Ski Conditioning

not being tired while skiing... so ski more, and take it easy till you are in mid season shape.

If you want to hip up the gym, learn to squat and deadlift, overhead press, row, chinup and bench press. But you wont, so this will end up being yet another BS preseason training thread that pops up right around now every year.

californiagrownnot being tired while skiing... so ski more, and take it easy till you are in mid season shape.

If you want to hip up the gym, learn to squat and deadlift, overhead press, row, chinup and bench press. But you wont, so this will end up being yet another BS preseason training thread that pops up right around now every year.

I appreciate you trying to help, but i dont appreciate your bitch ass attitude but i actually do go to the gym, i have been following the PHUL workout program for a 4 months now, which include all of the workouts you just mentioned. On my off days I do cardio and ab work. But I was generally wondering if there are any good ski specific isolation movements that cater towards skiing specifically.

.otto.I appreciate you trying to help, but i dont appreciate your bitch ass attitude but i actually do go to the gym, i have been following the PHUL workout program for a 4 months now, which include all of the workouts you just mentioned. On my off days I do cardio and ab work. But I was generally wondering if there are any good ski specific isolation movements that cater towards skiing specifically.

last year I went to a trainer who "Specified" in ski training. We mostly just regular workouts, but a few stood out to me as workouts that helped with skiing.

The first one is sort of a box jumping routine. You would bunny hop onto a tall box (it was really high, like I am surprised I made it up), Then we would jump off the box and try to land as "quiet" as possible. That is use your lower body to absorb the fall. It felt to me, and I think the goal of the exercise was to work on explosive legs and then help out the knees (if done correct)

The second one, (You have probably done) was "mountain climber". You basically just get yo body into a pushup setup, but instead of pushing up, you first bring one of your knees up to your chest, and then back into "pushup stance" and then bring your other leg up to do the same thing. You can do this slow or fast, but our trainer said to do it fast so it helps your muscles respond quickly when you want it or need it.

We did some other stuff with throwing medicine balls all over the goddamn place, and doing core workouts. Anything with core is helpful because the core is crucial in keeping the upper/lower body separation on the slopes.

I am no wizard at working out, and I don't know muscle geometry or any of that shizzle shazzle. A really grand idea Id reccomend to you is to spend a day on this season on the slopes, just really mobbin down the hill just rippin and tearing it up. when you tired as hell, keep going. the next morning your gonna be sore as hell. BUT the muscles that are sore as hell are the ones you need to work on. So if you can find workouts that make those muscles "feel the heat", then the next time you go, they wont be as sore (and you will be a stronger skier)

As always Hang Loose and take her easy

-Ceyel

RousedWitslast year I went to a trainer who "Specified" in ski training. We mostly just regular workouts, but a few stood out to me as workouts that helped with skiing.

The first one is sort of a box jumping routine. You would bunny hop onto a tall box (it was really high, like I am surprised I made it up), Then we would jump off the box and try to land as "quiet" as possible. That is use your lower body to absorb the fall. It felt to me, and I think the goal of the exercise was to work on explosive legs and then help out the knees (if done correct)

The second one, (You have probably done) was "mountain climber". You basically just get yo body into a pushup setup, but instead of pushing up, you first bring one of your knees up to your chest, and then back into "pushup stance" and then bring your other leg up to do the same thing. You can do this slow or fast, but our trainer said to do it fast so it helps your muscles respond quickly when you want it or need it.

We did some other stuff with throwing medicine balls all over the goddamn place, and doing core workouts. Anything with core is helpful because the core is crucial in keeping the upper/lower body separation on the slopes.

I am no wizard at working out, and I don't know muscle geometry or any of that shizzle shazzle. A really grand idea Id reccomend to you is to spend a day on this season on the slopes, just really mobbin down the hill just rippin and tearing it up. when you tired as hell, keep going. the next morning your gonna be sore as hell. BUT the muscles that are sore as hell are the ones you need to work on. So if you can find workouts that make those muscles "feel the heat", then the next time you go, they wont be as sore (and you will be a stronger skier)

As always Hang Loose and take her easy

-Ceyel

thanks for this response my dude, i used to do box jumps when i was younger under a trainer i had! definatly can see the benefits of those. I honestly didnt think of core that much, but now that you bring it up it makes alot of sense.

I try staying away from mobbin while really exhausted on the slopes because i tend to get injured during that phase

i think flexibility from stretching or yoga can help a lot. Especially right before, if you warm up and stretch out your muscles before a session there is a smaller margin for injury if you twist something wrong etc. Runners do not sprint before they have warmed up and stretched. It should help your skiing too.

LEG BLASTERS! Holy shit dude. They're harder than they look but get your legs in such good shape for skiing. I started doing them about 2 months before heading to whistler. I still got mildly sore because well, it's whistler. But my soreness was nothing compared to my homies. Definitely the hardest skiing of my life and I barely had much of a season at home before going so I'm really impressed with how well I held up out there. It felt like I was skiing for a few months when I really only had a few days on a tiny hill. I definitely recommend these!!

Backcountry posted this a while ago and it explains what they are and how it works (:

http://www.backcountry.com/explore/train-eccentric-leg-strength-for-alpine-skiing

solid.sevenLEG BLASTERS! Holy shit dude. They're harder than they look but get your legs in such good shape for skiing. I started doing them about 2 months before heading to whistler. I still got mildly sore because well, it's whistler. But my soreness was nothing compared to my homies. Definitely the hardest skiing of my life and I barely had much of a season at home before going so I'm really impressed with how well I held up out there. It felt like I was skiing for a few months when I really only had a few days on a tiny hill. I definitely recommend these!!

Backcountry posted this a while ago and it explains what they are and how it works (:

http://www.backcountry.com/explore/train-eccentric-leg-strength-for-alpine-skiing

Those leg blasters look gold