[at-l] Another Q

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

Weight lifting is good for strength gain and weight loss (if you have fat to lose, other wise you will gain weight). Unless you are planning on carrying a heavy pack (you shouldn't be if you've been listening to others here) building arm and shoulder strength will not directly affect your readiness for hiking, not that it's a bad thing, just not specifically helpful to hiking. You might want to target your back and stomach muscles. That would help with carrying the pack. If you are already pretty strong and fit, try to maintain that and do some stretching for flexibility, you'll need that. Work on balance too. Who talked about walking curbs (Sloetoe?) and the difference it made crossing steams on log bridges. Do it with a loaded pack to get the feel of how it affects your center of gravity. If you don't have mountains to climb try to replicate the parts of hiking that are available to you.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KellyGoVols@aol.com 
  To: jbullar1@twcny.rr.com ; at-l@backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 8:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [at-l] Another Q


  In a message dated 7/11/2003 8:50:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbullar1@twcny.rr.com writes:


    2) builds your leg muscles.
  Well, I used to compete in skating, and I have, to quote someone, "Legs of a muscled man." Fortunately, I've maintained that, God only knows how.  So I do have strong legs.  I think my main priority would be to build upper body strength. Weight lifting, anyone?

  GoVolsGODEAN 
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