The Initial Assessment & Season Design Fee covers:

• Intake review

• Training history analysis

• Movement / strength assessment review

• Functional capacity assessment review

• Goal mapping

• Season planning

• Initial program build

• TrainingPeaks setup

This is an intensive process that requires a great deal of time and strategizing from your coach. The fee ensures all athletes get the best possible service.

Durability Lab 1:1 coaching is an ideal fit for:

• Mountain athletes (alpine climbers, backpackers/thru-hikers, trail runners, mountaineers).

• Athletes training for specific objectives, like a summit bid, race, or thru-hike.

• People willing to commit to structured progression.

It is not a good fit for:

• Casual exercisers.

• People looking for quick fixes.

• Those primarily concerned with physique.

• People unwilling to strength train.

The Durability Method™ is the product of strength and conditioning principles applied specifically to mountain athletes.

• Progressive tissue capacity

• Energy system development

• Tissue adaptation timelines

• Load tolerance

• Periodization across seasons

The mountains demand an athlete be :

• Aerobically deep

• Structurally strong

• Load-tolerant

• Resilient under vertical stress

The Durability Method™ was built by integrating multi-sport strength and conditioning principles into the specific realities of climbing, alpinism, and trail endurance.

When you sign on as an athlete with Durability Lab, you get:

• TrainingPeaks premium account

• Detailed assessment and intake

• Fully customized programming

• Monthly performance calls

• Weekly review + feedback

• Ongoing messaging support

• Structured progression cycles

The basic steps of the onboarding process include:

• Intake questionnaire

• Training history review

• Goal and season mapping

• Initial assessment

• Program build

No, you do not need prior strength training experience to train with Durability Lab. Our framework for mountain durability can be integrated wherever you are at in your strength training progression.

This completely depends on your training history, upcoming objectives, specific goals, availability, and the current season. Training load fluctuates throughout the year based on where you are in your training cycle and relative to your objective. In general, though, expect a minimum of 3 to 5 hours per week.

Because 1:1 athletes get completely customized programming and ongoing support, training plans can always be adjusted based on changing needs. That includes unforeseen injuries or changes to objectives. If you are unable to train at all, you can pause your plan (and payments) and resume when you’re ready.

When you train with Durability Lab, we can promise:

• Increased load tolerance

• Improved recovery

• Stronger descents

• Greater consistency

• Confidence that physical capacity is not the limiter

Durability Lab requires a minimum commitment of three months, though longer is often recommended depending on the objective and the athlete’s training history.

Durability is the foundation that lets ambition compound instead of collapse.

It’s the capacity to:

• Absorb load

• Recover efficiently

• Maintain output under fatigue

• Stay consistent over time

Durability is what allows you to:

• Descend strong on day three or 23.

• Stay healthy through a full training cycle.

• Train hard without constantly resetting.

• Show up prepared when it matters.

Yes. Durability Lab offers a 30-day guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your training experience, cancel any time within the first 30 days to get a refund of training fees. The Initial Assessment & Season Design Fee is not refundable.

Yes. Life happens, and Durability Lab is more than happy to accommodate when challenges arise. If you need to pause your plan for any reason, you can do so for a period of up to six consecutive months in a calendar year. After six months, if you want to return to coaching, we require a secondary intake and assessment, for which the fee is $159.