Training for Mountaineering: Strength
Uphill Athlete Podcast
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Strength Training Is a Vital Component to a Long Career
"I agree a hundred percent like you threw out the D word first I mean I think first off it's lifting is fun like I've always enjoyed it I grew up doing it," he says. "Our joints are designed to work really well in a certain range of motion and in a certain biomechanical way but as soon as your foot slips or when you hit a little pit of wind slab while you're skiing, there's these other forces what holds your joints together and this is so important for for durability" He adds that years of strength training have helped him stay more durable and injury free.
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