RE: [Philmont]: RE: 6 Months to Go

I think another way to express this is that of all the things you want
to accomplish on shakedowns, physical conditioning is the least
important. Adults should be on a regular basis anyway to get aerobic
conditions to a maximum peak (decrease that recovery time). Many youth
are in great shape anyway and those that aren't should have a personal
training regimen. Challenging shakedowns will tell each individual how
well he/she is doing with their training.
 It's not that shakedowns are not for physical training, it's that
physical training is not a major goal of shakedowns. Different methods
work for each crew, and because crews train in every type of terrain and
part of the country, those crews must make decisions on how best to get
ready. Crews in Florida need to do things differently than crews who
live in the mountains of the northeast. Over the years reading this list
and talking with other advisors on the trails at Philmont, I have heard
some really neat and creative preparation plans to adjust for geographic
considerations.
Happy Hiking,
 Tom

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Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 12:10 PM
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Subject: [Philmont]: RE: 6 Months to Go

Daniel Preston writes...

I really don't understand the thinking that shakedown hikes cannot be
for physical conditioning. Of course shakedown hikes prepare the crew
to work as a team, but there is nothing that prepares you physically for
backpacking like backpacking. Exercising and running stadium steps are
fine but backpacking over steep terrain is the best physical
conditioning you can do. Doing this as crew provides both teamwork
training and physical conditioning, not just one or the other.

Comment...

If the only time your crew is hiking with a full backpack is on
shakedown hikes, you have problem...

The shakedown will show if the crew is properly conditioning themselves,
but if they aren't, it is not going to happen just on shakedown hikes.

-- Al Thomson, Troop 236,

Schooley's Mountain, NJ

Treks 1999, 2001, 2003

Autumn Adventures 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

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