[quote]Cheeky_Kea wrote:
This may sound stupid, but the best training I have found for alpine ascents is…you guessed it…
putting a pack on and walking/running up big ass hills.
Horses for courses I suppose.
I totally reccomend the SWF for this purpose, I make mine up in a hydration bladder then freeze it and sip on that sucker nice and cold throughout the days activities.[/quote]
Totally Agree.
This week was my official kickoff for this prep.
Sunday did DeFrancos Built like a badass (I will continue to follow this or 531 throughout the prep) Sunday was an upperbody day with complex finisher.
Yesterday - I did a dynamic warm-up/foam roller followed by a 5mile ruck with a 40lb pack over hilly terrain. I did this is 1 hr 10mins, but had my dog with me, and he kept getting distracted haha. I would like to be able to get this down to close to a 10 min mile pace by July.
Today is lower body weights/finisher is a timed mile run, and I will either do incline walking on a treadmill or stairstepper.
I am going to also work on lower back stamina/core strength. I will be adding KB swings,band good mornings, hypers and 45 degree hypers for high reps. My lower back is my weak link so to speak. It gets fatigued before my legs or lungs. I think these will help.