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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
further west in New Jersey last Sunday -- and remembering Andrey's
accomplishment three years ago -- I skated all the way up Fiddlers Elbow hill for my first time. Toughest paved climb in the state: average steepness at least 12% grade, with a section over 15%. Of course I used no speed reducer. And fast hard wheels. But I kept doing true V1 technique with offset double-poling all the way to the top -- no switch to "diagonal" poling on the steepest part. One problem I notice with V1 offset double-poling on pavement is that my pole tip on my pole-recovery side (non-hang-side) sometimes fails to grip the pavement -- rather disconcerting when you're in the middle of a steep climb. I think that's one of the reasons to use _shorter_ poles for dryland training -- so the angle of the tip into the pavement is more vertical, so less chance of the pole-tip doing some "skating" of its own. Ken _____________________________________ "revyakin" wrote Aero 150s, speed reducer on "4". Worked just fine for me when I lived in central Jersey. |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
I think all of our poles are shorter on rollerskis due to wheel heights.
Fitzgerald |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
I used to train for (non-skating) skiing by climbing 13 stories of stairs
wearing a backpack with weights in it. I usually took the elevator down between laps -- to reduce impact on my knees and ankles. Elevator or stairway for descent should increase the probability of survival for parking-garage climb training. But I think you'd still want speed-reducers on the rollerskis, even though it's uphill, because parking-garage ramps are much gentler than lots of XC ski climbs, and because parking-garage concrete is much faster than most snow. Ken ______________________________________________ Peter Hoffman wrote Have you tried the up-ramp in a parking garage, at 4:30 AM when it's not busy, on your rollerskis? 6 storeys X 10 X twice a week and you should be all set come Sept., if you survive it. |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
Fitzgerald wrote
I think all of our poles are shorter on rollerskis due to wheel heights. Right -- but nowadays I'm going even shorter. For skating on snow I use 155cm or 150cm poles. But on pavement I'm using 145cm. This idea is not original with me -- I saw it recommended in articles by some U.S. National team guys. I'm just giving another reason for even-shorter poles when on dryland. Ken |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
In the summer, back when we were much more "gung-ho," we used to do our
pole hikes in hilly terrain hauling logs (much like the hauling tires already suggested, but more woodsy). This has been mentioned on the list in years past. The size log is up to you. Puns optional. -Ken ************************************************** ********* Kenneth Salzberg Hamline University School of Law (651) 523-2354 1536 Hewitt Ave. Sisu Skier - 50K Club St. Paul, MN 55104 ************************************************** **************** |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
Where did you see a recommendation of shorter poles for rollerskiing,
and was it blanket or for specific drills? I've never seen any general recommendation of the kind. Gene Ken Roberts wrote: Fitzgerald wrote I think all of our poles are shorter on rollerskis due to wheel heights. Right -- but nowadays I'm going even shorter. For skating on snow I use 155cm or 150cm poles. But on pavement I'm using 145cm. This idea is not original with me -- I saw it recommended in articles by some U.S. National team guys. I'm just giving another reason for even-shorter poles when on dryland. Ken |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
Gene Goldenfeld wrote
Where did you see a recommendation of shorter poles for rollerskiing . . . I've never seen any general recommendation of the kind. Whenever Nathan Schultz writes something, I make a point of reading it carefully. I found this article on "Important Rollerski Tips" in the Pre-Season 2004-2004 issue of The Master Skier magazine: http://masterskier.com/articles/0304...erskitips.html Ken |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
I took that to mean non roller skiing dryland exercises.
Fitzgerald 155cm on snow 155cm on road |
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Best way to train uphill skating on flat terrain?
I used to train for (non-skating) skiing by climbing 13 stories of stairs
wearing a backpack with weights in it. I usually took the elevator down between laps -- to reduce impact on my knees and ankles. Ohhhhhhhh ... this sounds familiar ! We used to do this same workout once a week in the math building at the U of Wis - Milwaukee. 12 stories plus a basement and sub basement. Sub 2 minute intervals taking two steps at a time with hands on the lower back - speedskater style. You can vary the workout by starting one floor higher each rep, or conversely working your way down one floor each time up. For a while, we drew a number from a hat, and that was the floor we'd start from. This is a lot of fun if you're with someone else ... pure agony by yourself. We moved over to the math building from the 26 floor dorms because we'd loose too much time picking up laundry dropped by startled co-eds as we ran up the stairs. Oh ... those were the days. jw milwaukee |
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