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preseason training
"T" wrote in message
news:yG8gb.48829$%h1.33081@sccrnsc02... too many relaxing summer nights out drinking and now the nfl.....sigh.........so, with roughly 8 weeks before the start of the season i think i need to start some preseason conditioning. i am curious what others do to ramp up for the first day of opening. other than squats, what are the best exercises to build leg strength for those long days in the cascade powder? cheers, t Two sites with some boarding workout exercises http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip...ing/snowb1.htm http://homepages.together.net/~ronjav/sbtp/index.htm Steve |
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preseason training
I was reading some sports doctor stuff the other day. They said that
skiing uses the 3 major resperation paterns of the body fairly evenly. Probibly safe to assuming snowboarding is similar. So, according to them, an even mix of training brings best results. So do deadlifts and squats, 6-8 reps at very near to your single lift maxiumum weight. Do jogging at 50% or so of max heart rate for a good distance, and finally do shorter distance runs at 80%-90% heart rate. Maybe rotate one a day or such. At least that's what the doc's said. There's all sorts of theories of training for different respiration patterns or building strength in different muscle fiber types. It's fun to research, but unless you've got the degree nessisary to interpret the average medical journal article you're just left trusting what someone said pretty blindly. Myself I think doing just about *anything* would help. I really need to find the motivation to go jog. So far it's just not happening :/. |
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So, according to them, an even mix of training brings best results. So
do deadlifts and squats, 6-8 reps at very near to your single lift maxiumum weight. Do jogging at 50% or so of max heart rate for a good distance, and finally do shorter distance runs at 80%-90% heart rate. Maybe rotate one a day or such. No medical or personal training expertise here - just experience... I agree with mixing it up. Here's a few things from my own experience: 1) Don't neglect upper body. Keep your shoulder muscles strong, it'll reduce the chance of a torn rotator cuff or shoulder dislocation if you busy the nose and go over the handlebars. 2) Endurance is as important, if not more important than strength. I try to do my cardio workouts on an elliptical trainer with variable slope, and vary the slope pretty continuously through an hour long workout. I find this builds muscle endurance and augmenst weight training very well. Also, I do the elliptical trainer without hanging on (as much as possible) which increases balance. I tend to do cardio for an hour at 70-75% max and if I'm feeling good the last 10 mins at 85% max. 3) If you have a history of knee problems - careful with the squats. You can develop most of the same muscles on a leg press machine, which is typically gentler on knees. I use squats as a warm-up, do them with lower weights, and really concentrate on form. I do them with my feet the same distance apart as my snowboard stance - not optional for doing the most weight, but I'm not trying to lift a lot of weight - I'm tying to crosstrain for snowboarding! 4) Don't forget your glutes and hamstrings! The strongler the whole leg is, the less quad burn you'll have. 5) Hip adductions/abductions - not only do they add endurance for long days attached to a snowboard, they add strength to knee-stabilizing muscles too. 6) Don't like jogging or cardio machines? Try a jumprope. It's intense, but you don't need to go as long. Myself I think doing just about *anything* would help. I would have to agree... Anything where you don't injure yourself that is |
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