Ep. 523: How to Train for Your Adventure - Rowan Smith
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Many of us are training for something, but most of us are probably not optimizing that time and energy. Should I do more cardio? Should I build more muscle? Should I work more on flexibility? How do I avoid injury? How do I train for a 6-month hike when I work 70 hours a week? These are all questions that Rowan Smith of Summit Strength hears every day. We brought him on today to share his tips and advice to make sure you reach the summit of your next adventure!
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| 0:00.0 | was she wasn't she couldn't do anymore um basically and she'd been relatively active when she was |
| 0:06.3 | younger but she couldn't do it anymore but she came to see me and she's like look I've always wanted |
| 0:10.3 | to go up to Everest base camp my family don't want me to go there they're worried that I'm not |
| 0:14.3 | going to make it you know can you help me this is the adventure sports podcast where we talk to athletes, adventurers, and business owners from around the world of adventure sports. |
| 0:27.8 | Whether you're climbing Mount Everest, starting a bike shop, or getting up off your couch to take your kids hiking for the first time, |
| 0:34.5 | we want you to have the motivation and inspiration you need to chase that |
| 0:38.5 | next adventure. |
| 0:39.9 | The Adventure Sports podcast is brought to you by Camp Crate, the leaders in fully planned |
| 0:45.2 | self-guided backpacking adventures, as well as backpacking gear rental. |
| 0:49.9 | You can check them out at campcrate.net. |
| 0:53.3 | Thank you. You can check them out at camp crate.net. |
| 1:10.5 | So between Monday's episode and today, we are talking a lot this week about taking care of yourself before a trip during a trip and |
| 1:13.3 | after trip and so today we're featuring Rowan Smith he helps people basically achieve their |
| 1:19.2 | adventure goals whether they want to climb Kilimanjaro or do Everest base camp or uh you know do the |
| 1:26.0 | PCT something you know huge and big or you know just do the PCT, something, you know, huge and big or, you know, just |
| 1:29.4 | something that's just big for them. He basically helps you get your body ready, get your mind |
| 1:34.8 | ready, and stays on you, you know. Preparation is huge. And oftentimes we talk about it in the |
| 1:42.1 | show, preparation for your adventure is honestly a lot longer time period than the adventure itself. |
| 1:47.6 | You know, people train for months and months and months to race a triathlon that's, you know, half a day long. |
| 1:55.5 | So that preparation time is really an entire adventure in itself. |
| 2:00.1 | But not only that, but during a |
| 2:03.3 | trip, if you are doing, say, a through hike, you got to learn to take care of yourself on the |
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