For the backcountry hunter athlete who pushes their body hard all day long, day after day it's so important that you implement effective recovery strategies at days end to help you be more effective when you start all over again in the morning. This circuit will provide athletes with some examples of how I approach my recovery and flexibility after a hard day in the backcountry. These movement patterns have worked for me and many other athletes and likely will provide value for you as well. If you want help with your physical preparation don't hesitate to reach out to me at ridgelineathlete@gmail.com and we can talk about how you can start implementing a proven strength and conditioning plan today! Check us out at www.ridgelineathlete.com to see what we have to offer and give our free trial a shot.

Consistently exposing yourself to doing “hard things” , and putting yourself in challenging situations, will help you forge a more productive and fulfilling life. While packing out an elk on a solo archery hunt, I provide insights and give reasons for why you should be implementing more hard things into your life and how they will help you become a better version of yourself.

In this video Coach Guyer gives athletes an inside look at how he will be pivoting his training to prepare for a last minute solo elk hunt that is just 2 weeks out. He shares training tactics that will help you prepare should you find yourself in a similar situation while also providing insights about a year round approach to your training. https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/

Do you want to spot game quicker and more accurately this season? Did you know it's something you can train? In this video Coach Guyer takes you through one of his strategies for helping hunters see animals quicker and make faster more accurate decisions when shooting, especially when shooting at moving game in the woods. If you're a deer tracker who needs to make lightning fast shots at a running buck this training is a must for you to begin implementing today! Or maybe you don't hunt and you just want to improve your visual acuity to help you enhance your ability to quickly and accurately see the world around you. If so these strategies will provide great value in improving the longevity of your vision. https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/

In this circuit you will need a sandbag and your weapon of choice with a target set up to fire live rounds, arrows from your bow or dry firing if live shots are not possible. Complete 25 minutes of the following movements and reps as you work at the highest speed and intensity you can maintain. Alternate your shoulder with the sandbag each set. Beginners can decrease the time while veterans can add time to meet you at your current level of fitness. 80-100yd Shoulder & Carry 10 Lunge (Bag on shoulder) 10 Up & Over Push Ups 4 Squat Cleans 1 shot https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/

This 8 week program is designed to prepare the big woods hunter for the demands of big woods hunting. Whether you're a tracker, hiking in and out of remote stand locations, or stillhunting remote ridges and basins this program will prepare you for everything you will encounter. For more details click the link below to be directed to our website and online store. We can also set up a consultation to go over individualized training programs to help fine tune your training, recondition old injuries, or help prevent new ones so you can be stronger and hunt longer this season and for many more seasons to come. https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/

Here are the equipment needs for the Preaseason Big Woods Hunter program. This 8 week program is designed to prepare the big woods hunter for the demands of big woods hunting. Whether you're a tracker, hiking in and out of remote stand locations, stillhunting remote ridges and basins this program will prepare you for everything you will encounter. For more details click the link below to be directed to our website and online store. We can also create individualized programs to help fine tune your training, recondition old injuries, or help prevent new ones. https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/

Here I show a really simple approach to consuming raw liver. The biggest advantage being that you don’t have to thaw out an entire package of liver all at once. Rather, you can just pull out and thaw small daily portions as you want it. https://www.ridgelineathlete.com/