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Shashi on November 15, 2021 at 10:04 am · in reply to: Best type of training plan for through hike #59347

As Mariner said, you can include backcountry skiing/alpine climbing in your training. Especially with the coming ski season, many people will incorporate backcountry skiing into their aerobic training for the week. The key is to stay within your target training volume for the week and have a gradual progression from one week to the next. If the training volume is erratic and/pr you have not fully recovered for the next day/week’s training, then training might not be optimal.

Regarding extending your training plan, review this forum topic –

Extended 24 Week training plan?

Hope this is helpful.

[Shashi]

Shashi on November 12, 2021 at 7:14 am · in reply to: Best type of training plan for through hike #59217

Confirmed with Scott. A 24-week mountaineering plan would be a good choice. If you are into running, Mike Foote Big Vert plan would be another option.

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Shashi on November 10, 2021 at 9:06 am · in reply to: TSS Fudge factors. #59106

Jane – 10 TSS only when you have 300 m (1000 ft.) of elevation gain and drop.

For some reason (taking gondola/lift down) you are not walking down then use 5 TSS for just the 300 m (1000 ft.) elevation gain.

A trail close to my place has an elevation gain of around 900 m and I have an option to take the gondola back down. Here is how I count the fudge factors –

No backpack, hike up, gondola down – TSS of 15

No backpack, hike up and down – TSS of 30

Backpack with 10% of body weight, hike up, gondola down – TSS of 30

Backpack with 10% of body weight, hike up and down – TSS of 60

Hope this is helpful.

[Shashi]

Shashi on November 9, 2021 at 10:29 pm · in reply to: Rainier June 2022 – Which Training Plan? #59071

In terms of the initial training volume, you might find this forum discussion helpful –

Transition hours- aerobic plus strength?

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Shashi on November 9, 2021 at 10:25 pm · in reply to: TSS Fudge factors. #59070

Also, you might be already aware but just wanted to clarify that 10 TSS is for 1000 ft (300 m) of elevation gain and drop.

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Shashi on November 9, 2021 at 10:22 pm · in reply to: TSS Fudge factors. #59069

For flat indoor/outdoor runs rTSS and hrTSS should be very similar. But once you have significant elevation gain then hrTSS is a better metric.

For the type of workout you referenced, I would stick to hrTSS and then add the fudge factors. Once you manually update it, it will just show as TSS.

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Shashi on November 9, 2021 at 10:12 pm · in reply to: Rainier June 2022 – Which Training Plan? #59068

Go with the 24-week Mountaineering Training Plan. You can purchase the plan now and extend it till June. Check this forum topic to read more about extending the training plan –

Extended 24 Week training plan?

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Shashi on November 8, 2021 at 11:43 pm · in reply to: Reconciling Garmin HR zones with Uphill Athlete zones #59014

You might this forum discussion helpful –

Garmin HR zones vs TP Zones

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Shashi on November 8, 2021 at 11:39 pm · in reply to: TSS for indoor climbing sessions #59013

The article below provides some guidelines on TSS specific to climbing –

Understanding and Using the TrainingPeaks Metrics CTL and TSS 

Regarding your first question, it depends on what you are training for. If you are training for Ski Mountaineering then doing two strength training workouts would be recommended. You can still do indoor climbing but it won’t be a priority.

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Shashi on November 7, 2021 at 10:39 pm · in reply to: ADS pace question #58942

If you have ADS, do your aerobic workouts in Z2.

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Shashi on November 4, 2021 at 11:24 pm · in reply to: Running Versus Stair Mill #58838

Yes, you can do Stairmill workouts for Z1/Z2. Here is one post where some options are discussed –

How to choose the best option for Steep Uphill workouts

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Shashi on November 4, 2021 at 9:10 pm · in reply to: Email List #58832

Everett – I have sent a note to Steve to make sure you are on the email list.

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Shashi on October 30, 2021 at 8:37 am · in reply to: Modify 24 week plan into 8 week plan for target of January 2022. #58587

Given the three-month break you had in training, I think following the 8-week Mountaineering Plan structure would make sense.

The 8-week plan has four weeks of Transition and four weeks of Muscular Endurance. I am assuming you have time to taper and travel beyond eight weeks.

Wish you the best!

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Shashi on October 23, 2021 at 9:37 pm · in reply to: Training for Aconcagua – 16 or 24 weeks plan? #58421

Matthias,

I believe someone form UA contacted you on this and I believe you ended up buying 16-week plan. If you still have any questions, please let me know.

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Shashi on October 22, 2021 at 1:09 pm · in reply to: Training Plan… where and how to begin #58386

Kevin,

Welcome to the Uphill Athlete forum.

Read this article that provides a good overview of Training for Mountaineering.

I would recommend the 24-week mountaineering plan

Be conservative with the training volume as you start your first cycle. You may want to scale down the weekly training volume based on your training history.

The schedule is reasonable and you should be able to cycle through the 24-week plan to train for your goals.

Wish you the best!