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Originally Posted by BeardMech
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That may be beyond the capacity of this forum to help.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardMech
On the practice front, to elaborate on this earlier post, we're at the end of this hemisphere's season but the op has a lot of months for dryland practice. Just to take one activity that can have movement carryover alongside conditioning benefit, inline skating done with a ski technique focus can help a lot. The op can Google some inline ski-specific drills, and video can help a lot on reviewing not just form but relaxation. You probably are not that tense while walking or running, because you're fairly skilled at those activities and less skilled for now at activities similar to skiing.Quote:
Originally Posted by thebrucemac
Knee bends would be a good way to warm up in the parking lot, perhaps followed by a couple of mini-leg blasters if you find you need more. You'll have to figure out for yourself how much warmup you need.
WARNING Do not attempt knee bends in buckled ski boots unless you are clicked into your skis. (See Gaper Quotes.)
WARNING--Do not attempt mini blasters in a snow covered parking lot. You will hurt yourself and by the time you are ready to ski all the fresh will be gone.
As others have said--the more fit you are and the better your ski technique the easier it will be to ski (duh). But being fit, improving your skiing, and warming up are not mutually exclusive, and warming up will give you some benefit a lot faster than the other two, which you should obviously not neglect.
Skiing like a patroller is a sure fire way to send your technique into the ground like the HindenburgQuote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
Dulcolax?Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardMech
Well I do take oxycodone everyday so that could be useful.
About ten years ago, first trip in many years, I threw out my back bending over buckling my boot. I skied for 4 hours anyway but was a total basket case and couldn't even tie my shoes without sitting down for several weeks after that.
Now I take it a little slower, not in such a rush to get on the lift. Then, do a little stretching at the top before the first somewhat mellow run or two before cranking things up..
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Originally Posted by BeardMech
That was my thought as well...
That does shed some new light on the problem.
I have chronic pain. I am in the process of tapering off though. I skip a dose before I ski and wait till Im home. Not sure why its a big deal? Im not scoring shit off the streets or nodding off on the chair lift.
More like--if you have the kind of pain that requires oxy I would think that would be a bigger problem for your skiing than needing a warm up routine or better technique or getting in better shape--which would be hard with chronic pain. It certainly is for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeardMech
If you're skipping your usual oxy dose to ski you might be tense because you're in pain. I don't know how much oxy you're taking but if you're taking it around the clock you're habituated to it and it isn't doing you any good. Do you take anything else to substitute for the oxy when you ski? Long acting tylenol plus naprosyn works fairly well for me. The other thing that might help, corny as it may sound, is to not think about your skiing--just feel the wind in your face and the snow under your feet, see the mountains. Enjoy seeing the high proportion of good looking women. Think about how lucky we are to have this sport. Like the man said--let gravity take over. Gravity is our friend.