So I'm a pretty well built guy and I'm really not looking forward to losing a lot of upper body strength during my thru hike. I guess I'm trying to figure out how to keep this from happening.
Now, I know what exercises to use to build/maintain upper body strength. My question is 'will I be able to?'. I'm not sure how I'm going to feel at the end of a day. Should I do it in the morning before I start my hike. Will I be able to consume enough calories/protein to build/keep muscle?
What about yoga or core work?
Does anyone have any experience with this on their thru? What was your plan? How did you feel?
***I will likely only be stretching my lower body, I doubt there is a need to do squats or lunges as those muscles will be worked regularly.
Thanks!