BUILT BY A LONG DISTANCE HIKER & STRENGTH COACH
Zero to trail ready in 12 weeks
The system I used to prepare for over 4000km of hiking around the world
Hike more miles and feel in control on the trail within 30 days- or your money back
Feel a difference within 1 month.
Transform your hiking and become more trail resilient within 12 weeks.
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You want to control when you need breaks and don’t want to wonder if you’re actually fit enough to finish.
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Your legs give out on the descents: knees aching, quads burning, feel are throbbing…
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You have a big trek planned but no real idea how to train for it. You're doing cardio and hoping for the best.
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You're scared of your body being the limiting factor - or slowing the group down
THE REAL PROBLEM
CARDIO WON'T SAVE YOU ON THE TRAIL
Most hikers just do more hiking or more running to prepare. That's not the full picture.
Just hiking more
Running doesn't build the eccentric leg strength you need for long descents. Your knees find out the hard way on day 3.
Running for "hiking fitness"
Running doesn't build the eccentric leg strength you need for long descents. Your knees find out the hard way on day 3.
Generic gym programs
Bench press and bicep curls don't transfer to 8-hour days with a pack. You get fitter — just not for the trail.
What breaks hikers down isn't cardio fitness. It's lack of trail-specific muscular endurance, joint stability, and leg strength. That's exactly what this program builds
HOW IT WORKS
BUILT AROUND HOW HIKING ACTUALLY FEELS
Strength That Transfers to Trail
3 structured workouts of 60 minutes a week, designed for the real demands of hiking — climbs, descents, long days, heavy packs.
Never guess what to do in the gym
New programming every 6 weeks so your body keeps adapting. You go from struggling at 10km to owning 40.
Know How to Fuel and Move
Expert tips on hydration, nutrition, pacing and more — so you're not guessing when it actually matters on the mountain.
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FEEL BETTER ON THE TRAIL IN 30 DAYS — OR YOUR MONEY BACK
Follow the program for 30 days. If you don't feel a genuine difference on the trail, I'll refund you. No hoops, no fine print. If it's not the right fit, you shouldn't pay for it
Standard
$29/ month
Get the program, expert tips, bank of exercise videos and an app to log everything
Premium
$109/ month
Everything in STANDARD+ direct access to me so you can directly ask your questions regarding your situation, wether it’s for extra fueling tips, specific issues or more.
Why I built this
I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOUR BODY LETS YOU DOWN
I started hiking and fell completely in love with it. Then my body started falling apart: plantar fasciitis, IT band syndrome , achilles tendonitis.I had a Phys Ed degree and a personal training license. I knew how training worked. But I wasn't training for hiking — and there's a difference. I had to figure out what actually transfers from the gym to the trail the hard way.I spent 2 years of trial and error.Until I figured it out: that’s when I went from struggling through 10km to completing a 42km day with a full pack. Not because I got fitter in the traditional sense. Because I finally trained the right way for the right thing.Since then: 3,000km across 12 countries. 800km+ above 4,000m. Hitchhiked from Malaysia to Everest Base Camp. Solo trekked the O Circuit, Huayhuash, Santa Cruz, and climbed to 6000m+.I helped my father go from zero hiking experience to completing the Salkantay Trek in Peru. And I helped my girlfriend — recovering from an MCL tear, ACL tear, and femur fracture — get to Everest Base Camp.You don't start at the finish line. But you can build toward it in a way that actually works.
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Stephane went from ZERO EXPERIENCE → SALKANTAY TREK, PERU
(20km+ per day, multiple days in a row)
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MCL tear • ACL tear • FEMUR FRACTURE → EVEREST BASE CAMP
Recovering from three serious injuries made EBC feel impossible.
10KM PAINFUL → 42KM WITH A FULL PACK
O-Circuit in 4 days with a 15kg pack, covering over 32km per day
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