Erussell01
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What's up fellow gymnerds?
I have been thinking about something crazy for elk season this year.
I stay in shape year round- I coach and do crossfit 4 to 5 days a week, i have 4 dedicated lifting sessions per week, I do 2 to 3 longer sessions of steady state cardio and I do 1 to 2 high intensity integral sessions on either the assault bike or the rower every week. Before elk season, I increase the amount of specific work that I do. I will add in workouts like "chad" (1000 step ups for time, with a pack) do odd stuff like sled pushes and pulls, bear crawls etc.
I split wood by hand and I drag a sled around the farm to fill waters, etc. Everything manual that I can do with my body I do especially leading to elk season.
However,
Altitude really smacks me in the face the first couple days of my elk hunt every year. It makes my inner biotch perk right up. Last year on day 1 going back up to glass from where I got water... man I'm not gonna lie my inner biotch was reminding me that beef is cheap and beer is cold and tasty.
Has anybody found a good way to train for it yet? I consider myself mentally tough. I compete regularly. I never quit on anything, but the altitude sure seems to crush my spirit for the first day or 2. After that then I'm good. I just really want to find a way to train that so I can enjoy those first 2 days.
I have been thinking about something crazy for elk season this year.
I stay in shape year round- I coach and do crossfit 4 to 5 days a week, i have 4 dedicated lifting sessions per week, I do 2 to 3 longer sessions of steady state cardio and I do 1 to 2 high intensity integral sessions on either the assault bike or the rower every week. Before elk season, I increase the amount of specific work that I do. I will add in workouts like "chad" (1000 step ups for time, with a pack) do odd stuff like sled pushes and pulls, bear crawls etc.
I split wood by hand and I drag a sled around the farm to fill waters, etc. Everything manual that I can do with my body I do especially leading to elk season.
However,
Altitude really smacks me in the face the first couple days of my elk hunt every year. It makes my inner biotch perk right up. Last year on day 1 going back up to glass from where I got water... man I'm not gonna lie my inner biotch was reminding me that beef is cheap and beer is cold and tasty.
Has anybody found a good way to train for it yet? I consider myself mentally tough. I compete regularly. I never quit on anything, but the altitude sure seems to crush my spirit for the first day or 2. After that then I'm good. I just really want to find a way to train that so I can enjoy those first 2 days.