[pct-l] Adding Weight to Pack for Training

[Joel Ramey]

Out of curiosity, what do the fellow flatlanders do for training?

I know that getting out with a pack and hiking with in(and de)clines is the
best, but since I've moved back to central Oklahoma, no such inclines exist.

I figured that a regiment of weight lifting, focusing on shoulders, back,
abs, and legs (especially calves) would be good for strength. I've also
thought about bike riding for cardio (running always seems to be out due to
shin splints, although hiking has never really bothered them).

Lastly, I know this might sound lame, but has anyone ever just walked on a
treadmill with a full pack with the treadmill set on an incline? My
roommates have one, and I've been considering this as an alternative
training.

Any thoughts or ideas?

On Feb 10, 2008 11:21 PM, Jim Keener <lists at oldmanwalking.net> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I added two five pound dumbbells to my pack for my last five day
> hikes. I hike 6-12 miles, four or five days a week. A result, which
> should have come as no surprise - yet did - was my amazement about how
> much harder it is to move that extra ten pounds. My elevation gain on
> these hikes ranges from 1,400 to 2,000. And I can tell the difference
> at the end of the hike. It has renewed my resolve to lessen pack (and
> body) weight.
>
> Jim Keener ( J J )
> http://oldmanwalking.net
>
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