Short reads from DPTs, trainers, ski instructors, and mountain athletes. The mechanics, programming choices, and opinions behind how Montis trains athletes for the mountain.
The library opens shortly. These are the first pieces being written.
Day one feels great. Day two you're a hero. Day three the quads quit by 2pm. Here's the mechanics of why, and how to fix it before the trip.
Single-leg squat depth, step-down quality, and the box-jump landing. What good looks like, what dysfunctional looks like, and what to fix first.
The middle week is where adaptation happens. It's also where motivation drops. Why the engine matters more than enthusiasm.
The graft is not stronger than the ACL you were born with, and it does not need to be. What gets the knee back is meeting the criteria: strength, control, and how it behaves under load.
Recovery scores are useful. They're also overweighted by people who let a number override how they actually feel. A practitioner's view.
If you can't hold the line, sometimes it's not your skiing. Sometimes it's your lateral chain. Here's how to tell the difference.
The quads get all the credit. The posterior chain does most of the work. Here's why, and what to train.
Most skiers train wrong in-season because they're still trying to build. In-season is about maintenance. Here's the rule.
The writing is the surface. Montis the app is the program.
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