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Training for Mountaineering: Base Training

Uphill Athlete Podcast

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Three Principles to Follow in Base Training

In the base period, we're forging our metabolism. And in the later on, in the fun, as we call it, the more specific periods, we'll be sharpening that. The most common layout is sort of three weeks on, and then one week, let's say off, where you do roughly half of your volume. So that's the modulation. Gradualness is that you gradually increase the training load over time. Our bodies adapt to the stress we put upon them.

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