Great Video sir! i'm pretty much in the same boat when it comes to kids and a 9 to 5.. but i don't got a treadmill or anything .. so i started taking longer and longer hikes through the Neighborhood .. cutting through the local soccer field to tackle the stairs to simulate a hill.. and then hike back again. once i got that down.. started loading my pack down with water bladders to simulate pack weight.. then tackling the same route.. makes a world of difference. This only works on the weekends when i can get up early enough. During the week days .. i walk 3 miles at lunch .. local downtown park. Just making that time to get the endurance built up isn't easy
Unfortunately there’s no magic bullet, specificity and time work. Glad that approach works for you! Some people will roll their eyes but putting in the time makes my trips better!
i use to be and avid hiker. every weekend for years and years, i Live near Red River Gorge in Kentucky. but over past 3 years i have not done any, i am now out of shape and hate it. in just 3 years!!!! but i am now taking it serious. i went to my cardiologist and had a complete checkup. scans,imaging etc, they said im good to go, im 50 btw, i built some step up boxes. and am now walking up and down the road at a fast clip. im slowly building up. but man i am so far from where i use to be, just hearing you talk about it keeps me pumped. and my girlfriend found out how bad downhill can be lol. Thanks for this video,
Great strategies. This got me thinking that (particularly for beginners) even if someone won’t be running for training, downloading a running schedule for a half marathon or further is a great tool to help understand how conditioning works. Any sort of high volume training activities could loosely follow the schedule of a running build’s trigger/adapt cycle and peak/taper timing to condition effectively without injury. Sorry for how dorky that sounds.
Hi John, Good point about the running schedules. Those are often designed to get a person to survive their first marathon by increasing volume then backing off, and repeating over several cycles. It's an incredibly useful concept to understand since I've seen so many people get injured somewhere around week 4-6 in when they try to increase training load using a linear or unplanned approach. Personally, I don't plan with that much detail anymore. With a young family and work it's too hard to stick to the program and it's just frustrating. If I can get in a few 30-75 minute low intensity walks with a pack per week, plus as many long days (day hikes, quick overnights etc) as possible, I stay in a pretty good maintenance mode. Before my big summer trips I ramp up a bit in terms of frequency and duration.
I found out that training endurance one, and easier part of the routine. Getting strength fit enough for mountains really stretched my will(and tendons), esp considering that endurace traning doesnt go away, but happens ontop. Im in my thirties and getting injuries leads to at least 6 months of rehab, and i cant afford that. I've seen too many athletes crippled by tendonitis even without getting an injury, just because they trimmed a bit too much mass.
I guess it’s hard for me to comment on the immediate benefits off adding in strength training to an endurance base since I’ve been strength training for over 25 years. I’ve had a 400 lbs squat and 300 lbs bench as examples, but don’t really see how those translate into the mountains. My bodyweight was steady at 215 lbs for years, but over the last 12 months I dropped it to 200 on the dot. That combined with much more endurance has helped me handle big days in the mountains quite a lot better. I guess if you have a good endurance base then add in some strength. If you have a strength base, add in endurance. But if you have neither and want to do big mountain days I would focus on endurance.
@@KaneDoesOutdoors well, for you it's obviously not that useful, but in general office folk who get into mountains spend too much time endurance training, and then get nasty falls, sprains and tendon inflammation. I also ski, and this is even truer for downhill part of a tour, since touring skis are way less forgiving than freeride. You have a base, and your training routine makes great sense for you, but when i see people in group tours whose knees rotate inwards under load, because hamstrings are short from sitting whole day and gluteus medius nonexistent, they rarely have fun, regardless of endurance base.
Great video, best indoor training is definitely those moving stairs. Thankfully my gym has them.. as for outside I live in county so just walk till heart is content. Other wise 45 minutes north has a 700 hill to go up n down or trail hike. Central Wisconsin
Great Video sir! i'm pretty much in the same boat when it comes to kids and a 9 to 5.. but i don't got a treadmill or anything .. so i started taking longer and longer hikes through the Neighborhood .. cutting through the local soccer field to tackle the stairs to simulate a hill.. and then hike back again. once i got that down.. started loading my pack down with water bladders to simulate pack weight.. then tackling the same route.. makes a world of difference. This only works on the weekends when i can get up early enough.
During the week days .. i walk 3 miles at lunch .. local downtown park. Just making that time to get the endurance built up isn't easy
Unfortunately there’s no magic bullet, specificity and time work. Glad that approach works for you! Some people will roll their eyes but putting in the time makes my trips better!
@@KaneDoesOutdoors for sure! I think the only thing i can’t train for is altitude .. it still kicks my butt from time to time …
@@TheAdventuresofEli Altitude is tough but I'm pretty convinced that the fitter you the faster you acclimate.
i use to be and avid hiker. every weekend for years and years, i Live near Red River Gorge in Kentucky. but over past 3 years i have not done any, i am now out of shape and hate it. in just 3 years!!!! but i am now taking it serious. i went to my cardiologist and had a complete checkup. scans,imaging etc, they said im good to go, im 50 btw, i built some step up boxes. and am now walking up and down the road at a fast clip. im slowly building up. but man i am so far from where i use to be, just hearing you talk about it keeps me pumped. and my girlfriend found out how bad downhill can be lol. Thanks for this video,
Glad to hear that! Even 30 minutes a few times a week with a pack goes a long way. It adds up over time and makes trips less of a shock to your body.
Great strategies. This got me thinking that (particularly for beginners) even if someone won’t be running for training, downloading a running schedule for a half marathon or further is a great tool to help understand how conditioning works. Any sort of high volume training activities could loosely follow the schedule of a running build’s trigger/adapt cycle and peak/taper timing to condition effectively without injury. Sorry for how dorky that sounds.
Hi John,
Good point about the running schedules. Those are often designed to get a person to survive their first marathon by increasing volume then backing off, and repeating over several cycles. It's an incredibly useful concept to understand since I've seen so many people get injured somewhere around week 4-6 in when they try to increase training load using a linear or unplanned approach.
Personally, I don't plan with that much detail anymore. With a young family and work it's too hard to stick to the program and it's just frustrating. If I can get in a few 30-75 minute low intensity walks with a pack per week, plus as many long days (day hikes, quick overnights etc) as possible, I stay in a pretty good maintenance mode. Before my big summer trips I ramp up a bit in terms of frequency and duration.
Inspirational!
I found out that training endurance one, and easier part of the routine. Getting strength fit enough for mountains really stretched my will(and tendons), esp considering that endurace traning doesnt go away, but happens ontop. Im in my thirties and getting injuries leads to at least 6 months of rehab, and i cant afford that. I've seen too many athletes crippled by tendonitis even without getting an injury, just because they trimmed a bit too much mass.
I guess it’s hard for me to comment on the immediate benefits off adding in strength training to an endurance base since I’ve been strength training for over 25 years. I’ve had a 400 lbs squat and 300 lbs bench as examples, but don’t really see how those translate into the mountains. My bodyweight was steady at 215 lbs for years, but over the last 12 months I dropped it to 200 on the dot. That combined with much more endurance has helped me handle big days in the mountains quite a lot better. I guess if you have a good endurance base then add in some strength. If you have a strength base, add in endurance. But if you have neither and want to do big mountain days I would focus on endurance.
@@KaneDoesOutdoors well, for you it's obviously not that useful, but in general office folk who get into mountains spend too much time endurance training, and then get nasty falls, sprains and tendon inflammation. I also ski, and this is even truer for downhill part of a tour, since touring skis are way less forgiving than freeride. You have a base, and your training routine makes great sense for you, but when i see people in group tours whose knees rotate inwards under load, because hamstrings are short from sitting whole day and gluteus medius nonexistent, they rarely have fun, regardless of endurance base.
I see your point, and obviously I value a strength base but I see it as more of a long term investment.
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Great video, best indoor training is definitely those moving stairs. Thankfully my gym has them.. as for outside I live in county so just walk till heart is content. Other wise 45 minutes north has a 700 hill to go up n down or trail hike. Central Wisconsin
100% agree on the stairmasters if you have have to train indoor. But often hard to find…