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    BTW: if you meet strangers on the hike, do not take their words for granted. Same with information from anonymous people online.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sturw View Post
    For conditioning (and hiking practice): pack about half of your hiking stuff (or any similar weight) and just do really high intensity hip drive walks. The higher cadence on the hip going up and down the better (more reps in the tank). Aim for at least 90 reps (one step or one up and down with the hip is one rep) each minute, but do not run (since running is another type of movement). You will be as strong and fast as a mountain goat my fellow internet stranger.
    I always strive to have similarities to a mountain goat!

    Tried to google hip drive in rucking but came up empty.

    Good plan by the way... I really should think of these things myself. But whats the internet for if not to spoon feed me.

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    2 miles up, 1300 ft, with 25+ lb on my back. Not great but not bad.

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    Colorado Trail 5 and 6 completed. Had some slight issues but nothing that stopped me from completing. 50 miles was the total hiked.

    I had three hikes under my belt before this one, which helped. I used a 25# dumbell for one hike and extra water for the others to help simulate my pack weight. My pack weight for the CT was somewhere around 30#.

    By day 4 having some ankle issues. The right went away but the left persised until the end and is now swollen. Didn't expect that. Other than the ankle the other joints performed above expectations.

    Beautiful 5 days on the trail.

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    Well done! That's a great way to spend several days.

    How did the poles work for you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Anders View Post
    Well done! That's a great way to spend several days.

    How did the poles work for you?
    The poles worked great! I used them to get an upper body workout.

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