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Originally Posted by unsunghero
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where I go inside someone else’s body
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i gotta take some sweet jacked leg pics for you guys. most of my workouts/adventures are leg days. i sometimes wish i had a slightly bigger upper body (just for looks/aesthetics) but any added weight that isn't helping me move around the mountains is hindering me. im very dialed in to what i need to do to accomplish my specific goals.
https://uphillathlete.com/strength-t...ntain-athlete/
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Mountain Strong Isn’t Gym Strong
For many, the term strength training conjures images of muscle-bound gym-goers grunting out bicep curls in front of a mirror or chasing a new one-rep max for a particular lift. Banish that from your mind, because that is not what strength training should look like for you as an endurance athlete. A trail runner, mountaineer, climber, or skier ultimately needs to develop event specific functional strength for their given activity, not bulk they’ll then have to haul up a hill, mountain, or route. You simply can’t afford to gain strength at the expense of adding appreciable muscle mass.
Mountain strength training has two primary aims: first, to unlock your full performance potential in your chosen mountain sport; second, to prevent injuries. The goal is not to become stronger at a certain gym-based exercise. You may lift weights to address deficiencies in your general strength, as discussed below. But once you have accomplished that, it will benefit your performance to transition to more sport-specific strength work. In mountain athletics, weightlifting should never be an end unto itself.
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