An Ak guide I had could really move in the mountains while carrying a load. Little guy like me, but obviously younger and an Army Ranger in a previous life. Tough he was. I asked him if he encountered any hunters that could hang with him and he said only one and he was a marathon runner. FWIW
He eventually blew out a knee from numerous strenuous hunts with a heavy pack.
Some of the workouts guys post here are knee intensive. I'm not one to tell another what kind of workout they should be doing, but If I was younger and had what hopefully would be years of hunts ahead of me, I would be looking at workouts that didn't maximally stress the knees or shoulder joints. Workouts, cardio and a diet that tended towards developing a leaner body structure. More towards reps vs max when it came to the weights.
Last edited by battue; 08/08/14.
