Keeping in Shape

[mntlion]

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.

[Redskea]

(also hate training)

Hike, climb, bike try to keep up with the dog (not this summer )

[Idris]

working for www.kabukikabs.com.

[lph]

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..)

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Don't play soccer...that's bad for the knee's too.

[mntlion]

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?

[lph]

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.

[Arty50]

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.

[snorkeldeep]

i drink copious amounts of beer and try to have lots of sex.

and i play ice hockey.

[maddog]

I jump rope on the trampoline wearing ski boots...also springboard diving's way fun.

[altagirl]

I don't do any sports to 'stay in shape' for skiing.

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...