Hello,
Cameron Hanes can also be some kind of "inspiration" as far as mountain training is concerned. He does not do anything fancy:
- He runs a lot : at least 10 miles a day, often more. I mention here that he often splits it due to schedule constraints
- He lifts weights, but not heavy weights by SF standards. He is more into strength-endurance training. There is a lot of upper body (press, core, pull ups, ...) and also some leg training but not that much due to the running. In a video, he mentions lunges for example
- He rucks. When he ramps ups his training, to target mostly the legs he ruck uphill with a 130lbs stone on his back. He still admits that this is really full body and fairly demanding.
He has not done that overnight. This is a very progressive process. I guess this is why he remains relatively injury free.
Kind regards,
Pet'
Hanes is an animal. So is his son that broke Goggins's pull up record. Good recent podcast on Rogan.Hello,
Cameron Hanes can also be some kind of "inspiration" as far as mountain training is concerned. He does not do anything fancy:
- He runs a lot : at least 10 miles a day, often more. I mention here that he often splits it due to schedule constraints
- He lifts weights, but not heavy weights by SF standards. He is more into strength-endurance training. There is a lot of upper body (press, core, pull ups, ...) and also some leg training but not that much due to the running. In a video, he mentions lunges for example
- He rucks. When he ramps ups his training, to target mostly the legs he ruck uphill with a 130lbs stone on his back. He still admits that this is really full body and fairly demanding.
He has not done that overnight. This is a very progressive process. I guess this is why he remains relatively injury free.
Kind regards,
Pet'
Hello,
I was "proud" of my daily 150 pull ups...but this part of the podcast made me very humble ahah
This video about mountain prep, by Uphill Athlete is fairly interesting:
Kind regards,
Pet'
Hello,
I was "proud" of my daily 150 pull ups...but this part of the podcast made me very humble ahah
This video about mountain prep, by Uphill Athlete is fairly interesting:
Kind regards,
Pet'
There are a variety of ‘step tests’ out there.Hello,
I recently stumbled accross the Harvard step test, to assess aerobic capacity.
Harvard step test - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
If we push this a little further by doing it during an extended period of time, it can become an interesting conditioning protocol. By the way, Bob Backlund (wrestler) used it for this purpose.
Recently, I incorporated a leg complex, called "leg blaster". There is a thread regarding this on SF. Below is the link:
Other/Mixed - Leg complexes?
I was looking at a couple of leg complex workouts like quadzilla and leg blasters where you would string together several exercises into one set. MTI even had a short study which found leg blasters and front squats had similar strength gains. I was curious if anyone could explain the idea...www.strongfirst.com
I slightly modified it, by adding a pistol before the 20 squats, and also adding 10 burpees at the end. I do the squats and lunges with a 14kg backpack. It mimics fairly well the motion we have when we go up/down hill. I noticed an improvement of my trailing. Before, I used to nothing but pistols and burpees. Adding these exercises make the leg routine more "refined" toward outdoor activities, which require a combination of strength, balance and power.
This is highly scalable:
- more or less repetitions of an exercise
- more or less rest between rounds
- weighted or not
Kind regards,
Pet'
Yes. Box steps are the real deal. Very effective when you can’t get to the real thing. And that’s pretty much the only time I have used them.How would you do step up training?
It seems like it'd be a decent rucking substitute/running substitute if stuck because one is quarantined after travelling.
When we lived in NYC I would sometimes run up all 6 flights of steps in our building, then recover by jogging down and resting as needed before another "set." I I think less than 6 flights is better if AG training is the goal, maybe 4 flights or so. On my walks in town here, I encounter a set of 20 steps which I run up 2 at a time, seems Q&D-ish to me, very easy to keep nasal breathing breathing during recovery.There are a variety of ‘step tests’ out there.
This is the one I use:
Box height: approximately 1 foot
Number of steps: 1,000 (so 1,000’ of gain)
Pack weight: approximately 20% of body weight.
Footwear: Mountain Boots
Standards:
40-60+ minutes = Poor
20-40 minutes = Good
<20 minutes = Excellent