[pct-l] Adding Weight to Pack for Training

[Eric Lee (GAMES)]

Joel wrote:
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Out of curiosity, what do the fellow flatlanders do for training?
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Um . . . move to Seattle?  <grin>

If you're anywhere close to an office building or something that's four or five stories high, you can go walk up and down their stairwells (assuming you don't get thrown out by security).  Elliptical trainers machines are good and help tone your upper body if you're going to use poles.  Stairmaster-type machines would work, too.

Probably the best thing you can do is just walk, though.  Even if it's just flat, training your body to handle big miles is the most important part.  If you've got that taken care of then the extra conditioning to handle mountains shouldn't be a huge problem.

Eric