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Quoted message said:"The lifter will have loaded onto his/her shoulders a weight equal to
150% of bodyweight. The lifter will then carry the weight a distance
of
one mile. Gait is optional. Resting is allowed, but neither the lifter
nor the weight may be supported. Records will be kept in both pounds
and time. Should the weight be touched by any aide once the lift has
begun, the event is terminated. The lifter may be handed refreshments
during the lift."
So I was reading this insane website for fun, came across this event,
and thought, No Way.
But it did raise the question, are health club treadmills sturdy
enough
for a 375# walker? And might one let me put a treadmill in a power
rack
for a particular test of strength/stamina/stupidity?
I've been doing a bit of this lately. I've been using bodyweight on the
bar, not 1.5 times bodyweight, and I've made it a full lap around the
local high school track so far as my max after only a few weeks. Don't
know if I will even attempt an Inman but this has been a fun thing to
train - quite different, good for strength/endurance, good for mental
toughness.
I don't think the treadmill is a good idea - dangerous if you lose your
balance. I bought squat stands and take the whole business (squat
stands, bar, weights, collars) to the track on Sundays. My wife is
usually kind enough to help me set up and break down, and she does some
running on the track and also some cheerleading for me when the going
gets tough.
I have heard that this is very hard on the knees but, so far, not only
have my knees felt fine, my back actually feels _better_ after I finish
a training day on this - in particular, my DL's the next day feel
fantastic. I'm wearing good old Chuck Taylors.
The weak point for me has been my grip - my forearms are fried when I do
this, so I have been training GS (girevoy sport, which means kettlebell
snatches for high reps) twice a week, and I do my weighted walking the
day after a near-max GS effort. Don't know if this is particularly
sound training but it's what my schedule allows right now.
I only do weighted walking once per week as I feel it's very demanding
on many things, not the least of which is the wear and tear it puts on
the spine where the bar rests. My current plan is once a week for 3-4
weeks, a week or two off, and start the cycle over again. I'm finished
with exactly one cycle and will start the next one next Sunday. My last
workout was 8 days ago when I got the full lap, followed by 2/3 lap,
followed by 1/3 lap, and that was enough for me. I will likely train
sometimes with less weight and for a longer distance because just
keeping yourself in that position while walking is a large part of the
battle, but bodyweight on the bar seems to be "heavy enough" as a kind
of base weight for training.
Hope that helps some - if you do this, get or make squat stands and do
it outside. I also highly recommend rubber plates so you can dump the
bar if you need, although dumping the bar is actually quite difficult
because often your hands are so fried they won't open, another reason
not to do this by yourself. I think this is one of those "it takes a
village" projects.
-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
