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JUL-AUG ISSUE, Volume 80

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Upper Body Warmup

Do you include any sort of warmup before starting your strength program? What’s the best way to avoid injury as we get older, or work through injury that you may already have? For ideas on how to properly prepare the upper body for your strength workout, including a sample protocol and 5 dynamic warmup exercises, read the Upper Body Warmup article.

Backpack Selection Considerations

If you are in the market for a new pack, don’t miss this article with tips on considerations to keep in mind. Armed with these facts, and your body’s dimensions, the store clerk will be able to help you get just the right pack. Read more.

YouTube Featured Exercise

Here is a video segment demonstrating proper form and technique for the 1-leg Box Squat.

This exercise develops balance and strength specific to propelling yourself uphill as is needed in hiking, climbing, trekking, backpacking and mountaineering. You can see the full article with the video segment on the, 1 Leg Box Squat page.

Sport-specific Training Myths Debunked

Last month we brought you Common Training Myths Debunked; this month, we bring you Sport-specific Training Myths Debunked. To learn whether you’re caught in a sport-specific training myth, read more.

Podcast with Victor who stood on
top of Mt Everest in May, 2010

Hear about a client’s first-hand account of completing the 7 Summits and standing on top of Mt. Everest, what he learned, and what he did to prepare. Click on the icon to play the audio interview. If it doesn't play you may need to right click and save it to your hard drive.

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Online Strength & Conditioning Coaching - WebTrainer

WebTrainer is an on-line training service that provides a personalized exercise program including cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training, a personalized training schedule and regular interactions with an Outdoor Conditioning Coach. Each program is overseen by one of the Outdoor Sports Conditioning Experts, Courtenay or Doug Schurman. They are co-authors of the book, The Outdoor Athlete (2009) and creators of the Train To Climb Mt Rainier DVD.

The WebTrainer program has been used by people all around the world to train for a multitude of goals such as Rainier, Baker, Hood, Seven Summits, Nepal treks, Grand Canyon backpacking and many more. In addition WebTrainer comes with a Money Back Guarantee. There are three levels of service to choose from; Bronze, Silver and Gold. To view more details about WebTrainer CLICK HERE.


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