CUSTOMIZED MOUNTAIN FITNESS COACHING
Customized mountain fitness coaching for Western hunters who want their training built around their current fitness, schedule, equipment, limitations, hunt dates, terrain, and goals.
This Is Not a Generic Workout Plan
A pre-built training plan is a great place to start. But some hunters need more than a set program.
Maybe you have a specific hunt coming up. Maybe your schedule is inconsistent. Maybe you’re dealing with old injuries, limited equipment, limited time, altitude concerns, or a hunt that is coming faster than you’d like.
Customized Mountain Fitness Coaching is built around your actual life, your actual body, and your actual hunt.
Your plan is built around :
- Your current fitness level
- Your hunt dates
- Your available equipment
- Your work and family schedule
- Your injury history and limitations
- Your terrain, elevation, and pack demands
- Your strength, endurance, mobility, and recovery needs
Training Plans vs. Custom Coaching
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Choose Training Plans If…
VIEW TRAINING PLANS- You want an affordable, proven system you can follow on your own.
- You want a clear monthly training plan
- You can follow a structured program independently
- You want Bodyweight, Minimal Gear, or Full Gym options
- You want to start training today
- You don't need weekly custom adjustments
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Choose Custom Coaching If…
START CUSTOM COACHINGYou want Matt to build and adjust your training around your actual preparation.
Include:
- You want a plan built around your body and schedule
- You have a specific hunt on the calendar
- You need accountability and direction
- You have limitations, injuries, or equipment constraints
- You want your training adjusted as life and season demands change
What You Get With Customized Mountain Fitness Coaching
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Custom Training Plan
Your program is built around your current fitness, schedule, equipment, limitations, hunt dates, terrain, and goals.
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Weekly Check-Ins
You’ll check in each week so I can see what is working, what needs adjusting, and where we need to go next.
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Program Adjustments
Your plan can be adjusted around soreness, fatigue, missed workouts, travel, work stress, progress, and changing season demands.
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Strength Training for the Mountain
Leg strength, posterior chain, core, upper body durability, pack-out strength, and overall resilience.
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Conditioning for Real Hunting Demands
Aerobic base, climbing capacity, step-ups, loaded pack work, intervals when appropriate, and long-day stamina.
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Mobility and Durability Work
Simple, useful work to help keep your hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, and back moving well enough to train consistently.
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Loaded Pack and Mountain-Specific Work
When appropriate, your plan may include loaded carries, step-ups, incline work, hiking, or other hunt-specific conditioning.
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Pre-Hunt Peaking
As your hunt gets closer, the plan shifts so you show up prepared, confident, and recovered — not beat up.
The Mountain Doesn't Test One Thing
Mountain hunting isn't just cardio. It isn't just leg strength. It isn't just toughness.
The mountain tests your ability to climb, descend, carry weight, recover, stay mobile, repeat hard efforts, and keep making good decisions when the day gets long.
Your training will include these focus areas:
- Leg strength
- Aerobic capacity
- Muscular endurance
- Pack-out readiness
- Mobility and durability
- Recovery
- Core strength
- Archery stability when needed
- Confidence under fatigue
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CUSTOMIZED MOUNTAIN FITNESS COACHING
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How It Works
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Step 1: Purchase Custom Coaching
Click Start Custom Coaching and complete checkout.
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Step 2: Complete Your Intake Form
Within 24 hours after checkout, you’ll receive a detailed intake form covering your hunt, current fitness, available equipment, schedule, injury history, limitations, goals, and season timeline.
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Step 3: Matt Builds Your Plan
I’ll review your intake and build your custom training plan around your actual situation.
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Step 4: Train and Check In Weekly
You’ll follow the plan and check in each week so I can see how your body is responding.
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Step 5: Adjust and Progress
Your training can be adjusted based on fatigue, soreness, missed workouts, travel, schedule changes, progress, and your hunt timeline.
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Step 6: Show Up Ready
The goal is to arrive at your hunt stronger, more durable, better conditioned, and prepared for the mountain ahead.
Why Work With Matt?
BUILT FROM TRAINING + THE MOUNTAIN
I’ve spent more than 30 years coaching strength, conditioning, endurance, and nutrition, and more than 34 years hunting and guiding Western big game.
That combination matters because mountain hunting is not just fitness. It is strength, endurance, mobility, durability, recovery, and decision-making working together.
Customized Mountain Fitness Coaching brings those worlds together so your training matches the hunt you are preparing for.
Credentials:
- I hold more than a dozen training & nutrition certifications, including the two most prestigious, NSCA-CSCS & NASM-PES
- 30+ years strength, conditioning, and nutrition coaching
- 34+ years Western big game hunting experience
- Former elite leve endurance athlete
- 2X National Physique Qualifier
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I sign up?
Within 24 hours after checkout, you’ll receive a detailed intake form. Once that is complete, I’ll review your information and build your custom training plan around your current fitness, schedule, equipment, limitations, hunt dates, and goals.
Is there a minimum commitment?
No, this is a month by month option. However, I strongly recommend a 3-month minimum commitment to give us enough time to build, progress, adjust, and prepare with purpose.
Do I need a gym?
No. Your plan can be built around bodyweight training, minimal equipment, a home gym, or full gym access.
How many days per week will I train?
That depends on your schedule, current fitness, goals, and hunt timeline. Most hunters will train 3–5 days per week, but the plan is built around what is realistic for you.
Can you work around injuries or limitations?
In most cases, yes. You’ll share your injury history and limitations in the intake form. This is not medical care or physical therapy, but your training can often be modified around old injuries, pain points, and movement limitations.
Is this only for elk hunters?
No. This can be built for elk, mule deer, bear, sheep, goat, antelope, backpack hunts, rifle hunts, archery hunts, or general Western mountain readiness.
How is this different from the regular training plans?
The regular training plans give you a proven structure to follow on your own. Custom Coaching gives you a plan built and adjusted around your body, schedule, equipment, hunt dates, limitations, and goals.
Can I combine this with your nutrition plans?
Yes. Nutrition can be paired with your training if your goal includes fat loss, better energy, better recovery, or better in-season fueling.