Frank · 62
Turned down a heli-ski trip. Later skied the Alps for a week straight.
Frank had to turn down a heli-ski trip. He knew his body couldn't handle it, so he said no.
We went to work on multi-planar strength and all-day endurance capacity. Not bench press. The kind of strength that holds up on real terrain, run after run.
A while later he flew to the French Alps and skied a week straight. Hard terrain. No missed days. Keeping up with skiers half his age.
That's the day 3 test, passed for a full week.
Collin · 33
Splitboarded a technical peak. Descended a gnarly bike trail the next day. Climbed 2,800 ft back up.
Collin opened his winter with a 2,000-foot vertical, 6-mile backcountry snowboard mission and felt great.
Then he summited and splitboarded a technical peak he'd been chasing for years. The next day he descended a gnarly, technical trail on his mountain bike — and climbed 2,800 feet back up. No recovery days needed.
Different sports, back to back, no drop-off. That's what happens when your training matches what the mountain asks for.