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    Post-camino fitness

    I suspect that during your Camino your body adapted to long durations of HR zone 1 and 2 at the expense of your zone 3-4. After doing the Camino Portuguese last year I noticed that I had lost some capacity at medium-high intensity (anaerobic) road bike cycling, but my low intensity rides were...
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    Training with Weighted Vests

    I agree with Apollo. Use the vest when the Camino is 3 or more months away, with some backpack workouts when convenient, but transition to using mostly your backpack in the 2 months before your Camino. This approach will have the most benefits, and is similiar to what serious athletes do...
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    Walking with a pinched nerve in my back

    I suggest you Google or YouTube search “nerve flossing”. It has solved a couple of mystery pain issues for me and other athletes I know over the years. Recently My kinesiologist traced my mysterious hamstring cramping after prolonged walking or cycling to nerve entrapment, partly due a slightly...

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