Stairs for Weight Loss

Training
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I climbed Koko Head for the first time last weekend. It is about 1100 steps, which I cleared in about 28 minutes.

I am definitely out of shape. My ol man challenged me to get to the top in 19.5 minutes. Since then, it lit a fire and on Monday and Today I ran a total of 120 flights of stairs. I plan on keeping this up, but doing more is better. Especially when it takes about 8 minutes per 40 flights in my building.

My questions:

  1. To get more lean and build muscle, am I doing enough?
  2. I was thinking of adding a sand bag (20 lbs) and carrying it up one of the times up the stairs, would this work?
  3. What is the best way to knock time off my ascent?
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  1. you should post more about your diet, weight, bf%, goal, etc. Running up and downstairs won’t build a great deal of muscle, for that I would recommend doing some actual weight lifting, however it will help you get lean if done with enough intensity and training structure.
  2. you can but you should really watch your posture, a weighted vest may be safer
  3. maybe stay light on your feet?
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Sorry- you are right.

5’7, 175 lbs. More jelly than not, but I have no clue bf%.
For breakfast I eat 2 eggs, one chicken sausage, half a pound of broccoli, and a low-carb tortilla. Lunch is a low carb tortilla, one slice of cheese, turkey, cottage cheese. Afternoon snack is Nutrition, one bag. Dinner is a ton of vegetables and sliced pork, chicken meatballs, etc… My wife cooks.

Weighted vest…ok that is a good idea. I figured it would be practice practice practice, but if I could end up getting in better shape on the way up, it is a twofer.

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120 Flights? Jesus. I was pretty proud of the 20 I’ve been doing.

<hang’s head>