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Chris Butler · 02-24-2011, 05:18 PM

I do R&D for a backcountry company. What I find helps me the most is Olympic lifts, heavy squats, strongman training and especially HEAVY sandbag getups.
I train everything EDT style.

This past summer I fractured my foot. I usually rely on mountain biking and hiking for my cardio. I did significantly less cardio coming into this season and I'm a whole lot faster on the skintrack than past seasons. As much as 45min. faster on "Worker laps".

I think max strength is the most important quality to train for followed by armoring.

Sorry, I don't know anything about Crossfit other than it's injury rate is obscene.

02-24-2011, 05:18 PM	#2
Chris Butler Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Teton Valley,Idaho Posts: 96	I do R&D for a backcountry company. What I find helps me the most is Olympic lifts, heavy squats, strongman training and especially HEAVY sandbag getups. I train everything EDT style. This past summer I fractured my foot. I usually rely on mountain biking and hiking for my cardio. I did significantly less cardio coming into this season and I'm a whole lot faster on the skintrack than past seasons. As much as 45min. faster on "Worker laps". I think max strength is the most important quality to train for followed by armoring. Sorry, I don't know anything about Crossfit other than it's injury rate is obscene.