how many stay in shape for skiing/riding?

[Warp Daddy]

what college u play football at?

played as an undergrad @ King's College in PA , then did my advanced degrees from St Lawrence and UB in grad school

 

[marcski]

Bike ride. In the warmer months, I do mostly road with some mountain mixed in.. in winter I'm pretty much exclusively on the mountain rig. Biking is the best exercise I've done. I'm 42 now and I was in better shape (still am) at 40 than I was at 30.

I have a 27 mile hilly ride that is "my regular" ride in summer. If I can do that 3 days a week and take one longer ride on the weekends (50+, depending on time), you will be in great shape! Like wa-loaf said...with younger kids and not being a trust fund baby....finding a block of time to get out for a good road ride is more challenging than the ride! I am lucky to have some relatively hilly and quiet roads right from my garage as well as some woods about 1/2 mile up a road where we have some sweet single track working!

Staying in shape makes skiing hard every day so so much easier. My issue is that I need to stretch more...when I'm good I do a daily stretch floor routine and feel so much better...but staying with that routine is difficult. I like to do it at night after the girls goto sleep...but I also like to lie on the sofa then too!@

 

[RootDKJ]

I worked out hard during the spring (after ski season ended) summer and fall. Cardio, heavy weights, swimming and mountain biking. I'm finding it hard to get in a lot of gym time during ski season (skiing takes priority).

I really do feel that it all payed off, as I'm skiing beter this season then I have my whole life.

 

[Brownsville Brooklyn]

played as an undergrad @ King's College in PA , then did my advanced degrees from St Lawrence and UB in grad school

UB? buff? I know Kings College from basketball. D2? Ever hear of IUP? Wilkes & Scranton use to be national powers in D3 hoops....these days i lift weights/machines, stretch a lot, stationary bike & the UB. UB is a bicycle for the arms. it's brutal but I get a great sweat (very hard to do in most gyms) & my arms are stronger.

 

[Brownsville Brooklyn]

I worked out hard during the spring (after ski season ended) summer and fall. Cardio, heavy weights, swimming and mountain biking. I'm finding it hard to get in a lot of gym time during ski season (skiing takes priority).

I really do feel that it all payed off, as I'm skiing beter this season then I have my whole life.

congrats!! tell that to the tools on kzone who refuse to exercise....their training is drinking more & getting fatter!!

 

[RootDKJ]

Ever hear of IUP?

My best friend went to IUP.

 

[deadheadskier]

Joined the local gym November 1st. I'm trying to go every morning before work and every day that I don't ski, but sometimes miss a day or two depending on my work schedule. I alternate between cardio and strength training. Cardio I mix it up between the elyptical, stair master and rowing machine to avoid boredom. Strength training I use about 15 different cybex machines and a couple of free weight exercises for arms. I'm down about 10 pounds with a goal of 10 more. I'm certainly much stronger, but haven't really had conditions (read bumps) at Ragged to test myself on.

Biggest nemesis is my old friend nico tine. He's a bastard. Thought I said goodbye to him for good last summer, but was sucked back in the weekend of my wedding. Need to set a date and kick him out again.

 

[Brownsville Brooklyn]

My best friend went to IUP.

when was he there? where is he/you from? Very few folks at IUP from NYC area. they built all new living quarters on campus. largest housing makeover in US college history....BIG BIG bucks at IUP....oil, youtube, tech & finance....i loved it out there....

 

[Brownsville Brooklyn]

My best friend went to IUP.

opps....did he graduate? lol most that attend the school never graduate!! thank goodness i graduated....

 

[o3jeff]

I need to do something, looking at the height and weight of the guys in the mogul comp last night I need to loose a good 20lbs.

 

[Warp Daddy]

UB? buff? I know Kings College from basketball. D2? Ever hear of IUP? Wilkes & Scranton use to be national powers in D3 hoops....these days i lift weights/machines, stretch a lot, stationary bike & the UB. UB is a bicycle for the arms. it's brutal but I get a great sweat (very hard to do in most gyms) & my arms are stronger.

Yep Buffalo ,

KC was D3 when i was there we sucked at football at the time Ironically my best sport was hoops i actually coached it at college level in addition to teaching when i first embarked on my career in higher education . They asked me to do football because i had good hand/eye coordination and footwork from yrs of hoops and could get open downfield

Hoops then at KC were great , my roomates were hoopsters but at 6'1" and not being a leaper there was little need for another shooting guard Ya know the deal white men can't jump !!!so i did football for a yr then focused on getting some grades ,. Scranton was our big rival at the time , we didn't play Wilkes then , they do now .

IUP ---sure have some friends in the PA state college system to this day

Hey sounds like you doing some serious stuff in the gym too -- good on ya ---Use or Lose it

 

[RootDKJ]

when was he there? where is he/you from? Very few folks at IUP from NYC area. they built all new living quarters on campus. largest housing makeover in US college history....BIG BIG bucks at IUP....oil, youtube, tech & finance....i loved it out there....

'91-'95
and he's from Northern NJ

 

[kcyanks1]

Way too little. I get away with it now to ski at my current level (I'm 28 ), but at some point I won't get away with it, and if I want to get better, especially in moguls, I probably have to get stronger and in better shape.

 

[abc]

I don't "work out" for skiing. I bike.

I bike, therefore I am. That's my big hobby. Skiing is only to pass the time when it's too cold and too wet to ride.

On years that I do my normal amount of riding, I can ski non-stop all day, day in and day out without feeling a thing. And I'm not even an efficient skier. But on years that I don't bike as much or not as consistantly as I like, it shows on my skiing. I get tired after a few hours and have to stop for lunch before I can continue....

 

[Beetlenut]

Use to run and lift a lot. Running was starting to kill my knees, so I switched to swimming and lifting. Now its all swimming. About two miles a week, year round, for the past 17 years. My ski conditioning has never been better, especially aerobically.
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