Bergen or weighted fitness training is incredibly effective in supporting you to meet your overall fitness goals, but you need a strategy! In this video, Nick covers some expert tips
Weighted Fitness or Bergen Training Tips

All the great articles from the ‘weighted fitness’ category of the Elite Outdoor Fitness blog all in one place.
Bergen or weighted fitness training is incredibly effective in supporting you to meet your overall fitness goals, but you need a strategy! In this video, Nick covers some expert tips
Nick explains how to incorporate Bergen hill reps into your training program and what adaptations these sessions will make. How this also effects what components of physical fitness you are
Nick explains how Bergen work and weighted fitness can tax or cause effect against multiple systems compared to non-weighted events and training. The importance of recognising this effect and practicing within your training
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Nick talks through how, when and why you would add Weighted fitness training to your running cycle, how capable you need to be to cope with this addition to your training and when to implement it.
The second in a series of short videos that look at how to mentally prepare for any event.
The second in a series of short videos that look how to mentally prepare for any event.
The first in a series of short videos that look how to mentally prepare for any event.
Nick explains how to progress when training, specifically in strength and conditioning. Most people don’t reach their potential when starting from the basics.
In this audiobook Nick talks about safety kit, plus we give you our hills equipment list.
In this audiobook Nick looks at progressive weighted runs
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In this audiobook Nick looks at how to introduce weighted fitness to your programme.
In this audiobook Nick looks at Bergens, daysacks and boots.
Including or adding weighted fitness into a training program. No matter if you’re a triathlete or cyclist, these sessions can play a huge part in making you a stronger athlete.
How Elite Outdoor Fitness break their tempo sessions down and the effects these sessions have on your capacity with weight. These sessions are very specific and demanding and so Nick suggests when is appropriate to add to a training program.
When do you introduce Tempo 2 training sessions into your program? This video looks at the basics of training and how to prepare yourself for these very arduous but productive sessions.
In this video Nick runs through the best way to pack your Bergen for speed and safety.