PATHFINDER Horizon Long Distance and STAR Course Training Program

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 3: Grind and Grip

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 3: Grind and Grip

Your hips and back get more work this week through step-ups and pressing movements. These mimic climbing and prolonged marching. The pressing...
HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 1 : Horizon Foundations

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 1 : Horizon Foundations

This first strength session lays the groundwork for your Horizon training cycle. The priority is posture and control under your ruck load...
HORIZON CORE | Week 9: Not Tired

HORIZON CORE | Week 9: Not Tired

Fatigue doesn’t ask for permission. It just shows up. This week, you're likely running low. That’s by design. But when the body...
HORIZON CORE | Week 7: Cadence Core

HORIZON CORE | Week 7: Cadence Core

Cadence isn’t just about speed -- you're also building control. This session links your deep core and hip flexors to the rhythm...
HORIZON CORE | Week 6: Posture Under Straps

HORIZON CORE | Week 6: Posture Under Straps

Stronger isn’t always carrying heavier. Sometimes it’s just carrying better. By Week 6, the ruck weight hasn’t changed, but how you hold...
HORIZON CORE | Week 5: Eccentric Core Control

HORIZON CORE | Week 5: Eccentric Core Control

Long descents punish the unprepared. Downhill, every step is a controlled fall and your body has to decelerate load with every foot-strike....
HORIZON CORE | Week 4: Scapular Lock

HORIZON CORE | Week 4: Scapular Lock

If your shoulders cave, your lungs follow and lessen how much oxygen you get. This session targets the serratus, lats, and lower...
HORIZON CORE | Week 2: Anti-Rotation Primer

HORIZON CORE | Week 2: Anti-Rotation Primer

When fatigue sets in, hip and core rotation are the first things to go. And once your trunk starts twisting under the...
HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 12: The Finish Line

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 12: The Finish Line

This final week of the Horizon strength program is about activation only, if you even choose to do this workout at all...
HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 11: Stay Ready

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 11: Stay Ready

You're almost to the finish line! This week's strength workout is meant to refine your movements, so use light weights. You'll do...
HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 10: Posture Under Fatigue

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 10: Posture Under Fatigue

This is your final peak week in Horizon. Your volume tapers slightly, but the workout emphasis stays on your trunk endurance and...
HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 9: Fortress

HORIZON STRENGTH | Week 9: Fortress

At Week 9 in Horizon Strength, you've reached peak posture and core prep. Many of these exercises are very similar to work...