ski conditioning

**Grange** · 10-23-2003, 08:50 AM

I remember running hills, endless hills in soccer practice. We'd go weeks with out seeing a soccer ball in the summer and just run hills. To this day I don't feel like I accomplish much while running if I don't run up a big hill.

As far as pre-season conditioning I try to do a little more cardio than normal in the gym and gear my weight training to less weight more reps. It seems to help with stamina. Also a summer of mountain biking doesn't hurt.

**Viva** · 10-23-2003, 08:51 AM

Originally posted by Keoni
Does anyone still use the wet towel raise anymore?

If you're talking about your experiences in the men's locker room...no never even felt like trying...

**Mountainman** · 10-23-2003, 08:53 AM

Mountain biking 7 days a week and lifting 2 others.

**Viva** · 10-23-2003, 08:55 AM

Originally posted by char
Running, only on a treadmill or track though, I'm trying to save my knees, running on concrete was killing me.

Char, you're in Seattle where there are so many nice trail to run on. Try running on dirt sometime, it's far more scenic and you won't get as beat-up. Also, the hills you'll encounter (up and down) will provide an opportunity to work on your leg strength.

**The Reverend Floater** · 10-23-2003, 09:05 AM

Heh. I seem to remember a thread similiar to this one a few years ago where I declared that there was nothing wrong with doing nothing.

This year I have been attacking the gym with a tenacity not seen since I used to race and had to do dryland training 6 days a week. I'm at the gym 4 or 5 days a week.

*25-40 minutes of aggressive stairmaster to start 'er out
*leg press
*squats
*ab routine: Flat on back leg lifts==>holding legs lifted for 1.5 minutes==>50 crunches==>50 left oblique==>50 right oblique==hold leg lift for 30 seconds.
*weight routine, depending on the day.

This might not be a huge amount to you, but I sort of let myself go there and felt it in Chile. So after my g/f left me, I had nothing to do and a lot of nervous energy. It's a great way to focus it, and I feel like I'm getting pretty strong. By December, I should be dialed.

**iskibc** · 10-23-2003, 09:11 AM

running 3x/week
75 minutes of cardio (bike, elliptical dodad, etc.) 5x/week
couple of races this summer and fall (outward bound relay)
swimming
spring/summer skiing
lot's of ski porn!

* yoga and stretching are also great exercises for skiers, especially those with lower back pain, hamstring problems, etc.
Plus you get the added bonus of seeing hot chicks bending in all sorts of directions

**PlayHarder** · 10-23-2003, 09:51 AM

Knees aren't fond of running and I can't stand crowded gyms, so ski conditioning consists of mtn biking all summer. Climb 700-800m for cardio and leg strength - descend same for mental preparation - drink beer (just because).

**descender** · 10-23-2003, 11:21 AM

Watching lots of ski porn... over and over....

**Lumpy** · 10-23-2003, 12:11 PM

Chasing horned critters all over hellish canyons, ridges, and through oak and pinyon thickets in 80-degree heat works wonders. But, the scenery is much better in spinning classes...at least from the back of the room.

**altachic** · 10-23-2003, 02:02 PM

Rehab, plain and simple..best way to get into shape for the season......ride my bike a ton.

**iskibc** · 10-23-2003, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by altachic
Rehab, plain and simple..best way to get into shape for the season......ride my bike a ton.

do you get buns like that

riding your bike?

**altachic** · 10-23-2003, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by iskibc
do you get buns like that riding your bike?

that would be nice...too bad it doesn't work that way.

**Grange** · 10-23-2003, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by stompinlines
Anyone else have experience with stress fractures?

I had shin splints when I played soccer, but was able to run through them. Years later when I started running again I got shin splints and thought I would just run through them. That didn't work and I ended up with stress factors. I have not run on pavement regularily since. The up side is I became a trail runner.

KQ · 10-23-2003, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by ak_powder_monkey
swimming 5k+ 5 days a week for the past 11 weeks

hiking and biking before that

Originally posted by The AD
I take it you're on a swim team then? I swim, too. Not exactly great conditioning for the legs, but an excellent cardio workout.

Originally posted by Samwich
Nice! Swimming is an awesome workout... I row, I'm in the best shape I've ever been in, and I don't think I could swim 5k. And not just because I sink like a brick, but because it's really fucking hard. There's the fact that it's a hard workout, with the added element of not being able to breathe whenever you want. It's an awesome way to condition yourself for faceshots allll season long.

Originally posted by stompinlines
Iyada yada yada........and now I have to resort to a stationary bike and swimming for the next two months.....yada yada yada

Originally posted by iskibc
yada…yada….yada
swimming
yada…yada…yada

Here’s to all you swimmers – ain’t noting sexier than that “swimmers build.” Those broad chest and shoulders, sexy deltoids, strong backs, skinny waists and LONG legs. Yummy.

http://www.macalester.edu/weekly/arc...spor/swim1.gif

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/spitz/mark2.jpg

**iskibc** · 10-23-2003, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by KQ
Here’s to all you swimmers – ain’t noting sexier than that “swimmers build.” Those broad chest and shoulders, sexy deltoids, strong backs, skinny waists and LONG legs. Yummy.

http://www.macalester.edu/weekly/arc...spor/swim1.gif

http://www.cmgww.com/sports/spitz/mark2.jpg

don't forget the nut huggin' speedos!

KQ · 10-23-2003, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by iskibc
don't forget the nut huggin' speedos!

Haven't you noticed? Most of the guys wear those shark suits now. I love a good speedo (on a guy that has the right body) but those shark suits are pretty cool too.

Damn.....now I want to go swim laps. Anyone here do Masters?

**altachic** · 10-23-2003, 03:32 PM

hmmmmmm, guys that swim?! that works.

**iskibc** · 10-23-2003, 03:34 PM

Anyone here do Masters?

sure, most of them are master-baters though

**The AD** · 10-23-2003, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by KQ
Haven't you noticed? Most of the guys wear those shark suits now. I love a good speedo (on a guy that has the right body) but those shark suits are pretty cool too.

Damn.....now I want to go swim laps. Anyone here do Masters?

I swim Masters at the University of Washington.

I must confess that I do wear a Speedo. I doubt anyone wears those 'shark' suits during practice. They're just for competition.

Biking has the worst clothing. Those garish colors and all the ads, what's that all about?

KQ · 10-23-2003, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by The AD
I swim Masters at the University of Washington.

I must confess that I do wear a Speedo. I doubt anyone wears those 'shark' suits during practice. They're just for competition.

Biking has the worst clothing. Those garish colors and all the ads, what's that all about?

There's a Master's swim on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Helene Madison. When is the swim at the U?

Yeah - don't often see guys lap swim in the shark suits but once in a while..........yummy...........

**gonzo** · 10-23-2003, 03:56 PM

anyone have that US Ski Team workout that was posted last year?

KQ · 10-23-2003, 04:02 PM

Here's something to get you started:

PreSeason Ski Conditioning

**Beaver** · 10-23-2003, 04:15 PM

I do ski conditioning. I wax my skis.

**The AD** · 10-23-2003, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by KQ
There's a Master's swim on Tuesdays & Thursdays at Helene Madison. When is the swim at the U?

M-F from 5:40-7:00 PM. We get in right after the UW team gets out.

I just checked the Helene Madison schedule and it looks like the pool is closed for maintenance until 2004! That must be some heavy-duty maintenance.

KQ · 10-23-2003, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by The AD
M-F from 5:40-7:00 PM. We get in right after the UW team gets out.

I just checked the Helene Madison schedule and it looks like the pool is closed for maintenance until 2004! That must be some heavy-duty maintenance.

Um yeah - it's a great pool but it has been a while since it had a major overhaul. I went to HS there - spent three years in that pool (not to mention all the swimming I did prior to HS swim team).

Obviously I haven't been to the Masters swim in a while. Right now I hit the Northshore pool. Nowhere near as nice as HM (crappy lane lines) but it's closer to home and they have an evening lap swim.

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