by highlandvillager » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:18 pm
by climbxclimb » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:47 pm
by Ze » Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:24 am
by highlandvillager » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:47 pm
by nartreb » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:59 pm
by fatdad » Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:30 pm
by highlandvillager » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:30 am
nartreb wrote:Try finding a job...
by highlandvillager » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:36 am
by bodyresults » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:02 am
by Ze » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:04 pm
nartreb wrote:Treadmill at maximum incline is certainly better than not exercising, but a stair climber is much better preparation for mountain walking with a heavy pack.
by ksolem » Sun Dec 27, 2009 1:54 am
by highlandvillager » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:19 am
by nartreb » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:34 pm
Ze wrote:nartreb wrote:Treadmill at maximum incline is certainly better than not exercising, but a stair climber is much better preparation for mountain walking with a heavy pack.
why do you think that?
by Ze » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:03 am
nartreb wrote:Simple: treadmill maxes out at 15 degrees. Trails around here are more like 40 degrees (though usually not sustained at that pitch, thanks to Pointless Ups and Downs), and are never smooth. You have to make big steps over rocks, roots, etc etc.
You can walk or run on a treadmill as much as you like, it won't prepare your quads or your calves for the steep stuff. Similarly, adding a pack doesn't make it any harder to walk on the flat, it's when you have to actually lift that weight that it makes a difference.
by Tbacon251 » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:23 am
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