Author: Charles Miske

  • Catching Up With Some Stats

    In January I pre-tested working on a new goal. I started by trying to do the rough equivalent of 3 x 1.5 VK’s a week on the incline treadmill while I build up my strength. Some of them I had been doing with a 12 lb weighted vest. I should probably also work my way…

  • Indoor Training TMI – February 25th Edition

    I’ve been on the trainer a lot this past season. I got on right around the end of the Utah League NICA High School Mountain Bike Racing season. I did a few outside rides here along the Wasatch Front, weather permitting. I’ve also been to St. George a few times, and out to Moab once.…

  • Training With A Weighted Backpack On Stairs

    Training With A Weighted Backpack On Stairs

    If you’re needing to improve your fitness for hiking, training with a weighted backpack on stairs is an excellent choice. In this video, created for one of my Mountaineering Fitness Programs, I demonstrate a simple routine of stair walking while wearing a lightly weighted backpack. Some things to consider before you attempt adding this into…

  • Under Armour Eyewear – Capture Sunglasses

    These sweet sunglasses from UA have become my go-to eyewear for nearly all conditions in the outdoors. Here is a link to a video I put up on YouTube   Box Opening UnderArmour Capture Shiny Black Blue Storm Polarized Sunglasses Showing off my UA Capture Sunglasses – see that blue reflection? I took these out…

  • Diamondback Recoil Upgrade – Air Shock

    Last year, 2016, my son started mountain bike racing. Previously he’d done road racing with the FFKR jr. devo team up in Salt Lake City. He’d attended a couple of their training camps and got interested in cyclocross (CX) and even took state points leader in his age group in the 2015 fall racing season.…

  • Training Program Adjustment Phase Explained – Hikercize

    One thing a lot of canned training programs skip or gloss over is the “Adjustment Phase” which is one short cycle, 3 to 6 weeks, during which you adjust from Non-Training Life to Training Life. Check out the video for more, and how we address this issue in Hikercize at http://hikercize.com/take-the-challenge Powered by WPeMatico