MTNTOUGH + STONE GLACIER = HEAVY PACK WORKOUT 3.0
Requirements: grit, determination and a Stone Glacier pack of your choice
We asked our friends at MTNTOUGH to step it up a notch this year, and they rose to the challenge to bring you the MTNTOUGH HEAVY PACK WORKOUT 3.0. This workout will increase your stamina and strength, and help prepare all of us for a demanding backcountry hunt this fall. It's still not too late to get ripped and ready for whatever may come our way.
“Since we partnered with the crew at MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab back in 2019, we’ve enjoyed watching our shared community of mountain athletes grow,” says Stone Glacier Marketing Director Lyle Hebel. “For the past four years, we’ve seen athletes from around the world download the workouts and come together with a shared mission of hunting hard.”
Like all MTNTOUGH programming, HEAVY PACK WORKOUT 3.0 was carefully designed, tested and re-tested to ensure a full body, sweat-heavy regime that includes mobility, balance and endurance exercises to replicate conditions you may face in the mountains.
“HEAVY PACK WORKOUT 3.0 takes a tried-and-true program and adds more challenges for high-level conditioning that you can complete in a short period of time in your backyard or local track,” said MTNTOUGH founder Dustin Diefenderfer. “It hits every muscle group, and I think you’ll be super impressed with the results. We definitely stand behind this new program, which is why we’ve added it to our MTNTOUGH Backcountry Hunter Training.”
So, grab your favorite Stone Glacier pack, throw some weight in, and get ready to gain stamina and strength with Heavy Pack 3.0.
If you want to get access to access MTNTHOUGH’s hunting fitness progressive programming, use code SG30DT at MTNTOUGH.com to get 30 days free after your 14-day free trial. Six weeks will give you a good amount of time to test out their programing and realize why we recommend all hunters do MTNTOUGH.
HEAVY PACK WORKOUT 3.0
Equipment Required:
- Pack loaded to approx. 20%-25% of bodyweight
- Box/Step/Cooler
THE WORKOUT
*Begin with a 5-7 minute dynamic warm up*
BUY IN: (Pack OFF) x 3 Rounds
- Pack over Burpees x 5/5
- Arm Haulers x 10
- Lateral Lunges (bodyweight) x 10/10
BLOCK 1: (Pack ON) x 5 Rounds
- Pack Lateral Step Overs x 10/10
- Pack Reverse Lunges x 10/10
- Pack Monkey Planks x 5/5
- Pack Squat Unders x 5/5
- Pack Get Ups x 5/5
BUY OUT: (Pack ON)
Pack Walking Lunges x 100
*complete 10 Pack Squats every 20 reps of Walking Lunges* = 50 Pack Squats total
**to increase difficulty, you can add dumbbells to the Step Overs and Reverse Lunges.
Now wipe that sweat off your brow. It’s time to repeat.
WHAT IS MTNTOUGH?
With 25+ programs to choose from, MTNTOUGH was created with the mountain athlete at its cornerstone, delivering science-backed workouts that incorporate decades of R&D with some of the most elite athletes in the world, including military members, backcounty hunters and outdoor adventurers. Each program is carefully calibrated to improve endurance, mobility and strength through coach-led and self-guided formats regardless of fitness level, age or outdoor pursuit.
Certified trainers and coaches like Alex Fichtler (Former U.S. Navy SEAL), retired Major Donny Bigham (Marine Corps and U.S. Army), Sarah Maschino (Division-1-soccer-player-turned-personal-trainer) and life-long backcountry hunter and founder Dustin Diefenderfer rigorously monitor athlete performance at the MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab located in Bozeman, Montana, and adjust MTNTOUGH programming to work for the entire MTNTOUGH community. Being MTNTOUGH means becoming a holistic athlete with additional programming available that includes nutrition, mental well-being and more.
Access all programs 24/7 via the MTNTOUGH+ app.
