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Originally Posted by KhalynYohrk
Started hiking 14'ers last year, since I broke my dick lifting(jk my dicks great ty for concern) but Im lifting heavy infrequently and hiking mostly.
I miss the turbo metabolism from lifting but I expect if I hike everyday for a month minimum 3 hours my metabolism will rise a reasonable amount again?
basically hiked a good 12 hours every 2/3 weeks all summer but trying to close the season with minimum 3 hr hike/day
Its really time consuming but I recommend everyone come visit and climb some mountains, its super legit
Pound the hiking, keep the HR in Zone 2 and have fun while getting it done.
The only problem with cardio for caloric burn is the efficiency gains. As you get better at said task, you burn less to go the same speed. So you either have to go longer, or increase the intensity for the same results.
Jelly of that CO elevation for training. I'm not serious enough about my racing to burn vacation time for it, but you can def see a performance difference on the guys that do.
Right now the craze around here is Beet Juice. This **** is disgusting, but 3% is 3%. Might try it before a XC ski race this winter.