I did a video about my workout today – below: I fear that I’m not getting any faster by sprinting up the steps as I’ve been doing with my latest speed workouts on the mountain staircase. I weigh 12 pounds less than I do when I went up in 12:01, about 3 years ago. Recently [...]
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Yet Another Killer Stair Climbing Workout!
Posted on 10 May 2012.
This one was the best speedwork ever on the stairs. I felt pretty good, so I had planned sprints up the stairs. I knew I could do 12 sprints of 100 steps each – with rest after each. I didn’t know if there would be anything left after that. I did a variation of this [...]
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Why Is Stair Climbing (Tower Running) So Difficult?
Posted on 13 February 2012.
I was trying to figure out – what about stair climbing makes it so difficult to do as a competition, either among others or even just pushing yourself. Here’s what I came up with… Stair Climbing is Tough Because There is no momentum as you climb stairs. The second you stop moving your body – [...]
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Stairs Workout, Diet, Walking
Posted on 08 February 2012.
I was antsy, as Justin Stewart recently put it, and I headed to the mountain to climb the stairs. I wanted to do 2 times, but of course the body always dictates what is done. I did 1 at a fast pace up – about 13.5 minutes, I didn’t time it. I hit every step, [...]
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Diet Update – No Workout Today
Posted on 05 January 2012.
No stair climbing today. No running. No upside down push-ups. Had a long walk with my daughter today – and half the time I carried her – along with backpack, but, I can’t call that a workout. My knees are giving me sharp twinges lately. This is, no doubt, feedback for climbing 2 steps at [...]
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Today Another Stair-Less Workout – and Diet
Posted on 04 January 2012.
Today I woke up and had a 3/4 bowl of muesli mix with 4/5ths of a box of vegetarian soy milk on it. After the night before I needed something tangible! For lunch I had 2 big apples. For dinner I just had a plate of stir fried vegetables in a salty soy sauce. I [...]
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Stair Climbing Workout Journal 12-26-11
Posted on 27 December 2011.
Another good workout today – short and sweet, I want to save energy for the steps. My back wasn’t feeling so great, so I decided to do some running and arm exercises. I noticed from the last two times I climbed using my arms – they were dead tired from pulling on the railings after [...]
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What is Go Up It!?
Posted on 10 June 2011.
Go up it! is about climbing stairs. We love to climb stairs. If you also are a stair climbing nut, you can share your workouts with us at the stair climbing form here -> We also have a vertical mile challenge for you if you come to Thailand and want to tackle it. It’s 6 [...]
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Welcome to Go Up It!
Stair climbing is my latest passion, and I've been climbing a local mountain staircase very regularly for the last five years. Climbing stairs for exercise gives your body and mind an amazing lift - and I really think it has the potential to change your life outlook, in a positive way.
