Each member of Team No Limits has his own training techniques to prepare for Mt. Everest, but the common denominator is that training is a year-round endeavor.

In his spare time, Larry Rigsby is an ultra-marathoner. On August 20, 2005, Larry will be competing in the Leadville Trial 100, “the Race Across the Sky”, a 100-mile/30 hour marathon through the mountains of Colorado. The lowest elevation of the race is 9,200 feet, and the highest is 12,600 feet! It isn’t unusual for Larry to go on back-to-back 20-mile training runs while preparing for his races. To complement his training runs, Larry works out regularly with weights at a health club.

Doug Tumminello’s training regimen consists of cardiovascular and weight training. A sample training schedule is:

Cardio:

Monday 1:00 run at night, at an overdistance/endurance pace (heart rate between 140-155 bpm) (approx. 8-9 miles)

Tuesday Bike :45, at a recovery pace

Wednesday 4x15 minute intervals at a tempo pace (heart rate between 160-170 bpm) on a FreeMotion Fitness incline trainer treadmill (35 to 50 degree deck angle), with 5 minute recovery sessions (recovery heart rate) between intervals

Thursday 2:00 run, at an overdistance pace (heart rate less than 151) (approximately 14 miles)

Friday Off

Saturday Ski up Copper Mountain Ski Resort from base to summit, using telemark skis and climbing skins and carrying a light pack, 4 times

Sunday Hike 2:00 to 3:00 with a light pack

Weights:

Lift Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as follows:

Core: 2 sets/12 reps Abdominal crunches on an exercise ball, with weights

Balance: 2 sets/12 reps Back extensions on an exercise ball

2 sets/12 reps Single leg squats, standing on a foam roller

Reactive: 2 sets/12 reps Forward box jumps

Speed/Agility: 2 sets/12 reps Single leg hockey leaps

Strength:

Chest 2 sets/10 reps 2-arm incline dumbbell press

2 sets/10 reps Standing alternating arm cable flys

Back 2 sets/10 reps Seated lat rows

2 sets/10 reps Pull-ups

Shoulders 2 sets/10 reps Overhead barbell shoulder press/front squat combination

2 sets/10 reps Alternating arm dumbbell military press

Biceps 2 sets/10 reps Standing alternating arm dumbbell curls

2 sets/10 reps Standing single-leg 2-arm cable curls

Triceps 2 sets/10 reps 2-arm cable pushdowns

2 sets/10 reps dips

Legs 2 sets/10 reps Barbell squats

2 sets/10 reps Balance lunges

Of course, the best training for climbing is climbing, so the members of Team No Limits get out to the mountains as much as possible.