XIP Training & Ridgeline Athlete

Hunting
Coach
Adrian Guyer

This 8 week program is designed to take the backcountry hunter into the fall seasons with all of the tools they need to dominate in the mountains, both mentally and physically. The program places an emphasis on being stronger and having the capacity to go longer day after day, sometimes for weeks or months at a time.

Safe and effective training sessions built for the hunter athlete by a professional coach.Trust that your training program has been tested and proven over decades with other backcountry athletes and coaches.The BC Hunter program safely guides athletes as you build strength, power, agility, endurance, work capacity, mobility and movement capacity while being coached through every movement, every step of the way. The training is designed for the demands of backcountry hunting and places an emphasis on building a more durable athlete for the mtns, not just for the gym.*Athletes will need access to resistance training equipment such as DB's, KBs, suspension straps, sandbags, continuous loop bands, a pack for rucking, step up box or sturdy cooler, cardio equipment (fanbike, rower, treadmill, or mtn bike)

Features
6 sessions per week
Must use App app to view and log training
Program Training
Equipment
Recommended
Athletes will need access to resistance training equipment such as DB's // KBs // suspension straps // sandbags // continuous loop bands // a pack for rucking // step up box or sturdy cooler // cardio equipment (fanbike // rower // treadmill // or mtn bike)
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Sample Week
Week 1 of 8-week program
Sunday
Week 1 Day 1

A

FAQ: How to view exercise videos, swap exercises & log your performance.

B

FAQ: How to view exercise videos in a circuit.

Conditioning

C

Ridgeline Warm Up

Complete the following moving seamlessly from one movement to the next. 2 min Cardio - Row, Ride, Run 10 Jumping Jacks 4 Inchworm, push up, spiderman, squats 10 Supine Scorpion 8ea side Coil & Reach 4 Lunge Matrix 8 Pogo to Crossover 30 Leaning High Knees 10 Sky Jumps

D1

90/90 Roundabout

2 x 10

D2

Prone Y's & T's - Chest Supported

2 x 20

D3

KB SL Transfer - Foot and Ankle Strength

2 x 30

D4

Pallof Crossover Walk Outs - Band

2 x 30

E

Goblet Squat 1-min Test

F1

DB Iso Lunge

2 x 30

F2

Isometric Push Up

2 x 45

F3

ISO SL Hip Extension - Band

2 x 45

F4

TRX Isometric Incline Row

2 x 1:00

Conditioning

G

Nasal Only Reverse Hike/Sled Drag + Farmer Carry

Complete 3 Rounds: Complete 2 minutes of Reverse Hike or Sled Drag and then 40 yds of Farmer Carry. Repeat this 4 times for a total of 8 minutes and 160yds of Carry. If you don't have a sled or a treadmill you can walk backwards up a hill, attach a rope to an old tire or drag a sandbag on the grass to provide the resistance needed. Be creative!

Recovery

H

5 Way Wall Stretch

1 round on each side, spend 15-20s or more on each movement Windmill Hold w/ Neck Rotation T-Spine Rotation Hold w/ Neck Rotations Hip Flexor Stretch Rocking Hamstring Stretch Adductor Stretch w/ Reach

Monday
 Week 1 Day 2

Warm Up

A

Ridgeline Warm Up

Complete the following moving seamlessly from one movement to the next. 2 min Cardio - Row, Ride, Run 10 Jumping Jacks 4 Inchworm, push up, spiderman, squats 10 Supine Scorpion 8ea side Coil & Reach 4 Lunge Matrix 8 Pogo to Crossover 30 Leaning High Knees 10 Sky Jumps

B1

90/90 Band Reach and Rotate

2 x 8

B2

Tripedal Up & Over - Hip Strength

2 x 8

B3

KB Transverse Press - 1/2 kneeling

2 x 10

B4

Dead Bug - Band

2 x 24

C

Fanbike 5 min Aerobic Capacity Test - VO2 Max

Work Capacity

D

Complete as many rounds as you can in the prescribed time while maintaining the fastest pace you can sustain. 15 Minutes 15 cal Row or Fanbike Ride or 250m run 4 Deadlifts (Choose a Hex Bar, BB Sumo, or conventional BB Deadlift, or a kickstand variation) 4 Sandbag Squat Cleans (Hold it up there and go right into your step ups after the last rep of cleans) 8 Sandbag Front Rack Step Ups (4ea side) 8 Hand Release Push Ups 12 Lizards *Click on the video thumbnail below to see all of the exercise listed above*

Conditioning

E

Treadmill Nasal Only Reverse Hike

5 min Reverse Hike If you don't have access to a treadmill you can simply walk backwards on flat ground with a pack or weight vest or even better on a slight incline. Do this with nasal only breathing for the required time.

Conditioning

F

Recovery - No Equipment

Perform 1 set of each of the following movements. Circuit 1: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 45s/ea Lizard to Hamstring Stretch - 5ea Rocking Groin Stretch - 5ea Quad Stretch - Kneeling - 45s/ea Circuit 2: Foot Fascial Release - 45s/ea Leaning Crossover Stretch - 30s/ea Pectoral Wall Stretch - 30s/ea T-Spine Rotation On Wall - 30s/ea Circuit 3: Sidelying Windmills - 6ea Sphynx Pose - 1 min 90/90 Hip Flow - 6ea Cat/Cow Spinal Flow - 10ea direction

Tuesday
Week 1 Day 3

Warm Up

A

Ridgeline Warm Up

2-3 min. ride, row, or light run Quad Walk + Knee to Chest (6 each side) Reaching Ham (6 each side) Walking Hydrants (8 each side) Lunge w/ Inside Touch (6 each side) Spider-Mans (5 each side) Squats (10 full and 10 pulsing) Push-Ups (15 reps)

B1

Walking Lunge w/ Hydrant - Forward & Reverse

2 x 6

B2

Pulsing Step Up

2 x 12

B3

Prone Supermans

2 x 15

B4

Pallof Crossover Walk Outs - Band

2 x 4

C1

Split Stance or Kickstand SA RDL

3 x 7

C2

Band Broad Jump

3 x 4

C3

DB SA Bent Over Row w/Raised Leg

3 x 8

C4

DB Hang Snatch - Muscle Snatch

3 x 3

Work Capacity

D

A shorter work capacity circuit here that you will be able to move at a faster pace through as compared with day 2. 10 Minutes: 5ea Alternating Step Up 4ea SA DB Push Press 40yds Farmer Carry - DB 10cal Fanbike (*You can swap out the fanbike with a 10cal row or a 200m run.)

Recovery

E

5 Way Wall Stretch

1 round on each side, spend 15-20s or more on each movement Windmill Hold w/ Neck Rotation T-Spine Rotation Hold w/ Neck Rotations Hip Flexor Stretch Rocking Hamstring Stretch Adductor Stretch w/ Reach

Wednesday
Week 1 Day 4

Warm Up

A

Ridgeline Warm Up

2-3 min. ride, row, or light run Quad Walk + Knee to Chest (6 each side) Reaching Ham (6 each side) Walking Hydrants (8 each side) Lunge w/ Inside Touch (6 each side) Spider-Mans (5 each side) Squats (10 full and 10 pulsing) Push-Ups (15 reps)

Recovery

B

Recovery - No Equipment

Perform 1 set of each of the following movements. Circuit 1: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 45s/ea Lizard to Hamstring Stretch - 5ea Rocking Groin Stretch - 5ea Quad Stretch - Kneeling - 45s/ea Circuit 2: Leaning Crossover Stretch - 30s/ea Pectoral Wall Stretch - 30s/ea T-Spine Rotation On Wall - 30s/ea Circuit 3: Sidelying Windmills - 6ea Sphynx Pose - 1 min 90/90 Hip Flow - 6ea

Thursday
Week 1 Day 5

Prep

A

Ridgeline Warm Up

Complete the following moving seamlessly from one movement to the next. 2 min Cardio - Row, Ride, Run 10 Jumping Jacks 4 Inchworm, push up, spiderman, squats 10 Supine Scorpion 8ea side Coil & Reach 4 Lunge Matrix 8 Pogo to Crossover 30 Leaning High Knees 10 Sky Jumps

B1

Foot Fascial Release - Lacrosse Ball

2 x 45

B2

Supported Hip Airplanes

2 x 10

B3

Eccentric SL Calf Raise - 2 up 1 Down

2 x 6

B4

Prisoner T-Spine Rotate and Reach

2 x 6

B5

DB Front to Lat Delt Raise

2 x 8

B6

Dead Bug - Band

2 x 24

C

Hex or DB Carry - Test

Work Capacity

D

Today's work capacity circuit will place greater emphasis on your muscular endurance than seen in day 2. This means reps are higher & loads will be lighter in each movement. It won't be complex, in some ways it might be a bit boring, but it's vital that you work at a pace that is challenging but also sustainable for the prescribed time. 15 Minutes: 0.1 Mile DB Farmer Incline Hike (*If you don't have a treadmill you can just swap out with a 15 cal fanbike or 15 cal row, or you can throw on a pack and complete a .1 mile ruck with 25-35% of BW in the pack. ) 10 Goblet Squat - DB 10 TRX Incline Row 4ea DB SA Clean and Press

E1

DB Curls - Bilateral

3 x 8

E2

Tricep Extension - Band

3 x 10

E3

DB Reverse Fly

3 x 8

Recovery

F

5 Way Wall Stretch

1 round on each side, spend 15-20s or more on each movement Windmill Hold w/ Neck Rotation T-Spine Rotation Hold w/ Neck Rotations Hip Flexor Stretch Rocking Hamstring Stretch Adductor Stretch w/ Reach

Friday
Steady State Ruck

A

Steady State Ruck - Zone 2

Conditioning

B

Recovery - No Equipment

Perform 1 set of each of the following movements. Circuit 1: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 45s/ea Lizard to Hamstring Stretch - 5ea Rocking Groin Stretch - 5ea Quad Stretch - Kneeling - 45s/ea Circuit 2: Foot Fascial Release - 45s/ea Leaning Crossover Stretch - 30s/ea Pectoral Wall Stretch - 30s/ea T-Spine Rotation On Wall - 30s/ea Circuit 3: Sidelying Windmills - 6ea Sphynx Pose - 1 min 90/90 Hip Flow - 6ea

Saturday
Week 1 Day 7

Warm Up

A

Ridgeline Warm Up

2-3 min. ride, row, or light run Quad Walk + Knee to Chest (6 each side) Reaching Ham (6 each side) Walking Hydrants (8 each side) Lunge w/ Inside Touch (6 each side) Spider-Mans (5 each side) Squats (10 full and 10 pulsing) Push-Ups (15 reps)

Recovery

B

Recovery - No Equipment

Perform 1 set of each of the following movements. Circuit 1: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch - 45s/ea Lizard to Hamstring Stretch - 5ea Rocking Groin Stretch - 5ea Quad Stretch - Kneeling - 45s/ea Circuit 2: Leaning Crossover Stretch - 30s/ea Pectoral Wall Stretch - 30s/ea T-Spine Rotation On Wall - 30s/ea Circuit 3: Sidelying Windmills - 6ea Sphynx Pose - 1 min 90/90 Hip Flow - 6ea

Backcountry Hunter 8 Week Preseason Program