How to Train for a Long Distance Hike
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- This is a guide about how to train for a long distance hike. It is written off my experience of hiking +500 miles of long-distance hiking trails in the UK.
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00:00 Introduction
01:06 Do Prior Weight Training
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Let me know if you want more videos about training in the future! I can provide more specific stretching/yoga routines and gym sessions / workout plans if people want them 👍🏼
Alternate run with calisthenics every other day. It's that simple. When you do an exercise, two minutes timed continously. At first you won't be able to maintain the 2 minute interval it will come over time.
Start with 2 mile run increase run each week by qtr or half mile.
Do this for six months, increasing reps & run.
Now throw on your ruck.
Your goal is 45 minute 4 mile ruck full load out.
We did this in the Army, if it works for us it will work for you. Worst part of endurance is mental.
Your mental endurance is ability to handle stress while keeping calm clear headed.
There's tricks for this as well.
very helpful thank you so much!!
Thanks for the video! That was very helpful!
thanks mate!
Nice concise video, great advice.
Good video. Thanks.
Great video. Deserves more views..
Great vid
Well done. All good stuff. Your delivery is excellent, and I’d like to hear more about your training experiences.
Thanks for sharing these tips mate, much appreciated and great video. I'm going to check out Yoga With Adriene!
Thank you so much. I’m so exciting I going hiking PCT on July!
Great info man! I’m starting to upload hiking walking videos on my channel as well, just subscribed looking forward to watching more of you content.
Hi Matt, thank you for the video, I found it very helpful in preparing for my first Camino de Santiago(French Way) in April.
Thanks bro
Thanks, this reinforces my plans to get ready for longer hikes. One thing I'm doing as well is paying attention to my fitbit's step count and increasing the daily goal every month. Aiming to be above the target steps each week as an average so I can still get at least 1 day of rest.
What a refreshing video. I agree with all your tips especially the stretching which is so overlooked and yet so important, great to see someone as young as yourself adopting this. I would also add about trying to keeping your base weight down and resisting the urge to carry extra kit (just in case!). Keep the vids coming.
Thanks Mark, I had to learn the hard way. Really suffered on some long hikes by not stretching and had to make a change! Good point about the weight, the lighter the better.
Matt, the reminder/encouragement to stretch is appreciated. We learned the hard way how important it is. We won’t get back to England until next year & decided to incorporate a training pattern now, rather than procrastinate.
Thanks Joan, it's definitely a case of learning from my mistakes. It's crazy how long I went without having any kind of stretching routine! Makes a world of difference. Good idea to plan in advance and be prepared for your trip in the future!
Great video Matt just what i needed I’m doing the Hadrians wall july 16th and ive started doing 5 / 10 mile walks but great info cheers mate
Thanks Macca, I hoped it would be useful for anyone wanting to get outdoors and do more hiking this spring/summer. Particularly after all these lockdowns! Enjoy Hadrian's Wall, such a fantastic hike!
@@mattwalkwild6784 cheers matt i will update you !
Training for a hike is pretty much the same as regular sports training for a marathon.
Vary your training in training blocks of 6-10 weeks with a rest week at the end to benefit from super-compensation and recover fully and avoid overuse injury.
Only do stretching if absolutely necessary during the entire tour to avoid muscle pulls.
Plan stretching blocks after the tour when the body has time to heal and is growing back stronger, because that's when it gets tight inevitably.
If you get tight easily during the tour it means you have small muscle imbalances in your hip and you need to do better warm ups in the morning.
Most important part of gym training for hiking is injury prevention.
Easiest part of that is keeping a minimum level of flexibility that allows for good posture and full range of motion without discomfort. At a minimum you need two stretches - one for the front and one for the back side - couch stretch and toes elevated forward bend. All other stretches are optional but doing more doesn't hurt.
The most important muscles to train for injury prevention in pretty much all sports are the glute minimus and medius along with the lower part of the glutes and abductors - with clam shell type movements and weight up to 20lbs.
Other muscles you have to train are the adductors, inner hamstrings, inner hip flexors, deep lower abs, and obliques + QL.
For performance you primarily have to do glute-ham raises and glute bridges. Reverse Lunges and Split Squats do wonders specifically for uphill performance.
Regular squats and deadlifts are optional but it's common to get athletes in their early 20s up to at least 2x body weight.
hi matt just a bit of advice.. im doinf the hadrians wall walk on the 16th july que . if the weather looks good eg dry could you do the walk without boots and use the altra lone peaks instead ?? mant the in advance lee
I have heard experts say stretching is useless. Galloway, for example
0:20, this place is in a scene in a movie- Robin Hood:Prince of Thieves
Good info. What foot ware are you using?, and how do you combat your shoes becoming wet?
Wet shoes aren’t a problem unless your shoes are water-proof or water-resistant, like goretex.
Great video, what shoes do you wear??
Altra Lonepeak are my favourite brand. 4.0 and 5.0 I've owned both! Only downside is they aren't waterproof
Should I also have a supervisor in the window for my squats
Ideally yes as toads aren't known for their powerful bone structure
How often did you strength train?
Probably about 3 times a week. Usually twice before work and then once on the weekend. Then I 'd stop the strength training a few days before embarking on the long hikes!
Your legs are so toned. Holy heck-a-moley!
Walking up and down lots of hills has done the trick haha
unexpected question: after hiking so much, how could you still live in your little brick apartment and not in the wilderness surrounded by the great nature?
Probably lack of money, it's been made difficult to live freely.
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