AZ Fitness Goal Tracking

Funny I just picked up the other side to that story Krakauers Into Thin Air. That is the beauty of this training book though. Yes technically it is geared for those that want to tackle vertical ice climbs on 7k+ meter peaks it is written in such a way that it can very easily be translated into whatever activity you want to train for anything from golf to general fitness. It is really up to the reader to set their own plan and target what they want. It is not a strick regimented you have to do X exercise on this day it is more this is how much time each week you should spend doing certain things then it is up to you to decide how you want to get in your aerobic and strength work. I mean I have ultimate goals of doing some less technical mountaineering on peaks like Rainer Mt Whitney(muir route) and depending on how those go at altitude a Kilimanjaro trek and possibly Mt Elbrus at 18,150 feet. I view this book as a long term program to get to and then keep me in excellent shape to the point taking on some bigger peaks fitness would not be a concern for me. Just focus on the task at hand. As an added bonus there are a few side stories about different climbs and how the training applied to them.

 

Awesome! if you are able to do Kilimanjaro we need as many pics as you can!! I really want to read this after your endorsement!
It's hard to get a training schedule when working full time so you need "short cuts" in order to get the training in. It doesn't help I like to eat just as much as hike!

 

Kili would be a few years off at best (it aint cheap lol), definitely plan on a late spring ascent of Whitney spring of 20 then Rainer in summer


I guess I am kinda lucky no kids to worry about and the gym is across the street, as far as time goes that certainly makes it easy. The basic calculation for a working adult with moderate physical activity starts at about 4 hours per week. Eventually you ramp up to about 8 hours a week as you progress which becomes a bit tougher. My gym sessions are typically anywhere from 30 min to 60 min 5 days a week with 2 off days so I dont think it is terribly difficult to work in to my schedule

 

I'm amazed the the urgent care actually started an IV a gave you fluids. Those places usually go into full panic mode over a stubbed toe.

 

Rolling myself off of Keto and into Paleo ish diet.
Just being outside for a few hours drained me and my blood sugars we're too low this weekend. It's happened twice now, so it's time.
I spoke with the Dr and we are running my blood in about 9 days. She wanted me to be completely out of ketosis.

Still keeping my carbs and sugars low though. I will have 1 tortilla with breakfast.

 

Climbing Piccacho Peak next week so we will see how it translates to the real world. but now that I am finished with week 4 I had to crank up the treadmill to 2.9 mph going up a 15 degree incline just to get my heart rate up enough for my Zone 2 work. No pack but during my initial baseline I was around 2.2 mph for zone 2 and 1.9 for upper end of my zone 1. Down about 6lbs, muscle tone/mass increasing core strength improving. Pretty happy with this program so far.

 

Tanque Verde Ridge trail is also a good one if you want lots of elevation in a short amount of time.

 

This is the last my summits before I start AZ Trail, but Ill add it to my ever growing list once I finish AZT.

 

Good luck on the AZ trail! Once the new year hits if you need/want a hiking partner on some of it let me know. Just too much planned until end of year. Saw your schedule for this year, looks doable and get er done!

 

I found out my hiking plan of a couple of good S. mtn hikes would be enough for the hike in and out of the canyon not good enough. Going to purchase that book and increase the training. I made it up, but let's just say the last 0.7 miles were slow and brutal! Still better than watching netflix's!

 

Thanks while I'm looking forward to the first 17 passages the sky islands are a bitch. Climb 4000-5000 feet then descend 4000-5000 feet repeat 4 times until you get off mt lemon. Not looking forward to passages 19-25 the stretch through the superstitions up to Pine is just rough nasty country. Good thing it's beautiful lol. Tons of catclaw and trails overgrown on top of some significant climbing. Thankfully at least that part will be done while it's still cold to cool out Feb to March ish.

If you want a good GC training hike head up to the McDowells hike gateway to bell pass to east end to toms thumb and take toms thumb back down to gateway. Roughly 12 mile loop about 3500 feet of gain most coming in 4 miles of climbing up to Bell Pass then up east end. Beautiful local hike too

Did 1250 feet in 1 mile on the treadmill tonight at 25% incline in 30 min followed by leg day. Bike tomorrow. I'm growing to hate the treadmill and can't wait to spend my cardio hours outside again.

 

I will put that one in my list! It's hard to find trails that simulate the climbs you can get out there in the Canyon. I despise the treadmill with a passion but, it serves a purpose but I just need to be out on the trail.
Best wishes on the training and keep posting as how the training translates to real world hiking. Try to stop and take pics as the scenery is always amazing. I took zero pics as I was climbing out. I wish I would have but I was so focused on getting to the top that I did not want to stop and get the phone out. Already planning a trip for next May to hit a South to North rim to rim! I want to go back.

 

Mt Ord south of Payson is another good one long steady climb.

Thanks covering distance has never been a big issue just my pace on inclines and consistency. That's where this training comes in.

Definitely be taking tons of pics and documenting each passage.

 

Meant to tell you if you do buy the book and have questions on the different heart rate zones and how to determine them without dropping money on a heart rate monitor let me know there are a couple links I found from his website that I can send you. Same thing for setting up a training plan, since the book is just a guide it is up to you to calculate your workload and design your own plan.

 

Picacho Peak Saturday was brutal. Weather forecast was mid 70's in morning then warming up to high 90's. Actual weather 92 degrees at 7:15am 30% humidity and rising. No wind in the AM. 100% exposed to the sun Made it to the base of the big cliff which was about 1000 feet up the mountain in .7 of a mile and my heat tolerance said F this. Started getting cold clammy skin felt nausea coming on and decided to turn back before hitting the technical cable sections. I probably could have pushed through it but I did not want to put myself or my friends in a bad spot needing to be rescued above the cables. Dissapointed in my heat tolerance but it is what is is and I was not the only one to hit eject. The plus was my legs felt great. I could definitely feel the improvements from the gym both climbing and descending knees were not taking as much of a beating on the way down. Looked like an awesome climb cause I love sketchy stuff like that, but it will have to wait until another day.

 

Started 5am gym sessions at work, shower here and start at 6am. So much more energy to give in the AM

 

@2ndGenJonny have you tried any of the frozen meals from:
https://www.realgoodfoods.com/productpage/
Pretty damn good. I tried the pepperoni pizza today and it was really good. Only problem for the keto life is it has 50g of protein and only 32 fat, but since you switched to just a normal diet exercise some of this food may work for you.

What’s cool is instead of crust, it’s actually a flattened out chicken breast, then sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Same thing with the enchiladas it’s a rolled up cheese and chicken breast stuffed with meat or just cheese.

Target started selling them, normal price is about $5 a meal, probably good to stock up on a sale for those quick meal days, and just eat some fat bombs with it or lots of ranch to pump up the fat.

 

NYPD makes an eggplant parmesan pizza, the crust is eggplant

 

So I’m a few days late for reporting on my 3rd month of the keto diet, but To date I’ve lost 26lbs. The first 2.5 weeks this month were super rough I stayed the same weight the whole time even with mixing it up with fasting, egg fasts and so on.

Finally by about the 3rd week I broke threw and got back to loosing, but then I had family in town and by the end of the week even though I only cheated here and there I gained back 2lbs, but lost it2 days later.

Last few days have been going really well, even though I feel short on my goal of 10lbs a month, I’m still on track and going strong, 14lbs more to go to get to what my original goal was, hoped for it to take only 4 months so we will see if I can make that goal still.

 

Hit a 315lbs Bench PR at the gym tonight

Slowly gaining some more weight currently around 190. Hoping to hit 200 by the end of this month. Idk, I don't post in here because everyone is trying to lose weight

Going to be attending the Olympia in Vegas next week again