King of the Mountain Stairmaster Challenge

[Btaylor]

I got lucky yesterday and the stairmonster was occupied when I got to the gym. So I did my normal stairs, 3 flights from top to bottom. One rep is up and down, did 40 reps or 120 flights in 30 minutes on the nose with #50 pack. I am 6' 185 and will be 51 come Labor Day. It was taxing for sure but not as bad as the machine for 30.

 

[MojoTX]

You old guys would kick my butt. I need to up my cardio big time.

I imagine I’m going to get some strange looks when I start bringing my pack in the gym.

 

[Btaylor]

You old guys would kick my butt. I need to up my cardio big time.

I imagine I’m going to get some strange looks when I start bringing my pack in the gym.

I got a few questions when I first started taking mine.

 

[Bradolf pittler]

Just a little olderthan you those are mighty good numbers...
Age 55.9
161 pds of fine grey sinew
Level 10 for 20
Level 9 for 10
161 floors
Anybody who uses this machine with no hands knows you will have a lake of sweat when done bring on some elkThe only reason I torture myself soView attachment 109378View attachment 109379View attachment 109380View attachment 109381

Those are some pretty rad sheds Ross. Looks like thick nasty Washington country are those roosevelt sheds?

 

[Ross]

Yeah shed hunting is almost as much fun as hunting all my shed hunting is north Idaho and just over the border in NWEst Montana very brushy and steep like the country noted thankfully my home field advantage of hiking this country since 1980 let’s me stllturn up a few nice onesAll Rocky Mountain elk genetics are massive and tend to be shorter tind heavy and the beautiful dark color

 

[Bradolf pittler]

View attachment 111371 Yeah shed hunting is almost as much fun as hunting all my shed hunting is north Idaho and just over the border in NWEst Montana very brushy and steep like the country noted thankfully my home field advantage of hiking this country since 1980 let’s me stllturn up a few nice onesAll Rocky Mountain elk genetics are massive and tend to be shorter tind heavy and the beautiful dark color

Those are awesome man, I've never looked for em up in the panhandle but it looks like you've got it dialed! these are the ones I've found so far this year and I think if otc elk tags ever become a thing of the past I'm gonna devote myself to just finding sheds all year.

 

[Jimbo057]

Sweet thread!


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[Jacack]

ok this thread made me wonder where i was at with stairs. I normally just hit a parking garage that has 5 floors and do that for 30-45 mins with pack and tennis shoes.

decided to try out a stair machine at a gym my sister works at today. never been on one and honeslty found it hard to get the footing right, the next stair would come up and my toes would be too far forward and get pushed back some. I guess it takes some getting used to.

i didnt do 30 mins as i ran out of time after signing too much i wont hurt myself paperwork.

45 yrs 165lbs 5ft10 and had 34lbs total pack weight.

 

[TheCougar]

ok this thread made me wonder where i was at with stairs. I normally just hit a parking garage that has 5 floors and do that for 30-45 mins with pack and tennis shoes.

decided to try out a stair machine at a gym my sister works at today. never been on one and honeslty found it hard to get the footing right, the next stair would come up and my toes would be too far forward and get pushed back some. I guess it takes some getting used to.

i didnt do 30 mins as i ran out of time after signing too much i wont hurt myself paperwork.

45 yrs 165lbs 5ft10 and had 34lbs total pack weight.

Damn! 183 floors in 22 minutes with a pack is crazy!

 

[FlyGuy]

Improved on my last submission by 70 steps...

You can’t cheat the mountain

 

[5 shot group]

Didn't have my typical sand bag today, so I just threw in a 45lb plate and went for it

112 floors

 

[mountainman406]

Improved on my last submission by 70 steps...

You can’t cheat the mountain

Looked a lot like my workout tonight, I added 3 miles of sprints before the stair master just to increase the suck factor

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[JWP58]

I usually do 25lb pack, 20mins at level 8 or 10. Sometimes I do 1min intervals after 10mins as nd increase intensity up to level 15.

It kicks my arse at 6200ft of elevation.

 

[Ross]

Weekly check at lunch today then sat at home desk working a little sweat soaked maybe get to 170 before knee injection in 4 weeks

 

[corylee4870]

33 y/o
205 lb
40 pound vest
Average 63 steps/min
118 floors

First day on in a few weeks and first day weighted this year. Ran 3 miles this morning.

55 days to bugling elk.

 

[Jacack]

Gave it another shot today. Dropped the pack down to my normal daily load of 18lb

I did have to hit pause (stops the time to) twice as I kept spilling my water trying to drink. Wide mouth bottle was a bad idea

 

[Btaylor]

Gave it another shot today. Dropped the pack down to my normal daily load of 18lb

I did have to hit pause (stops the time to) twice as I kept spilling my water trying to drink. Wide mouth bottle was a bad ideaView attachment 112465

If I knew you, I might strongly encourage you to partake in some self fornication.

256 floors is absurd .

 

[Jacack]

If I knew you, I might strongly encourage you to partake in some self fornication.

256 floors is absurd .

i got my ass handed to me in the mountains once a few years back by a guy i was embarrassed to say the least. I promised myself that wouldn't happen again. i normally start in dec or jan and dont let up until the second week in aug. this year i found a parking garage with 6 floors total and i wore that place out and it has helped more than anything i have tried. I do still drag a tire around the neighborhood once or twice i week too.

 

[Btaylor]

i got my ass handed to me in the mountains once a few years back by a guy i was embarrassed to say the least. I promised myself that wouldn't happen again. i normally start in dec or jan and dont let up until the second week in aug. this year i found a parking garage with 6 floors total and i wore that place out and it has helped more than anything i have tried. I do still drag a tire around the neighborhood once or twice i week too.

Same thing happened to me. First elk hunt 3 years ago, spent half a day with a guy that illustrated to me just how sad my strength and conditioning really was. When I got home I told my wife that wouldnt happen again and have stayed with mostly 4 day a week workouts year round since then. Jan -June I lean more towards general strength with some cardio and then switch to more cardio and slightly lessen the strength side. This year I added running stairs instead of the stairmonster and like you said it has made a big difference. Couple of weeks ago started adding weight and walking the stairs and training hikes with 50#. Hikes have been noticeably easier this year. Hope it translates to the mountains again. Every year since the first trip has been significantly better.

 

[mountainman406]

WOW.....I feel like I should delete my entry and start a “minor leagues” post after seeing some of these times/floors. Keep at it, season is coming quick!


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