Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule. Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-).
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule. Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-). Currently I am at about 9 minutes round trip
Beautiful view of the coast - where is this at Bro? I love my Vibrams - most use them for short distance and agility, and have some Nike Frees for anything over 1mile and under 5... Great way to build those stabilizers!!!
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
My unweighted times have improved about two minutes since this was shot but most of my sessions now are weighted and in Merrill hiking boots; on Tuesday it was with 60 pounds. I think I may have put on a pound or two of muscle and my resting pusle hit 45 this morning.
The mission for Saturday will be 70 pounds.
The tracking course for which I am training requires being able to do 4-12 hilly miles a day with 45 pounds for 5 days.
They appear to be shoes, but like Crafty said they are a second skin, they provide absolutely no support and you are basically walking barefoot but with slightly more protection for the skin of your feet. All of the muscles in your feet that you never use because of modern shoe design are now working the way they were designed to and if you go too far, too fast you can easily injure muscles.
@Ebuverthebicepcurler what's the title of the vid? Oh yeh, Crafty's FIRST hill workout. Gotta start somewhere. Bet you didn't curl what you curl now when you first started.
@Ebuverthebicepcurler LOL, at first glance yes, but when you take into consideration that wearing Vibram FiveFinger shoes is a workout in itself, it changes it somewhat. To put it into perspective, the first time I wore them I ran 2kms, and then had to take two days off because my calf was that sore I could hardly walk.
Well, I must admit I don't know how to take those things are to be taken into account. I'm sure as hell not buying them. Of course using them on these hike would be neat... watch?v=d7-gjj-Bjyo
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
Rancho Palos Verdes
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule. Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-).
Currently I am at about 9 minutes round trip
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule. Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-). Currently I am at about 9 minutes round trip
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
Beautiful view of the coast - where is this at Bro? I love my Vibrams - most use them for short distance and agility, and have some Nike Frees for anything over 1mile and under 5... Great way to build those stabilizers!!!
Bmansmotivation 1 year ago
Ultimately I built up to 8 miles on this course (.67 round trip) with 50 pounds; then the training course was cancelled! Arrrgghh!
Still, an awesome phase of training which set me up for some great heay lifting (well, heavy for me) and to handle the rigors of a heavy travel schedule.
Recently I returned here and doing it with the Vibrams, unweighted. I do four trips for time. Very enjoyable; there's quite a moving meditation quality to it 8-)
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
My unweighted times have improved about two minutes since this was shot but most of my sessions now are weighted and in Merrill hiking boots; on Tuesday it was with 60 pounds. I think I may have put on a pound or two of muscle and my resting pusle hit 45 this morning.
The mission for Saturday will be 70 pounds.
The tracking course for which I am training requires being able to do 4-12 hilly miles a day with 45 pounds for 5 days.
DBMAVIDS 1 year ago
They appear to be shoes, but like Crafty said they are a second skin, they provide absolutely no support and you are basically walking barefoot but with slightly more protection for the skin of your feet. All of the muscles in your feet that you never use because of modern shoe design are now working the way they were designed to and if you go too far, too fast you can easily injure muscles.
milhol 1 year ago
That's cool that your wife is willing to help you make this video. Not bad for an old man !
sting444 1 year ago
Guru Crafty, where was this shot?
N2tao 1 year ago
A hike? Is that it?
Ebuverthebicepcurler 1 year ago
@Ebuverthebicepcurler what's the title of the vid? Oh yeh, Crafty's FIRST hill workout. Gotta start somewhere. Bet you didn't curl what you curl now when you first started.
milhol 1 year ago
It seems too underwhelming to be on youtube, at least to me.
Ebuverthebicepcurler 1 year ago
@Ebuverthebicepcurler LOL, at first glance yes, but when you take into consideration that wearing Vibram FiveFinger shoes is a workout in itself, it changes it somewhat. To put it into perspective, the first time I wore them I ran 2kms, and then had to take two days off because my calf was that sore I could hardly walk.
milhol 1 year ago
Well, I must admit I don't know how to take those things are to be taken into account. I'm sure as hell not buying them. Of course using them on these hike would be neat... watch?v=d7-gjj-Bjyo
Ebuverthebicepcurler 1 year ago