3 MUST-DO Leg Exercises for HIKERS *strength training for hiking*

[@amanda.outside]

It was so fun to have Paul on the channel! Which one of these exercises are you most excited to try? Are there any other videos or topics that you'd like Paul to discuss? Let me know in the comments below! 👇

[@Andy-Mesa]

Not enough credit is being given to how hard it was holding those exercises, especially with the weight. I was already impressed with your flexibility (I've done your yoga exercise literally hundreds of times on Caminos and the PCT).

[@kimepperson5649]

Ú

[@kimepperson5649]

😅Úuú😅

[@brianwilliams3146]

My wife and I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon a few years ago. We trained on a stepper, weight trained, and walked a lot. Our legs felt strong during the hike. However, the day after I could hardly walk because my calf muscles were so sore. Everything else felt fine. So doing the calf raises is a great suggestion. Also, jumping rope is great for the calves as well as balance!

[@lisac996]

Also, Pilates is GREAT for core strength, legs, arms, back strength, and balance. I'll be 54 in December, and I've never been stronger. It's great for older hikers like myself.👍👍

[@leah492]

Cool! I started lifting weights about a year ago (for the first time ever) and am amazed at how much my hiking has improved. Injury prevention is a major driver for me to make sure I'm strong for hiking! 💪 That single legged exercise looks tough, I will try it out!

[@rodoutdoors]

Thanks a lot for this. I've been doing daily hip, ankle, and shoulder mobility exercises and it has been helping a lot for injury prevention. It feels necessary now at my age and I feel less sore overall. I could use more lower body strength routines to go along with my upper body dumbbell routines. I'm probably in the best shape of my life and backpacking jump started the process. I've lost over 20 lbs and kind of rolling with it.

[@starman9458]

I do hike a lot and have been in between 7 to 12 miles by foot. I do several workouts at the gym going from tread-milling, lifting, water aerobics, yoga, and HIIT. I’ve been in a group yoga class for 3 years and it’s helped with my flexibility and strength.

[@jnordman86]

Love the variation on the Bulgarian split squat adding a toe-raise at the bottom. Squats 8 to 10 reps at 3 to 5 sets is exactly what I was going to ask about so it sounds like weight can get as heavy as you like as long as the form is there (as always). I'd also say these movements and the comments below have a lot of exercises from a BeachBody program I do sometimes called Hammer & Chisel if you just add bar squats to the program somewhere.

[@deannefalise2784]

Great tips and a great video. I never thought to add calf raises to my Bulgarian squats. Going to try the airplanes with tonight's workout!

[@amanda.outside]

Glad you got something new to try out of this video! Enjoy the airplanes 🤗

[@AveMonica]

Inspired to hit the gym and the trail

[@amanda.outside]

Yes!! 🤗

[@MarioRuscovici]

Rather than the first two exercises, I prefer step ups, with a weighted vest. There are many variations on the step up, but front and lateral are fine. For the last exercise, it seems like crawling; various types; would be far more effective, and far more similar to the types of ways the body naturally stretches while hiking.

[@vasocreta]

I'm with you. Weighted step ups do wonders and really build the big muscles but also the ankles.

[@daniellebollman447]

Congratulations on 100K Amanda! It's been great watching your channel grow! Love all your camping meals, hikes, beautiful views, and gear videos!

[@amanda.outside]

Thank you so much for all the support!! I can't believe how much the channel has grown!

[@mastandstars]

Well done for promoting movement along with your outdoor lifestyle. Enjoy your channel ☀️😎

[@Bradimoose]

This explains it! I live in Florida and never hike except on vacation. After 2 years of weight training my hiking improved drastically despite not hiking to train.

[@anninwhack1998]

Hey it would be great if you would do a similar training video for people w bad knees!!😊

[@mynexttrek]

It's so important to prep for hiking or you could end up stopping as I did on my last hike because there was nothing left in the tank.

[@svetlanabilous9866]

Absolutely loved this video! Will be implementing all of these tips in my weekly routine. Thank you for quality content✨🫶🏼

[@amanda.outside]

You're so welcome!!

[@Jane_Friday]

I do walking lunges instead of bulgarians. It's more functional regarding hiking. The last exercise you mention is in fact key. Still I suggest more work for hamstings, lower back and calves. Adding machine training gets the job done.

[@dsims868]

I commented on a previus video that you both look happy and STRONG. Thanks for sharing how you got there. Thanks for being a great inspiration to us! I appreciate all the hard work and time you put into this channel!!

[@marcohanig176]

Thanks for these -- very well done. The airplane was the only "new" exercise for me, but the pointers on how to do these exercises correctly were very useful.

[@kristymoore7052]

Excellent tips. You have great balance. I’m still working on that.

[@wayneparker9331]

Great information. Thank you!!

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely beautiful presentation my friend,this was helpful and really useful!

[@amanda.outside]

So happy to hear that!! 🤗

[@melodieschellenberg906]

Really great training video on functional movement!

[@JasonGage]

You look amazing Amanda, keep it up

[@candydicarlo7663]

I appreciate this so much!!! Looking for more of this type of information. I have the “bad knees” during descents. I’ve been looking for accurate information on how to further strengthen my knees for that kind of support.

[@dougwebster7639]

Nice training video! Great info.

[@beckydelarosa9130]

Loved this! So helpful!

[@alemattosbr]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing!

[@kristymoore7052]

I’d love to see more of this.

[@Vinaigre]

This is the exact kind of thing I've been looking for recently to up my fitness game and help me on the trails. Very useful information as always!

[@amanda.outside]

That's awesome to hear! So glad the video was helpful!

[@carolfinnegan8264]

Thanks for this video. Question about foot placement for Bulgarian split squat - the foot that is on the platform- flat down hurts instep/ okay to be on foot in regular upright position? The additional calf raises really hurt that supporting foot when placed flat on a hard bench. Thank you.

[@davepenaphd4300]

I don't know if it's like diminishing returns, but when I was lifting the heaviest I had the hardest time at higher elevation.

[@Murmurrr]

I like doing walking lunges, gotta try Bulgarian one of these days

[@dulcehernandez8228]

Great video! Thank you 🎉

[@amanda.outside]

You are so welcome!

[@kristymoore7052]

I looked at your program and would have purchased , but I don’t have the weights and equipment. I live out of an Rv. If you come up with alternatives, let me know.

[@TomGibson7777TG]

What about using a weight vest for step ups on a 12-14 inch box? How to incorporate this?

[@donnamurphy588]

I don't have a bar bell..... any suggestions for a replacement for this exercise?

[@jimbridge4166]

Thank you for the video.

[@amanda.outside]

You're so welcome!

[@tgilbs]

Loved learning about the airplanes! Have not seen that one! Will have to give those a try!

[@amanda.outside]

Hope you like it! They were challenging for me a first but now I love them!

[@tgilbs]

@@amanda.outside Tried these, they were definitely challenging. Definitely going to incorporate them into my routine (I already regularly back squat and BBS!) For the airplanes, what counts as a full rep on one side? Is it, passing the weight, or passing the weight and returning the weight to the original hand?

[@ManuelMartinez-wj3cb]

Happy Independence Day!

[@scottkenyon3194]

Alrighty, for the first exercises foot placement, the best way is sitting on the edge of the bench and sticking your foot out onto the ground. Boom, perfect foot placement.

[@victorsamsung2921]

I know how good Bulgarian Splits are ... but which is also why I don't like them at all. The sore muscles and aching is too much. Haha

[@jhoonhp8923]

Great video. Make the body stronger so it can exert less effort on the tougher sections. Hopefully you have something special planned when you hit a 100K subs

[@amanda.outside]

I definitely want to do something special to celebrate!! 🤗 Thank you for commenting and for all your support on the channel. So glad you liked this video!

[@4891Cody]

I’d replace the bulgarian with weighted stepups because that’s what your really doing just a bunch of stepups when going up hills hiking. I do front squats instead of back squats personally. They feel more natural to me and really work the quads, core and upper back more than back squats and feel much better on my knees than back squats do. Also you can do front squats and go right into RDLs right afterwards where as with back squats it’s usually a bit to much on most people’s lower back.

[@johnellwoodtaylor4769]

Bonus points if you can do exercise number three and you are bowlegged! Ha ha

[@endosquid]

Intro is WAYYYYY too long.

[@Zac9]

Good thing about strength training litterly only need it 2x per week.