In June of 2012, World Vision issued a challenge for people to find 50 sponsors for children living in Tanzania. To raise awareness for the cause, the individuals who accepted the challenge committed to hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro. After a successful first year, World Vision decides to contract your services to help physically prepare the climbers for a second trip. You are left to decide what time of year the hike will occur and have one year (maximum) to help your team to train/prepare prior to embarking on the journey. You will have a team of 10 climbers ranging in age from 14 to 64 years old. All members of your team have been cleared by their medical doctor to undertake the rigors of training and the climb.
Research the environmental conditions surrounding the Mt. Kilimanjaro climb and write a double-spaced 5 page paper discussing your training plan and the challenges you expect to face. Your paper should include:
How you will account for and train for the specific thermoregulation (temperature and humidity) and altitude challenges your climbers will face. Include specific details about expected temperatures, humidity, and altitude for the time of year you have chosen to climb.
A periodized training program for the year leading up to the climb. Use the attached document to design your program. Identify the periodization style you will use (linear or conjugate), and follow the given template. You will identify basic training requirements at 1 year out and 6 months out (be sure there are at least some variables that change between these two sections). At 3 months out, you must design a full week of training, and at 1 month out, the entire month must be designed. Exercise selection and training load should be modified in accordance with your periodization style. This program counts towards 1 page of the 5-7 page requirement in your paper.
Tips for peak performance (give details on nutrition intake you would recommend, supplementation, and injury prevention).
Finally, discuss the challenges/differences you expect to encounter with the varied ages and any variation in the training program you will develop for younger or older members.
Make sure it includes the following info below…
addresses at least three ways they will prepare their athletes for the altitude and thermoregulatory challenges they will face on the mountain.
addresses three or more tools that will aid in peak performance (nutrition, supplementation, injury prevention).
includes macrocycle, mesocycles, and microcycles for resistance and aerobic training, with inclusion of FIT principle.
appropriately addresses at least three training considerations that differ between adolescents, adults, and older adults
