Michael has been sick for two weeks but he felt well enough this morning to go out on a hike. We chose the shorter Tanyard Gap to Rich Mountain Tower section of the AT. I had other commitments in the afternoon so didn’t want to attempt a much longer hike….
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Elevation gain and the effects on hiking
It’s been a busy two weeks! From a workout perspective, I have been getting a lot better at TGUs and recently moved to the 10 lb dumbbells. The knee pads really helped with the knee pain. Last weekend, I took a bunch of BSA scouts (and Emma) on a 10…
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Week 14 : Rich Mountain Tower
I haven’t gotten back to my regular intensity of weekly workouts but I did manage to learn a new skill for hiking uphill and looked forward to this weekends hike. We took the kids with us for the weekend’s hike up to Rich Mountain Tower. It was a beautiful warm…
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I was Today Years Old when I learned how to walk uphill
Y’all. I am unashamedly in many Facebook and Reddit support groups for hikers, backpackers and general outdoorsy interests. Today someone posted about rest stepping and pressure breathing and I went out to my steep driveway to try this and my. mind. Is. Blown. This is the difference between two walks…
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Week 13 : Plagued by Injuries but getting back on the wagon
After fully recovering from my pulled right quad, I got to work to regain some of my conditioning. I’ve really fallen in love with Kettlebells and managed to keep up with my 100 swings and also finally successfully execute the full Turkish Get Up. Spring Break was the end of…
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Week 10 : Back On The Trail – Wolf Creek Falls
I did a lot of kettlebells this week and I have been working on my Turkish get ups step by step. This weekend, we enjoyed a nice easy day hike to Wolf Creek Falls. My leg is mostly recovered and I only had a little bit of pain coming down…
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Weeks 8 and 9 : Injury and Rest
The last two weeks have been rough here. We had lots of weird schedule changes and kid events and activities that threw my training routine off. On top of that Life stuff, I also pulled my right quad really bad so I had to rest and also modify my workouts….
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Week 7 Training and Hike Wrap Up
I changed things up this week! My kettlebells arrived during the week so I switched my strength sessions to kettlebells and boy was that fun! I got a 26 and a 35 lb Rogue kettlebell and also this book “Simple and Sinister“ I managed to do 100 deadlifts with the…
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Week 6 Training and Hike Wrap Up
It’s been a chilly week here in Asheville with a light dusting of snow. I was nervous we wouldn’t be able to make it out there in the weekend but it worked out fine! I stuck to my 3x Strength sessions this week. The overhead dumbbell routines are really pushing…
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Week 5 Training and Hike Wrap Up
It’s been a GOOD week for me! 3 Strength training sessions My big achievements – I also picked up Michael’s 50 lb kettlebell and was able to do some squats. I might end up adding that to the program at some point. My cardio during the week is a 1…