PowderStrong
Strength and Conditioning for Sliding Athletes
PowderStrong at MTN STRNG (aka Wasatch Fitness Academy) is back for the 2024-25 ski season, and we’re starting in mid-September.
What is PowerStrong?
PowderStrong is our seasonal program, blending the best in strength and conditioning to give skiers and snowboarders their best-ever winter on the snow.
We keep our sessions small – capped at 10 people per session, so everyone gets the necessary coaching for good technique, modifications for injuries or limitations, and a chance to build friendships and meet others who live to spend their time in the mountains.
This isn’t endless squats and lunges – although we definitely use those exercises.
We also build strength in the hamstrings and glutes to ensure knees are good-to-go all season. We build the postural muscles of the back so they don’t fatigue with long days in the powder and moguls.
We even build the shoulders and arms for stronger poling on the skin track, and for the durability to not get hurt from a crash.
And yes, we train the core. Oh, so much core.
Ready to get #powderstrong? Start here.
What are the workouts like?
PowderStrong sessions are all 60 minutes long, and start with a “flow” phase to get the major joints of the body moving. If it’s early and we just got out of bed, or it’s the end of a day spent sitting in front of the computer, we need to address that stiffness before we get into more challenging work.
We then go through a warm-up, usually about 10 minutes long, that addresses the muscles that we’ll use during that session.
Next, we have a block of strength work – focusing on two or three muscle groups or body parts, usually for about 20 minutes.
Then we spend another 20 minutes or so working on athleticism (jumping, explosiveness, balance, etc.) and/or chassis integrity (core strength from the hips to the shoulders).
Some sessions will feel harder than others, but every workout is designed specifically to build on the one before it, and to prepare for what’s coming next.
And every session is focused on preparing you for your strongest, fastest, and most fun winter in the snow.
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The details...location, schedule, getting started.
Location: We’re at 3579 S. Main Street, in South Salt Lake.
The rest of the details, well, they’re in flux at the moment.
We’ll have sessions M-F, mornings and evenings.
We’ll keep our sessions small, capped at 10 people per session.
With your registration, you’ll have access to the entire digital version of the PowderStrong program, so you can still keep with the workouts even if you’re traveling, or life forces you to miss an in-person session with us.
We’ll start in late September, peak in mid-December, and have options to continue to build or move into maintenance after that.
Getting started with PowderStrong takes three steps:
1. Complete the “I want in!” form.
2. Complete a 30-minute Assessment and Strategy Session – our chance together to ensure PowderStrong is a good fit.
3. Complete the On-Ramp for PowderStrong, 4 sessions to get familiar with our facility, primary exercises, and our staff, so we can jump right into the deep stuff.
If you’ve trained with us in the past, we’ll handle the Assessment and On-Ramp on an individualized basis – the ultimate goal is that everyone who joins has an amazing experience in getting #powderstrong.
Questions?
Email: Michael@mtnstrng.com
Text: 385-722-4522