Ep. 31: Shane Wallen - How to Specify Training for Your Sport

About this episode

Rich Froning discusses effective fitness programming with Shane Wallen and Angelo Dicicco, focusing on training elite athletes and backcountry hunting preparation.

In this episode of In Pursuit, Rich Froning sits down with former professional strength coach Shane Wallen (Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, 49ers) and Angelo Dicicco. The crew dives into the "art" of, and frustration behind, effective, high-level fitness programming, sharing insights from training elite athletes to developing custom routines for intense, brutal workouts. Rich also reflects on applying decades of training wisdom to backcountry hunting preparation. Connect with Rich Froning MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Rich Froning

Guest: Shane Wallen

Topics covered

• fitness programming
• elite athletes
• backcountry hunting
• strength training
• custom routines

Keywords

• fitness
• training
• athletes
• hunting
• strength coach
• programming
• workouts

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Organizations: Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, 49ers, MeatEater

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