details on progressive overload and that's one of the key
things that makes this program so unique and so effective so there's a
bunch of information on that both in the video
and in the in the plan here then we go into 'time under tension'
this is another really important part of building strength
also in the plan section is my video which is exclusive
to my programs called my top 10 tips for hiking as training
and if you're new to hiking if you're a beginner
this is worth the value of the program in and of itself so i highly recommend
you jump in and check out that video i think you'll learn a lot from that one
one of the things that probably took the most time in developing this program
is doing multiple progressions for every single exercise so
for every exercise within the Hike Strong program there's at least
two sometimes five or even six progressions
for you to start from the beginner progression and build serious strength
don't cut corners start with the easy one and build up
strength over time and within the app version of the program
there is even extra progressions and alternate exercises say if you don't
have a certain piece of equipment or if you don't have space to perform that
exercise there's lots of different alternatives
for you to try out should that be the case all of my youtube videos are
plugged into the app so you don't have to switch
between the pdf and youtube like you used to with the
old programs now you simply click one button we've got
timers there all of the sets and reps and information
on one page and when you've completed the exercise you just hit
next and you go on to the next one many of the exercises require you to put
information in this is for me to be able to see
where you're at to get some information to improve my programs in
the future and also it's great for you to be able
to track your progress and see when you're doing more sets and more
reps and potentially more weight as you build strength
through the eight weeks another thing that i'm pretty stoked on
is the testing component is now included in the app
so that's going to make testing a lot easier basically
you log in watch the video plug in your details and your
stats from the test and then we've got them there forever you can always come
back to that and complete another round of testing i
recommend doing testing at the start and at the end of
the program and that's very useful for me to be able to prove to you how
effective this training was some of the feedback we've had so far
from people going through the testing and development
phase of this program is that they're feeling more balanced they're feeling
lighter on trail they're having less or no instances
where they're feeling pain in their knees hips and ankles
which means they're able to get out to the mountains and really be present
when they're out there on the weekends and not have to worry about
pain and soreness and stiffness in their body they can just get out
and enjoy the mountains and enjoy the time hiking which
is great for me to hear so who is this program for
well it's best for people who have gone through the elements program and
especially for those who want to develop the strength component a little bit more
so for me the main aim of this program was firstly to prevent
injuries so to really mountain proof the hips knees and ankles
but secondly to enable people to feel like they were
now ready to be able to drop everything pack their bag and go out to the
mountains whenever that opportunity came up whilst
this program is doable for just about anyone i really
focused on people that are around my age and older i'm 35
now and the one thing that i noticed that as i got
older i was a little bit more susceptible to being injured
many of you have reached my age or older might be thinking
that i wish i made the most of the mountains when i was younger because
that's when i was the most capable i'm telling you even at 40 50 60 you
could be more capable than when you were in your 20s if you
develop the strength and follow the directions of this program
because this is designed precisely for the needs of hikers
and takes into account our modern lifestyles where we spend
the vast majority of our time sitting and not moving in free
full ranges of motion so if you're looking to build hiking specific
strength and conditioning for the mountains and you like my approach and
style to training i encourage you to check out the webpage
for hike strong you'll see some testimonials from people who have gone
through this program and others as well as in faqs which will pretty
much answer any question you have about Hike Strong going forward so
thanks guys for watching i'm looking forward to finding out how you did in
the program please give me touch if you have any questions you can find me on
instagram i answer every direct message so
hit me up there or send me an email on chase at basecampfit.com i'll see you on the summit