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Which training methods do you think are most effective?

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brandoh
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For example - Riding time, tramps, foam pits, cross workouts, video analysis, and private coaching
Jul 5 2022 12:34PM
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TrackMafia
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Watching zootspace
Jul 5 2022 12:49PM
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Kyguyy
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Playing Shredsauce
Jul 5 2022 2:56PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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Sitting in standstill traffic
Jul 5 2022 3:22PM
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TreeJam
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Gettin stoned
Jul 5 2022 3:48PM
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Pakanaka
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apparently mdma works pretty well
Jul 5 2022 3:54PM
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b_in_subtle
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Physical therapy for inevitable joint problems
Jul 5 2022 4:35PM
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Itsnotmywallet
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Watching good edits before you ride
Jul 5 2022 6:51PM
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Goretex_Vidal
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Ice fishing on acid
Jul 5 2022 7:59PM
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JAHn
Posts: 484 - Karma: 2,621
Do as much as you have access to. Tramp, dry slope, and riding time on hill if I had to pick a top 3.
Jul 6 2022 1:14AM
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bleezybutta
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riding time 2000%
Jul 6 2022 4:40AM
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Sht_eatn_dog
Posts: 114 - Karma: 1,382
make love to a lifty once a day till the snow returns
Jul 6 2022 11:01AM
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andyc0
Posts: 34 - Karma: 455
Start with a 6 pack of your favorite beer, followed by your favorite liquor until you black out. Simple and crazy effective
Jul 6 2022 11:09AM
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NutsToRail
Posts: 80 - Karma: 741
After a number of bad knee and hip injuries from football in my younger years I'm pretty concerned about joint stability and strength. Most of my off-season training is focused on those areas as well as explosiveness and endurance.
Stablity: Single leg bosu ball holds, weighted step ups/downs, pistol squat progressions, as well as more bodybuilding style of leg and core workouts just for all around strength.
Explosiveness/endurance: kettle bell swings, goblet jump squats, lunges, Bulgarian split squats, etc.
I just try to keep it fun and remember that most of the reason for my working out is to help me be a stronger skier and to ski longer
Jul 6 2022 12:06PM
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b0ss
Posts: 795 - Karma: 6,271
trying to ski a consistent 200 days a year is my main focus. The training kinda falls in place cause I spend so much time on hill. Ends up just being visualization, tramps and partying. If you go to the hill with a trick in mind everyday you are “training”. It aint hard.
Jul 6 2022 12:35PM
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SuspiciousFish
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Honestly of all the different training methods I found diving boards to be the most effective. Once you can get a solid jump you can try whatever trick and even if you land on your head your just going into water. The mechanics of a diving board are more in line with skiing than a trampoline too IMO
Jul 6 2022 4:56PM
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.otto.
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towrope
Jul 6 2022 8:03PM
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VV.XTREME
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spliff addiction
Jul 6 2022 8:16PM
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wasatch_rat
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Skiing
Jul 6 2022 8:22PM
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mynameisgiovanni
Posts: 82 - Karma: 750
Knees over toes guy
backyard set up
trampoline
dry slope / snowdome
diving board
cliff jumping
skating
Blunts
visualisation/ meditation
slackline
balance board
skiers edge
move to NZ/ Aus etc
find another summer sport to improve balance/ strength/ areal awareness, it’s all cash in the bank to make you a better skier
Jul 7 2022 8:04AM
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mynameisgiovanni
Posts: 82 - Karma: 750
Oh and watch edits from sick skiers with style
Jul 7 2022 8:05AM
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Lippamani
Posts: 1291 - Karma: 13,358
What helped me to get my first 3 is I asked several people to insult me and call me a pushy because I can't do it . After about 5min of that got it first try.
Jul 7 2022 9:55AM
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asparagus
Posts: 2477 - Karma: 28,188
SuspiciousFishHonestly of all the different training methods I found diving boards to be the most effective. Once you can get a solid jump you can try whatever trick and even if you land on your head your just going into water. The mechanics of a diving board are more in line with skiing than a trampoline too IMO

I feel like the diving board would screw up your pop because you have to jump forwards/backwards a bit. Maybe that’s what you should be doing? (not a huge jump guy myself). Definitely harder tho
Jul 7 2022 2:17PM
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TheHamburglar
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topping and LST
Jul 7 2022 3:43PM
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jimbobs
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Peer pressure
Jul 7 2022 4:23PM
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mrk127
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Can anyone vouch for slack lining carrying over to skiing? I just started and bought a line hoping it will help with rail balance. Even if not shit is fun
Jul 7 2022 11:48PM
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wasatch_rat
Posts: 1772 - Karma: 2,951
mrk127Can anyone vouch for slack lining carrying over to skiing? I just started and bought a line hoping it will help with rail balance. Even if not shit is fun


Skateboarding, especially skateboarding in transition, is much better for applicable balance. What slacklining is really good for, is strengthening and stabilizing all those little balance muscles that can help prevent injury. It won’t do much to make you a better skier, but it’s fantastic physical therapy for preventing and recovering from injury
Jul 8 2022 1:34PM
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mikemac
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NutsToRailAfter a number of bad knee and hip injuries from football in my younger years I'm pretty concerned about joint stability and strength. Most of my off-season training is focused on those areas as well as explosiveness and endurance.
Stablity: Single leg bosu ball holds, weighted step ups/downs, pistol squat progressions, as well as more bodybuilding style of leg and core workouts just for all around strength.
Explosiveness/endurance: kettle bell swings, goblet jump squats, lunges, Bulgarian split squats, etc.
I just try to keep it fun and remember that most of the reason for my working out is to help me be a stronger skier and to ski longer


^what he said big time
plus yoga for flexibility and core strength. The pop, the set, and the pretzel all start w the BONDA those weird core & pelvic muscles that are hard to target. Power yoga works those muscles that are hard to find on your own or in traditional training modules
Jul 8 2022 6:05PM
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