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Getting in mountain shape with no mountains around?
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 2186150" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>The absolute inescapable truth.</p><p>I know of no way to train for high altitudes other than training in high altitudes being in as good a shape as you can be will absolutely help but IMO you will never be in good enough shape to escape the affects of high altitudes when you are a lifelong flatlander and live and train at sub 1k' elevations</p><p>Fortunately for me my last 3 elk trips I was working on new 30-50+ story high-rises that were going up and every morning before work I did at least a 4-5 15-30 story climbs with a 40lb pack spent my entire 45 minute lunch doing the same thing</p><p>Had a reclaimed sanitary landfill not far enough from my home that had a pretty high and surprisingly very steep hill and I built up to no BS 1.5-2 hours solid walking up and down and side Hilling with a 50lb pack 3-5x a week and swam 75-80 lengths 3-5× a week in an Olympic size pool at my local YMCA if I couldn't do the hill.</p><p>Best advice I can offer is what ever exercise you do if it won't affect your hip and knee joints or your spine do it with a heavy pack on</p><p>I constantly added weight as soon I felt the exercise session was getting the least bit easy</p><p>Cheapest weight to use I found was 5lb bags of sugar or flower I would put in a gallon ziplock bag and tape the bag tight</p><p>They fit in my packs very well and didn't move around much.</p><p>But if at all humanly possible do mostly exercises that as closely as possible mimic going up and down steep grades</p><p>Stairs are your best bet</p><p>See if there is a high-school or college stadium close by you can use the grand stands to climb up and down</p><p>At the end of my block is the local high-school's football soccer and track stadium and they allow people to use the track to jog on so I can use the quite large series of bench seats to walk up and down as an endless free stair step trainer.</p><p>I am 6'2" and weigh when in shape 220-225 and my hunting partner is 5'-9" maybe 165 and I was not only in better shape for all our out west trips but what shocked me was how my endurance was significantly greater than his and he is a HUGE joger an exercise I utterly LOATH and will not do as it tares up my hips </p><p>Best of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 2186150, member: 95733"] The absolute inescapable truth. I know of no way to train for high altitudes other than training in high altitudes being in as good a shape as you can be will absolutely help but IMO you will never be in good enough shape to escape the affects of high altitudes when you are a lifelong flatlander and live and train at sub 1k' elevations Fortunately for me my last 3 elk trips I was working on new 30-50+ story high-rises that were going up and every morning before work I did at least a 4-5 15-30 story climbs with a 40lb pack spent my entire 45 minute lunch doing the same thing Had a reclaimed sanitary landfill not far enough from my home that had a pretty high and surprisingly very steep hill and I built up to no BS 1.5-2 hours solid walking up and down and side Hilling with a 50lb pack 3-5x a week and swam 75-80 lengths 3-5× a week in an Olympic size pool at my local YMCA if I couldn't do the hill. Best advice I can offer is what ever exercise you do if it won't affect your hip and knee joints or your spine do it with a heavy pack on I constantly added weight as soon I felt the exercise session was getting the least bit easy Cheapest weight to use I found was 5lb bags of sugar or flower I would put in a gallon ziplock bag and tape the bag tight They fit in my packs very well and didn't move around much. But if at all humanly possible do mostly exercises that as closely as possible mimic going up and down steep grades Stairs are your best bet See if there is a high-school or college stadium close by you can use the grand stands to climb up and down At the end of my block is the local high-school's football soccer and track stadium and they allow people to use the track to jog on so I can use the quite large series of bench seats to walk up and down as an endless free stair step trainer. I am 6'2" and weigh when in shape 220-225 and my hunting partner is 5'-9" maybe 165 and I was not only in better shape for all our out west trips but what shocked me was how my endurance was significantly greater than his and he is a HUGE joger an exercise I utterly LOATH and will not do as it tares up my hips Best of luck [/QUOTE]
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