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Best ways to prevent injury when skiing?

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pwdales
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Basically i get injured alot, mostly pulling muscles in my lower back etc. Was wondering what kinda exercises or gym routines you do to help prevent gettin injured.
Also what are the best stretches to do?
Mar 7 2009 6:02PM
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natirider10
Posts: 296 - Karma: 16
if its your back stretch your hamstrings cuz they are connected to your back some how
Mar 7 2009 6:10PM
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wnab21
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do alot of leg workouts like squats. then your legs will be able to take a beating
Mar 7 2009 6:19PM
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Colin.W
Posts: 592 - Karma: 155
Ski within your ability
Mar 7 2009 6:23PM
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RoadRash_Skier
Posts: 457 - Karma: 44
if your back hurt work your abdo
Mar 7 2009 6:34PM
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nolanearl
Posts: 139 - Karma: 19
...dont fall, and stomp everything.
Mar 7 2009 6:40PM
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squibble
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being as loose as possible iis best, stretch a lot, and i dont mean like hammy and calf stretches (do those anyway). you could go to a trainer or physio and get some painful stretches that are really effective.

relax and feel your quads... they shouldnt feel rock hard, if they are then that means that they are super tight and you need to stretch them with a foam roll and a tennis ball, after a few sessions they will feel looser, this will help to prevent knee injuries

there are soo many exercises that you can do, a physio will know which ones are best for you
Mar 7 2009 6:48PM
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hodlekve_jibber
Posts: 289 - Karma: 34
Not setting your DIN to high.. this comes from experience
Mar 7 2009 6:59PM
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anton...
Posts: 119 - Karma: 10
all of the above ^^

or dont ski...

everyone gets injured mate...
Mar 7 2009 7:32PM
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onearmwanderer
Posts: 1153 - Karma: 31
it sounds weird but you need to know how to fall also. dont fight it, you just kinda have to go with it ya know?
Mar 7 2009 8:07PM
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ForrestW
Posts: 451 - Karma: 56
yea like he said dont freak out and fight with the ground when you fall. i pretty much just let myself go other than protecting my head. also everyone is always injured in one way or another who skis as far as i know.
Mar 7 2009 9:00PM
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kiwi_as
Posts: 421 - Karma: 189
Work on your core muscles and leg muscles. Strengthening your core is the best possible way to prevent injury, and just stretch as much as possible. Sitting on an exercise ball or standing on a wobble board while you watch tv or whatever will help your core, do situps and ab-holds, and to train my lower back which I have problems with as well I have a bar with medium weights on it across my shoulders, and bend down towards the floor with a super straight back pivoting from your hips.
Mar 7 2009 10:01PM
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Snowgoner
Posts: 5047 - Karma: 964
BE A PUSSY
Mar 7 2009 10:15PM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219

yeah just see if anything is tight and be loose.

and wear a helmet when ur doing big shit.

Mar 7 2009 10:22PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,010
bring a calculator to the hill.
Mar 7 2009 10:35PM
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*Johnny
Posts: 403 - Karma: 19
go to a gym and build your body up ! that definitly help me this year to avoid injuries when i'm skiing . . . and i'm skiing like 4 days a week and i'm never tired haha
Mar 7 2009 10:42PM
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wheres_my_snow
Posts: 473 - Karma: 11
streching and whaite training are the key to life
Mar 7 2009 11:19PM
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pwdales
Posts: 132 - Karma: 12
How did you butcher the word weight so badly?
Mar 7 2009 11:23PM
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inactive
Posts: 4772 - Karma: 97
dont fall
Mar 7 2009 11:23PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216

1. Warm up and stretch for skiing.

2. Land on your damn feet and know what you're doing before you do it.

3. Hit safe features you're comfortable on, such as step ups.

If you go to the gym and work out it won't help you get injured less. Do the things mentioned above and you're in good shape however.

Mar 8 2009 12:00AM
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Nic_Sutter
Posts: 108 - Karma: 222
hahaha, word!
Mar 8 2009 12:02AM
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Ultomato
Posts: 48 - Karma: 10
when u know ur gonna fall try lean back and fall on ur sides, also protect your face with ur arms, and exhale before impact to reduce rib injury
Mar 8 2009 1:23AM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
1. dont fall
2. ski good
3. if 1 and 2 dont work hit upt he gym and build super nice cor estrength and lower / upper body will help a lot so basically workout
Mar 8 2009 3:01AM
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B.bowzz
Posts: 659 - Karma: 211
tretch a shit load dude
and i know this sounds cheezy but drinka shit load of milk like through the yeear and every year
all my friends that dont drink milk have all broken something this year mainly collar bones
Mar 8 2009 3:12AM
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Steezyshred
Posts: 228 - Karma: 69
I stretch once i get my skis on, People always look at me really funny but i seriously do almost every stretch i know before i start for the day, my muscles loosen up and i have found that i ski a lot better and have not had nearly as many injuries t(knock on wood) when i thoroughly stretch before shreddin.
Mar 8 2009 3:46AM
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Joshua.
Posts: 2957 - Karma: 6,230
ski for 1 hour.

get laid.

ski another hour.

get laid.

proceed until skiing is as rewarding as getting laid, thus removing the need to get laid every other hour of your day.
















and don't crash
Mar 8 2009 3:49AM
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