Demonstration of the purpose and process of doing muscular endurance (ME) workouts using a steep hill and a backpack weighted with water. This ME water carries video is complementary to the article "What is Muscular Endurance?" Related Articles Aerobic Training Exercises for Muscular Endurance Strength Training Strength Training for the Mountain Athlete Aerobic Training Muscular Endurance Training for Mountain Athletes: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Do It
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Why can some alpinists ascend 1,000 meters in an hour with a 15-kilogram pack when others struggle with 1,000 feet? The answer is muscular endurance (ME)—the capacity to maintain a high percentage of muscle contractile force for many repetitions of the propelling movement. Famed Russian coach and researcher Yuri Verkhoshansky was one of the first to explore this quality and demonstrate its impact on endurance performance. His research showed that ME is the main determinant of an athlete’s maximum sustainable speed in efforts lasting more than a few minutes. ME training is of critical importance for any athlete involved in…
Demonstration of a series of basic core exercises. This beginner progression is an excellent form of pre-conditioning for Scott’s Killer Core routine. Interested in learning more about developing strength for mountain sports? Check out "Strength Training for the Mountain Athlete."
Demonstration of proper technique for box step-ups and the heel touch.
Demonstration of shoulder and rotator cuff exercises—for those dealing with a shoulder injury and those seeking prevention from such injuries. Perform 20–30 repetitions of each position twice daily.
Demonstration of shoulder mobility and warm-up exercises, which are especially important for climbers.
Demonstration of closed-chain glute med activation and strengthening exercises using resistance bands.
Demonstration of the box step-off exercises, which activate and strengthen the gluteus medius and vastus medialis oblique (VMO).
Kilian Jornet talks with Uphill Athlete co-founder and alpinist Steve House about his fastest vertical K (vertical kilometer; VK) time.
The Wake-Up Call In June 2001, I found myself standing atop 17,400-foot Mount Foraker in the Alaska Range, looking toward Denali. The Argentine alpinist Rolando Garibotti and I had just climbed the Infinite Spur in 25 hours, turning what was once a multiday testpiece of Alaskan mountaineering into a day climb. Staring at Denali—where I had established three new routes and climbed the Slovak Direct in a 60-hour push—it dawned on me that there was nothing bigger to climb as far as the eye could see. That season in Base Camp, I met the world-renowned Slovenian alpinist Marko Prezelj. We…