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KretzschmarI could go all day about this topic because I've been keying in on being better about it as I get older.
Like the homie above me, don't statically stretch before or during your workout. Plenty of research to suggest it's detrimental to power output. I never trained when I was skiing park to be able to do swaps better ect but I would say agility work, box jumps, really anything that is explosive power would probably be helpful with that goal. I realize that's "generic shit" but that's all I have for you there🤷♂️ I would suggest looking through @SkierPT 's news channel and see if any of those more ski specific articles help.
As for flexibility, I would highly suggest that you do some of them with weight. This creates strength in those ranges of motion that can be very beneficial for being able to move out of those positions if you find yourself there (depending on the stretch) but also flexibility without strength is kind of useless. A good example of one that I do almost every time I go to the gym is this one and this too. Hope some of this helps ya 🤘
IsaacNW82I don't personally agree that age is the enemy *that* much, I feel better in my mid 20's than I did when I was 16. But for pop, I'd recommend box jumps, depth jumps and normal heavy weight squats. Proper form is crucial for those last two. I'd say trampoline is a less direct but way more fun way to get pop too.
Kinda related tangent but training for explosive strength (plyometrics) was first pioneered by the soviet union during the cold war, who took a very scientific approach to fitness with exceptional results. The US first took notice when all the soviet athletes were doing depth jumps instead of static stretches before absolutely dominating us in sports
casualBro you’re literally in the prime of your life, lol. When people say age is the enemy, they don’t mean 25. I’m 39 and I’m busted, bro.
IsaacNW82You'd be surprised how often my mid-20's friends complain about feeling old to me. Like no shit you don't feel as good anymore, you just drink beer all off season and don't exercise until there's snow again
**This post was edited on Jul 25th 2022 at 11:03:54am
CoachTrifesheavy weights for explosive power, stretching, skating does wonders for foot agility and stability. also running and learning a good technique there will help
edit: and isometric excercices that use full range of your muscles, not the classic bulky gym excercices. you want be athletic and not a bodybuilder
**This post was edited on Jul 30th 2022 at 3:20:49am