“what is a box jump? I assume jump up on the box and back down with both feet at the same time? Is that right? With no pack? And in running shoes, no boots?”
Correct. See this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52r_Ul5k03g
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ParticipantMariner_9 on March 26, 2018 at 9:42 am · in reply to: Training plans, Basic Fitness Test and Weight Loss #8863Participant
Mountain Meister has interviews with mountaineers, skiers and ski-mountaineers, among others.
You could also try the American Alpine Club podcast.
Rhonda Patrick’s podcast is good for health/training info though is very geeky.
The Alpinist podcast can be good.
Best of the Banff Mountain Festival might be good but sadly many of the links are broken…
HTH. I got through a lot while doing long hour muscular endurance sessions in a stairwell!
Participant“Otherwise I think you might want to add do one long ride a week if you are going to be riding for over 2-3 hours/day on this trip.”
I’ll second that.
My experience, going from cycling to running (mostly flats) back to cycling, was that it took a few months to build up my ‘running fitness’ or my ‘cycling fitness’. Might have something to do with the muscles used – but could just be my perception.
ParticipantMy understanding is that there are health benefits (longevity-related) to fasting that are separate from fat adaptation/training. IIRC the topic has been covered by Rhonda Patrick.
I try to avoid eating between dinner and breakfast, which typically means I don’t eat for about 12-14 hours of the day. It’s still possible to do a decent volume of training this way.
ParticipantMariner_9 on February 28, 2018 at 1:37 pm · in reply to: Training plans, Basic Fitness Test and Weight Loss #8326The box steps with weight *and* the box jumps (without weight) are both separate parts of the “alpine combine”.
Participant“What do you guys eat as part of your normal daily diet and also post workout meals?”
I typically consume around 50% fat, 30% carbs and 20% protein. I tolerate dairy well and have no nut allergies which helps a lot.
I used to go out in the hills and feel like I never had enough food with me. I now go out and come back with food leftover.
Normal daily diet:
– Breakfast: muesli, full fat milk, Balkans-style yogurt (11% fat), some seasonal fruit,
coffee with cream
– Lunch: scrambled eggs or cheese and crackers or homemade soup (no bread) or leftovers
– Dinner: protein (meat or fish) and vegetables. Very rarely eat pasta/rice/bread/potatoes
– Post-workout: I do almost all my Z1/Z2 training pre-breakfast for fat adaptation
– Snacks: nuts; protein bars; cocoa (full fat milk, cocoa powder, very little sugar)ParticipantMariner_9 on November 30, 2017 at 11:47 am · in reply to: Fasted workouts and carb restriction — how much is enough? #6928I was wondering whether the long Z1 workouts should be done fasted. Historically, I’ve done shorter Z1/Z2 workouts (generally 1-1.5 hours) fasted but not the long workouts (3-4 hours). Is the idea simply to build up the fat adaptation until all aerobic training can be done fasted?
ParticipantI have an Ambit3 Peak which I bought last fall to replace a Polar FT7 (a much more basic watch).
In general, I like the Ambit3 Peak though I haven’t used the GPS for navigation or the altimeter – just the basic functionality for recording workouts.
My only gripes are that Movescount has twice disconnected from TrainingPeaks and that there are problems with the HRM. But that latter problem is not specific to Suunto (see this thread and the DCRainmaker link therein). And in fairness, Suunto sent a replacement HRM free of charge, so can’t complain about the service.
Overall, I’d recommend it.
ParticipantMariner_9 on October 20, 2017 at 1:20 pm · in reply to: After the 12 week Freeride Training Plan #6455“Unrelated website question: I’m having trouble figuring out how to add a picture to my profile. Can you let me know where I do that?”
Via your WordPress account. I’ll leave your other question to Scott!
ParticipantThank you all for your replies.
After trying ME outside on the trail, I decided to switch to weighted box steps in the gym. The problem with the trail is that it just isn’t steep enough: the ratio of vertical to horizontal was far too low to get the effect I wanted. (Also, the vertical was only ~65 meters/213 feet!). I suppose this is the advantage of high-rise stairs or box steps.
It would be much nicer to be outside but steeper trails require a 30-40 minute drive and I don’t yet have a car here so that will have to wait!
ParticipantMariner_9 on October 13, 2017 at 1:22 pm · in reply to: Shifting days on the 24 Week training plan #6389I think the idea is to ensure adequate recovery between workouts which of course depends on the type of workout – e.g. max strength or muscular endurance will require much longer recovery than Z1/Z2 aerobic training.
ParticipantSome useful color on this problem here: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/troubleshooting-your-heart-rate.html
I might try the gel – I got a new strap and new HRM and I’m still experiencing the problems though they aren’t as frequent as with the old strap/HRM.
ParticipantMariner_9 on October 7, 2017 at 11:18 am · in reply to: Triathlon in your recovery from alcohol or drug abuse? #6339You might be interested in the documentary “A New High”. It’s about a recovery program that helps people get off drink/drugs by teaching them to climb Mount Rainier. I watched it earlier in the year and enjoyed it.
Trailer is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFRNT3f79o0. Should be available to rent on Netflix and iTunes.
ParticipantMariner_9 on September 27, 2017 at 1:04 pm · in reply to: Boot recommendations for long xc ski approach #6212To Scott’s point about ‘A good fit is paramount’, I’d suggest getting the liners of your ski boots heat molded (if you can) and possibly getting boots custom fitted.
I’d also recommend that, if the boots come with a removable footbed, that you consider upgrading that (either off-the-shelf or custom: about $50 for the former and several hundred for the latter).
HTH.
ParticipantMariner_9 on September 25, 2017 at 12:07 pm · in reply to: Logging Semi-Training Time (ie Walk to Work) #6192Perhaps should have added: the walking I was doing was independent of the training volume I was doing (anything from 6-14 hours/week). I had to walk and figured I might as well track how much I was doing. I’m sure it helped for active recovery and I rarely did any additional AR. That said, I have no idea how much AR was ‘optimal’ given my training load.