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Off-Season Training Ideas...
Just wondering what everybody else does in the off season to keep up
with training. I have a specific routine, but it would be nice to hear what some other people do as well. |
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Oh yeah! Off season! Now yer talkin'.
Basically you got yer bikin and yer paddlin'. I do lots of those and if you do enough of those you don't need much more. If you add plenty of rollerskiing both classic and skating you're stylin'. If you live near hills, do anything at all on them and you're fine. Calesthenics a few times a week also are definitely a good idea. It also depends on where you tend to be lacking. My endurance isn't so hot---so my ideal offseason training includes several-hour outings every month. I also need more power, so offseason includes weightlifting and power stuff. Anything that keeps fat off is also a darn good thing. I use biking. --JP |
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JAG338 wrote:
Just wondering what everybody else does in the off season to keep up with training. I have a specific routine, but it would be nice to hear what some other people do as well. A lot of it depends on where you live, and what you like to do. This time of year, I run, bike and paddle. After mid-June, I usually drop the run (the canoe triathlons in the mid-west are pretty much over until fall) and mostly paddle with a few rides thrown in for fun. Somewhere around Labor Day, I get out the roller skis and do that one day a week until mid-September and then start cranking up the ski workouts. I don't do a lot of specific stregth work, although I keep meaning to. Weekly April: Mon - paddle 2hr w/new paddler group, and maybe a run Tues - 2-3 hr paddle with training group Wed - 2hr ride and maybe a 30min run Thur - 1-2hr paddle or ride Friday - 3-5mi run Sat - 3-4hr paddle Sun - 2-3hr paddle, 1hr ride May: Mon - rookies paddle, 30min run Tues - 2-3hr paddle, LSD w/natural intervals Wed - 2hr ride, Thurs - 'micro-tri' 1hr paddle, 1hr bike, 40min run Fri - recovery - something light Sat - 3-4hr paddle w/running portage and some race pace (or race) Sun - 3-4hr paddle + ride (or race) June & July: Mon - Rookie paddle Tues - Training group 2-3hr Wed - Easy day 2hr paddle or ride TT Thurs - canoe race Fri - usually off Sat/Sun - usually out of town race August - varies a lot. August is much more unstructured. The canoe races coming up are longer and so are the training days, but I also try to fit an occasional run or ride into the mix. Sept - taper off the paddling, add back some runs and start rollerskiing. Keep riding for the fun of it. Marsh Jones |
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"JAG338" wrote in message
Just wondering what everybody else does in the off season to keep up with training. I have a specific routine, but it would be nice to hear what some other people do as well. When there is no ski-ing, there is bik-ing and row-ing. BarryT |
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Gee, Marsh, very impressive. But no recovery?
Gene Marsh Jones wrote: JAG338 wrote: Just wondering what everybody else does in the off season to keep up with training. I have a specific routine, but it would be nice to hear what some other people do as well. A lot of it depends on where you live, and what you like to do. This time of year, I run, bike and paddle. After mid-June, I usually drop the run (the canoe triathlons in the mid-west are pretty much over until fall) and mostly paddle with a few rides thrown in for fun. Somewhere around Labor Day, I get out the roller skis and do that one day a week until mid-September and then start cranking up the ski workouts. I don't do a lot of specific stregth work, although I keep meaning to. Weekly April: Mon - paddle 2hr w/new paddler group, and maybe a run Tues - 2-3 hr paddle with training group Wed - 2hr ride and maybe a 30min run Thur - 1-2hr paddle or ride Friday - 3-5mi run Sat - 3-4hr paddle Sun - 2-3hr paddle, 1hr ride May: Mon - rookies paddle, 30min run Tues - 2-3hr paddle, LSD w/natural intervals Wed - 2hr ride, Thurs - 'micro-tri' 1hr paddle, 1hr bike, 40min run Fri - recovery - something light Sat - 3-4hr paddle w/running portage and some race pace (or race) Sun - 3-4hr paddle + ride (or race) June & July: Mon - Rookie paddle Tues - Training group 2-3hr Wed - Easy day 2hr paddle or ride TT Thurs - canoe race Fri - usually off Sat/Sun - usually out of town race August - varies a lot. August is much more unstructured. The canoe races coming up are longer and so are the training days, but I also try to fit an occasional run or ride into the mix. Sept - taper off the paddling, add back some runs and start rollerskiing. Keep riding for the fun of it. Marsh Jones |
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Gene Goldenfeld wrote:
Gee, Marsh, very impressive. But no recovery? Gene Alright, you caught me out. Monday's rookie group paddles are pretty low key, and Friday is seldom any significant effort - maybe just a walk with the dog. I also assume I'm going to lose a full day each week in April to the weather. I won't go out in a serious April rain if I can help it, and don't go out if the weather radar is showing T-storms. Marsh Jones wrote: JAG338 wrote: Just wondering what everybody else does in the off season to keep up with training. I have a specific routine, but it would be nice to hear what some other people do as well. A lot of it depends on where you live, and what you like to do. This time of year, I run, bike and paddle. After mid-June, I usually drop the run (the canoe triathlons in the mid-west are pretty much over until fall) and mostly paddle with a few rides thrown in for fun. Somewhere around Labor Day, I get out the roller skis and do that one day a week until mid-September and then start cranking up the ski workouts. I don't do a lot of specific stregth work, although I keep meaning to. Weekly April: Mon - paddle 2hr w/new paddler group, and maybe a run Tues - 2-3 hr paddle with training group Wed - 2hr ride and maybe a 30min run Thur - 1-2hr paddle or ride Friday - 3-5mi run Sat - 3-4hr paddle Sun - 2-3hr paddle, 1hr ride May: Mon - rookies paddle, 30min run Tues - 2-3hr paddle, LSD w/natural intervals Wed - 2hr ride, Thurs - 'micro-tri' 1hr paddle, 1hr bike, 40min run Fri - recovery - something light Sat - 3-4hr paddle w/running portage and some race pace (or race) Sun - 3-4hr paddle + ride (or race) June & July: Mon - Rookie paddle Tues - Training group 2-3hr Wed - Easy day 2hr paddle or ride TT Thurs - canoe race Fri - usually off Sat/Sun - usually out of town race August - varies a lot. August is much more unstructured. The canoe races coming up are longer and so are the training days, but I also try to fit an occasional run or ride into the mix. Sept - taper off the paddling, add back some runs and start rollerskiing. Keep riding for the fun of it. Marsh Jones |
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Marsh is a beast :-p. I would suggest focusing on training to your weaknesses. As well as that do what you like best. Get some variety in your workouts and routins. Some things that i do are roller ski (skate only so far), run, strength, spents (plyometrics), bike, and hike. Also train with a friend! It pushes you more and makes things more fun. Good luck.
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Where did I read that focusing on one's weaknesses is not an approach
commonly used by top skiers? Maybe the Olympic handbook on cross country skiing. An example might be V1 poling on the weaker side, which is something you won't see a lot of top level skiers doing much of (I suspect it's a function of how ambidextrous one is). I'm thinking it's better to focus on what is needed rather than weaknesses per se, and that's probably what you mean. For example, increasing upper body neuromuscular strength and endurance makes skiing a lot easier, and many of us could use improvement there. Another might be learning to get more glide per kick or push off, which is directly related to ski efficiency and speed. And so forth. Gene "©Ðë??mè?é" wrote: Marsh is a beast :-p. I would suggest focusing on training to your weaknesses. As well as that do what you like best. Get some variety in your workouts and routins. Some things that i do are roller ski (skate only so far), run, strength, spents (plyometrics), bike, and hike. Also train with a friend! It pushes you more and makes things more fun. Good luck. -- ©Ðëŀămèřé |
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