LoneRider
Level 6 Valued Member
How long/short were the A&A Sessions you did? I'm quite interested in how you made that work for your chosen sport.Brief experience share for mountain/uphill training.
Recent training has been:
Strength - A+A using both LCCJ and jumping split squats, plus a few easy sets of pull-ups, occasional TGU, and one set of core at the end of each session. Plus some prehab/bulletproofing for warmups.
Running: each week: 1 run of LISS with strides/easy sprint every 5min. 1 run of LISS with a few rounds of LT HR zone for 3-8min. 1 run of pure Z1-2 LISS.
Observations: since adding the A+A, particularly the jumping split squats, I have noticed real improvements in running up hills.
On yet another note I found an interesting viewpoint from Rob Shaul, founder of the Mountain Tactical Institute (formerly Mountain Athlete and Military Athlete). This is Rob's viewpoint on Strength standards for military/mountain athletes.
The Mountain Athlete means someone like a recreational skier/hiker, et cetera. Mountain Professional means mountain guide, wildland firefighter, et cetera. Tactical Athlete is military/law enforcement types. Curious to see the opinions of everyone here:
Note: Hinge Lift is Mountain Tactical Institute's deadlift variant (link)