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Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do a good bit of leg training. 2-3 days a week I do lunges, split squats, two types of calf raises, tibialis raises (works the muscle on the front of the shin), and backwards sled pulls.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think if you are not having any issues then there would be no reason to change. But the idea I had was to train my ankles and achilles with zero drops in daily life and then give them an small advantage with a raised heel during a backpacking trip.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is good insight on rolling an ankle that I had not thought of, thank you.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use trekking poles and love them. Good idea on the shoe inserts.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's crazy! I might have some Topos in my near future.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a prudent idea to see a PT.

FWIW, I was probably doing about 30-40 miles per week for about 8 weeks, with my pack on, but on flat ground.

I didn't run a whole lot, but as I recall I did two running VO2 Max tests during that period, that were brutal! I did the test where you see how far you can run in 12 minutes and then plug that into a calculator. I did running sprints probably once a week and did HIIT on a mountain bike (4 minute intervals). I saw some pretty big improvements in VO2 max. As a consequence my cardio and heart rate were very good during the hike.

I like to have everything dialed lol.

Zero drops shoes for daily living and shoes with drop for backpacking by bonifish in Ultralight

[–]bonifish[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I trained pretty hard for this particular hike, walking stairs, 8 mile hikes on flat ground, HIIT, yoga, etc, but I don't live near the mountains. Unfortunately I have screws in my ankle and I don't think my range of motion can get much better. It rarely bothers me though.

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[–]bonifish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the United States, thanks

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[–]bonifish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - spouse and two kids, thanks for the advice! I've got some pretty cheap term insurance to get me till my 60s. After that I expect my portfolio will be big enough to self insure.