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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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QUESTION
Rob,
I have purchased and used several of your plans and they have been excellent! The Big Mountain plan put me in the best shape ever for an extended trip in the Cascades (I added in some rock climbing to keep me in climbing shape.) I just purchased your surfing prep program to prepare for a Vancouver Island surf trip---I'm a beginning surfer--and being in shape for the trip will keep me learning and in the water longer. I have two questions:
1.) In the introduction to the program, it states that on Friday we will "Train recovery." I thought I read about this before on your website, but I'm not sure where. What does "train recovery" mean and what is its purpose? It seems like a stamina day to me.
2.) A couple months ago, I started swimming for fitness. I'm loving it and was psyched to see swim workouts as a major part of the surfing plan. Do any of your other plans having swimming work outs? I would definitely pick them up in the future just to keep myself in the pool.
Thanks again for everything.
- R.
ANSWERS
1) We use Stamina session to train the athlete's ability to recover from long events - the idea here is to get you to the surf with the ability to go hard, fitness wise, several days in a row - and not be debilitatingly sore from the effort. Stamina trains the ability to recover from long events. This isn't "recovery" in a typical endurance sense meaning an easy session.
2) Only on the military side at militaryathlete.com. Our training plans there for BUD/s and Air Force Combat Controller/PJ selection are swimming intensive, ind addition to running, rucking, etc. Here's the link to the BUD/s plan: http://militaryathlete.com/page.php?page_ID=12&cart_category_ID=52&&cart_ID=57
- Rob
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KUDOS
Also, just wanted to say that mountainathlete is awesome! I've been doing the workouts for a little over month, and I'm super happy with them. I've been doing crossfit for the last 3.5 years, but mountainathlete seems like much better training for what I do (rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, geology field work). Also, my sense is that the potential for injury is way lower. I like the "grind, don't sprint" thinking; the all out all the time style workout always worried me from an injury standpoint. During the last month, I feel like i've gotten stronger, and I'm climbing slightly harder than normal.
Thanks!
- R.
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ANSWER
I've got one Steve, but haven't published it yet. I'll try to get it out this week.
- Rob
QUESTION
Congrats on a great site. I have a quick question. Are any of your plans configured to be completed with only sandbags? I don't have a barbell or other equipment, but I figured a sandbag I could squeeze into an extra room. Thanks in advance.
- C.
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QUESTION
Hi Rob-
I just completed the Peak Bagging Training program and I'm heading to the Cascades in a few days with a lot of confidence. Thanks for creating such a great program!
What equipment is needed for the Big Mountain Training program? What's the range in time commitment per week? I'm considering tackling Denali next year.
Thanks!
- G.
ANSWER
The Big Mountain Plan requires a full weight room. Most the sessions are 60 minutes long, but do extend to 120 minutes.
- Rob
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QUESTION
Great, thanks Rob. I've got a relatively big climb at the end of the month and was wondering how you might tie in climbing gym sessions to the body weight program...the body weight program looks pretty robust in and of itself.
Thanks again,
- A.
ANSWER
The bodyweight plan you purchased is a great base fitness program, but nothing in it will train your finger/grip strength needed for climbing. You definitely need to get in the climbing gym for this. I'd recommend our Rock Climbing Prep program - which includes both climbing gym work and some base fitness: http://www.mountainathlete.com/page.php?page_ID=12&cart_category_ID=49&&cart_ID=67
- Rob
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MOUNTAIN ATHLETE IN OUTSIDE ONLINE
www.outsideonline.com/fitness/strength-and-power-training/The-14-Biggest-Weight-Training-Mistakes.html
www.outsideonline.com/fitness/Top-10-Fitness-Tips-for-Mountain-Athletes-20120719.html
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MOUNTAIN ATHLETE IN MEN'S JOURNAL
www.mensjournal.com/everything-you-know-about-fitness-is-a-lie/