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On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 11:32:16 -0700, lal_truckee
wrote:

Walt wrote:

bdubya wrote:

... you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,



Well, plenty of padding may be just fine if you wanna prep yourself for
western skiing, but I think I'd be better off polishing the stairs to a
hard luster and maybe even coating it with soapy water for that Eastern
Firm (TM) workout. And I probably need to close half of it off as the
basement stairwell is a bit wide.

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

Creak running. Find a rock line creek and run down it, springing off
rocks side to side.

ITYM "Creek running". Considering the state of most skiers' knees,
"Creak" running can be done anywhere (cf. creak walking, creak
standing-up-from-the-couch, etc)

bw

Walt wrote:

bdubya wrote:

... you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,



Well, plenty of padding may be just fine if you wanna prep yourself for
western skiing, but I think I'd be better off polishing the stairs to a
hard luster and maybe even coating it with soapy water for that Eastern
Firm (TM) workout. And I probably need to close half of it off as the
basement stairwell is a bit wide.

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

Creak running. Find a rock line creek and run down it, springing off
rocks side to side. You don't even need bother to keep feet together -
that'll happen automatically when you get to the snow.

All time best workout, because it includes ski specific injuries (such
as bashing your head on a tree or rock, or breaking bones, or tearing
knees) as well as ski specific movements.

Second best is downhill woods running ...

Walt wrote:

bdubya wrote:

... you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,

Well, plenty of padding may be just fine if you wanna prep yourself for
western skiing, but I think I'd be better off polishing the stairs to a
hard luster and maybe even coating it with soapy water for that Eastern
Firm (TM) workout. And I probably need to close half of it off as the
basement stairwell is a bit wide.

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

No, but it will make an effective and frugal substitute.

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Cheers,
Bev
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when you can just go out and buy one for a few bucks." -- lpogoda

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:08:06 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote:

Walt wrote:

bdubya wrote:

... you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,

Well, plenty of padding may be just fine if you wanna prep yourself for
western skiing, but I think I'd be better off polishing the stairs to a
hard luster and maybe even coating it with soapy water for that Eastern
Firm (TM) workout. And I probably need to close half of it off as the
basement stairwell is a bit wide.

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

No, but it will make an effective and frugal substitute.

Only if the stairs are outside in a howling wind off the lake, and are
lit by ugly mercury-vapor lamps until 10 PM.

bw

bdubya wrote:
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:08:06 -0700, The Real Bev

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

No, but it will make an effective and frugal substitute.

Only if the stairs are outside in a howling wind off the lake, and are
lit by ugly mercury-vapor lamps until 10 PM.

That, and I'd have to invite a dozen of the neighborhood kids over to
sit on the stairs holding large pieces of wood and smoking cigarettes.
And I'd probably have to pay them extra to knock me down every once in a
while and say "sorry, dude."


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bdubya wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:57:16 -0400, Walt
wrote:


I'm guessing it's about the voyage, much like skiing itself, where
it's about the act of descending, rather than the arrival at the
bottom. If this is the case, you should carpet the stairs with plenty
of padding, and then descend by hopping down with your feet together,
from the left side of one tread to the right side of the next lowest,
then to the left side of the next, etc. until you reach the bottom,
at which point you loudly congratulate yourself (preferably in a Texas
accent) on having nailed that bump run, and have your well-deserved
beer.


I used to do the opposite as an exercise (back when I was young and
foolish enough to be so strenuous): I'd hop up a set of stairs,
turning my feet from one side to the other with each hop. Wasn't much
for beer (then and now), but I relished a Manhattan while "cooling
down".

Walt wrote in message ...
But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

Not if you make a lot of little turns. Oh, yeah, I forgot that you
like to maintain pretty much edge-of-control (or nearly out of
control) speeds, which is hard when you make lots of turns.

Walt wrote in message ...

That, and I'd have to invite a dozen of the neighborhood kids over to
sit on the stairs holding large pieces of wood and smoking cigarettes.
And I'd probably have to pay them extra to knock me down every once in a
while and say "sorry, dude."

Wouldn't "Hey, Dude, Git Outta My Way" be closer to the actual?

Walt wrote:

bdubya wrote:
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:08:06 -0700, The Real Bev

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

No, but it will make an effective and frugal substitute.

Only if the stairs are outside in a howling wind off the lake, and are
lit by ugly mercury-vapor lamps until 10 PM.

That, and I'd have to invite a dozen of the neighborhood kids over to
sit on the stairs holding large pieces of wood and smoking cigarettes.
And I'd probably have to pay them extra to knock me down every once in a
while and say "sorry, dude."

And those are just the GOOD parts...

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Cheers,
Bev
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If it weren't for pain, we wouldn't have any fun at all.

Kneale Brownson wrote:
Walt wrote

But the real question is: will going down an entire flight of stairs
over-train me for the Michigan hills?

Not if you make a lot of little turns. Oh, yeah, I forgot that you
like to maintain pretty much edge-of-control (or nearly out of
control) speeds, which is hard when you make lots of turns.

What are you saying? I can make lots of turns and still be nearly out
of control. (c:

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