So just wondering what everyone does to keep in shape over the summer. wondering about keeping the knee strenth up. i usally work out at the gym for around 2 hours every other day. And when the water heats up a little will go water skiing.
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So just wondering what everyone does to keep in shape over the summer. wondering about keeping the knee strenth up. i usally work out at the gym for around 2 hours every other day. And when the water heats up a little will go water skiing.
drink Sol.
8-10 jager shots daily.....and water fall skiing
Trail running. Keeps legs and lungs pumping all summer.
Mountain bike 5 or 6 days a week and lift weights at the gym once or twice a week. And do some balance training and stretching for the knee here and there.
Running outside, or running uphill on a treadmill if in a gym....stairmaster, or trail hiking when the snow's gone.
Squats and lunges. And some running and mountain biking.
Ultimate frisbee twice a week (which probably does more damage to my knees than a full season's worth of skiing), surfing on the weekends, mtn bike rides here and there. And lots of balance, fine muscle coordination training, and spinal compressions thanks to 5-9 hours a day five days a week on a 17' Boston Whaler.
I rub my titties twice daily. 18 times in the morning, and 18 times in the evening. Naked. Then I pour goose fat all over the kitchen floor and do spins until I get tired. About 75 spinnies. You know, around and around and around. Then I somersault all over my house. Backwards, forwards, and the loop-de-loop. It's so much fun!
Oh! And use the search function, it's tremendously useful!! :)
I DO THE SAME THING!!! I don't do the somersaults though...that's just plain weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by divegirl
skiing at Mammoth, and it looks like weights, cycling--maybe some races, hiking. I'm not going to run, as I think it may mess with the knees. I think when I start working out after Mammoth shuts down I will do these things just to get rid of my need for skiing.
HGH and EPO (joke)
Oh, I have found that cycling is great for over all fitness but doesn't work the best to build power for skiing or help keep the sorness away in the fall or early winter. I really thought it would be more helpful?? Thats why I'm doing more weights this year. Also I want to look cool with my shirt off this summer.
About 3000 miles of road riding, 2-3 days of week in the gym (stairmaster, weights), depending on weather. Minimal tequila consumption, as much sex as possible. I said possible.
hiking/skiing 1-2 times per week, ice hockey twice a week, softball, tennis, beer drinking, sleeping and spacing out. All of the above in the last two days. Oh yeah, that same thing benny does, "as much as possible."
I thought running would do the same thing, nope. Running/biking is great in the summer to maintain body and cardio fitness, but once October comes you really need to be on the weights. That's my plan anyway.Quote:
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Thank you.Quote:
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I work full time in the summer this summer I might work double full time this summer (hopefully) and hike (so much easier without skis) up mountains, mt bike, hike into fishing holes, roller ski, and rock climb :D
otherwise I generally go into a comotose state and get fat(ter)
Samething here??? great for cardoi...Quote:
Originally Posted by bossass
oh yeah, I found that a summer or two of blading in Central Park a lot was the best ski training I ever had. Alas, I have no good places to skate these days up in the north country.
I run 9-10 kms approx 4 times a week and mountain bike 3-4 times a week, throw in taking a road bike to work as often as possible and thats me for the summer!
Climb as many mountains as possible.
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I hike for turns, but your program sounds like a lot of fun too!
This creates better awareness of the upper body, leading to better balance. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by divegirl
Best post ever against the search function. If Winterboy had searched, we would not have gotten this answer and the visual image that it has conjured.Quote:
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I rest my case.
ride a bike, dont run its bad for knees.
I'm gonna keep it simple and do what Hermann does; cycle 10 hours a day 6 days a week. Oh wait, I have bills to pay and other stuff I gotta do. Nevermind.
training????
WTF: my knees/back/hips are only going to bend so many times. I'm not going to waste that on streching and training. Save them for the powder turns Afterall lots of people get hurt by overtraining so I must be safer not to train at all.
(also hate training)
Hike, climb, bike try to keep up with the dog (not this summer :()
working for www.kabukikabs.com.
ride don't run, your knees take enough abuse skiing all winter.
if you want to ride to train for skiing, keep the rpms at 90-110. trains the fast twitch fibers that you use for skiing. (i read that somewhere, can't remember where).
mtn bike, mtn bike, mtn bike....descent cardio workout, climbing is great for linear aneorobic endurance, climbing technical terrain is great for balance, and descending is fun as hell. (not to mention, descending on a mtn bike is the closest sport i have found to skiing....pick a line, commit to it, balance, speed etc..)
Don't play soccer...that's bad for the knee's too.
so I ride cuz I like to, I would do it anyways even without skiing.
do you guys ride, run, climb, etc FOR training for skiiing or just cuz it is fun on its own?
i love mtn biking on it's own. i road bike to get in better cardio shape for mtn biking. I golf to drink bud light. I wake board to hang out in alpine lakes.
I don't do any sports to 'stay in shape' for skiing.
I felt that mtbing helped my skiing a lot this past year. I hadn't skied in months when I went down to SA and just jumped right back into it. I never really got sore. Also, I feel that it helped my terrain recognition too.
I also have to give a huge nod to pilates. I've been trying to go 2 times a week for the last 2-3 months. Missed a few classes here and there due to trips, but I've been going most of the time. My core is so much more dynamic now. I've found muscles that I didn't even know existed and more importantly I'm learning that I can use them. Towards the end of the season I noticed a significant difference in my skiing and have even noticed a big improvement to weightlifting form in the gym. I can't wait to ski again once I have couple more months under my belt. No more getting tossed around in the chop. I'm just sad that I might not be able to be a professional slouch anymore.
i drink copious amounts of beer and try to have lots of sex.
and i play ice hockey.
I jump rope on the trampoline wearing ski boots...also springboard diving's way fun.
Yeah. I do go to the gym to stay in shape for biking, skiing, and general knee maintenance. But the sports I do, I do because they're fun all on their own. XC climbs get me in better shape, but if there wasn't a good descent on the other side to make it fun, I don't think I'd bother...Quote:
Originally Posted by lph