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Title: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: WhiteHulk4 on January 06, 2006, 10:46:47 AM: Does anyone know what these are? A new cardio program I found calls for them. The workout calls for using a 5-10 lb medicine ball and doing high reps with exercises like Overhead Squats, Clean-and-Presses, etc.

But the last exercise is "Mountain Climbers"??? I've never heard of it and can't find anything about it online? Please help if you know what the hell they are! Thanks.
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: Princess L on January 06, 2006, 11:44:21 AM: Quote from: WhiteHulk4 on January 06, 2006, 10:46:47 AM
Does anyone know what these are? A new cardio program I found calls for them. The workout calls for using a 5-10 lb medicine ball and doing high reps with exercises like Overhead Squats, Clean-and-Presses, etc.

But the last exercise is "Mountain Climbers"??? I've never heard of it and can't find anything about it online? Please help if you know what the hell they are! Thanks.

Not sure how you would use a med ball for this, but this is what I know as mountain climbers.
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: onlyme on January 06, 2006, 11:49:13 AM: They wree originally called "Hill Climbers" and have been around since the 60's
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: Princess L on January 06, 2006, 04:28:54 PM: Quote from: onlyme on January 06, 2006, 11:49:13 AM
They wree originally called "Hill Climbers" and have been around since the 60's

Those hills turn into mountains the older we get :P
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: SuperMike3288 on January 06, 2006, 08:00:22 PM: We do those in wrestling when we condition some times and they can suck!
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: PhoenixBuff on January 07, 2006, 08:41:02 AM: Mountain Climbers were a punishment in football practice for screwing up.
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: JPM on January 07, 2006, 08:45:24 AM: We use to do them for linemen drill's, even in high school and up to college. We called them by their unoffical name, "BS". Great for abs and just about everything else. Good quickness & speed training/drills also. Hill climbs, climbs, etc, known them by a lot of names. Good Luck.
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: Atomicpc on January 07, 2006, 05:37:44 PM: We did them as punishment in basic training. They were called mountain climbers there. Get into a front leaning rest position as the animated gif shows and place one foot under chest while you place the other to the rear and alternate them. Another good burner along these lines is the squat thrust. Squat down place your hands on the ground and kick both legs back to form the front leaning rest position then kick them back up and stand. One.
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: Princess L on January 08, 2006, 09:44:14 AM: Quote from: Atomicpc on January 07, 2006, 05:37:44 PM
Another good burner along these lines is the squat thrust. Squat down place your hands on the ground and kick both legs back to form the front leaning rest position then kick them back up and stand. One.

Killers! ;)
Title: Re: An exercise called "Mountain Climbers"?
Post by: WhiteHulk4 on January 09, 2006, 07:37:04 AM: Thanks! Yea, I've done them before too for various sports training. Just never knew what they were called. Thanks again.