blog: coaches corner

We’re halfway through Ski Fit 2025, and the gains are stacking up. Each phase—Build, Charge, Grind, Sustain, and Cool Down—is designed to work together to create stronger, more resilient athletes ready for the unpredictability of the mountain. From explosive Oly lifts and lung-burning intervals to endurance-building grinds and sustainable aerobic work, every session is shaping you into a fitter, more capable skier ready to charge into winter.

The big picture for the next six weeks of Ski Fit are outlined as follows: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are our main Ski Fit days. Each day has a theme and purpose, and coalesces with a complete package on a weekly basis of the main elements being trained to get you ready for the slopes come the end of November. 

Build - Daily 1 rep max test on 2 of our Build days. This does not mean that every time you do the lift, you will set a new personal record. You may find that your weight week to week changes, up and down. This is totally normal and to be expected. There are many factors as to why this happens, but just chalk it up to fluctuations in lifestyle and energy, readiness to train etc...Some days are better than others and we are not always peaking.

An opportunity exists, every day. It exists because you have put yourself in a position to make a difference, you showed up. That is actually the easy part.

Returning to the gym after injury or illness can be physically and mentally challenging, but with supportive coaching, open communication, and a focus on consistency and modification, Targhee Athletics members have found it to be a powerful path to recovery, confidence, and long-term well-being.

Build - Functional strength gets thrown around a lot. It has become a buzzword to attract people away from a more traditional bodybuilding style of training.

Build - Back to some basics. There are always phases in training, some are harder then others, some are more novel then others.

The 2025 Targhee Athletics Health Challenge is coming to a conclusion. Hopefully it has been a success, in helping make some sustainable changes, creating new and improved habits and just generally wholesome and good.

It has been awhile since we tested some heavy singles…So we may as well take advantage of it. Three of our strength days are going to be based off of what we tested.

Each exercise we do, has a specific thing we are looking achieve. With each exercise we do, there is a full range of motion associated with it that is optimal for that particular exercise.