Endurance Physio Strength and Preparation Training- Spring Session

The Endurance Physio Seasonal Performance Training classes are a 10-12 week sessions designed to optimize muscle, joint, and tendon health in addition to building stability and motor control for common recreational activities such as running, biking, and skiing. Many Missoulians are great at spending time breathing hard on the trails, but have trouble finding the time, equipment, and motivation to compliment the endurance training with more strength work. These classes are designed by our physical therapists with the goal of teaching sound lifting technique and appropriate progression and modification of what we think are the best "bang-for-your-buck" exercises.  We certainly don't advertise this as an "injury prevention" program, but it's a chance to work on lifting technique and progressive loading principles that will improve durability of tissues that often get overuse injury in endurance sports.  All of our strength classes have a primary focus on compound lifts for both upper and lower body as well as accessory lifts. They will vary in the exercise focus depending on the season and the popular upcoming sports. The classes are instructed by physical therapists and/or physical therapy and exercise physiology students and can be modified to fit many ability and experience levels. 

The focus of the Spring session is on progressive loading of the knees, hamstrings, and achilles with supplementary strengthening of the hips, core, and upper body for general balance. The primary lifts will be split squats, calf raises, deadlifts, knee extensions, and plyometric training for bone and tendon health and performance. Supplementary lifts will include a variety of glute and hip strengthening, ankle stabilization, and upper body strength/endurance.  This year, the Spring session will be 10 weeks of class 2x/week with a one week off during the week of Spring Break (total 20 classes).