Steve House's new book?

Anyone read this yet?. Any thoughts on it?

Jim

I own it and like it. Goes into the physiology and training of alpine climbing and why it's important. If you want to get better at ice or rock climbing there's probably better books to get. BUT if you want to learn better at combining them and how to maximize fitness, this is the book to get.

It does an awesome job at showing you why training is important, showing you rough training outlines, and letting you figure out just enough for yourself. It's really a book on learning how to train for bigger goals and how to structure them.

Let me know if you have any questions. I can also takes pictures of sections if you want a rough idea

Whats the title of the book?

RockinOut wrote:Whats the title of the book?

The pithiest distillation of the book I can come up with is that it advocates a traditional endurance athletic training scheme for big alpine climbs / mountaineering objectives. If you have a background in competitive running / cycling / triathlon, the concepts will be very familiar.

I point this out in that it contrasts with the philosophy based around shorter, more intense circuit - style workouts day after day.

There's an interesting essay by Mark Twight where he seemingly says he regrets the emphasis on Gym Jones stuff relative to his goals of being in climbing and cycling shape; he felt like he couldn't get year-over-year gains without going back to a higher volume / traditional approach.

Cycling analogy: this book is like Joe Friel's training bible. Mountain Athlete is like "Time Crunched Cyclist".

jaredj wrote:The pithiest distillation of the book I can come up with is that it advocates a traditional endurance athletic training scheme for big alpine climbs / mountaineering objectives. If you have a background in competitive running / cycling / triathlon, the concepts will be very familiar. I point this out in that it contrasts with the philosophy based around shorter, more intense circuit - style workouts day after day. There's an interesting essay by Mark Twight where he seemingly says he regrets the emphasis on Gym Jones stuff relative to his goals of being in climbing and cycling shape; he felt like he couldn't get year-over-year gains without going back to a higher volume / traditional approach. Cycling analogy: this book is like Joe Friel's training bible. Mountain Athlete is like "Time Crunched Cyclist".