On: Why We Do Pushups

[ehsanu1]

Unless you're strength training. In which case, you may not care to climb the stairs as they don't really further your goals.

[finnomenon → ehsanu1]

If you are squatting heavy, as you should be doing if you are training with the goal to increase your overall strength, walking up a couple floors shouldn't be too hard of a task and I am pretty sure there are more benefits to it than it would hurt your other goals.

[stavros → finnomenon]

I can attest to the fact that stairs are a breeze to climb if you're squatting heavy, and I'm not even squatting that heavy.

[eru → stavros]

Stairs are a breeze to climb if you are even moderately fit. (Even climbing stairs will make you fit enough to climb stairs.)

[eru → ehsanu1]

Just climb them faster (=more power), and make it HIIT.

[robryan → ehsanu1]

What if you going up say 3 stairs at once with every step? Fair bit of power required from the legs.