i have been cranking out sit-ups, doing yoga, and jumping rope since the beginning of the month. the snow only lasts so long and i want to hit the first and last chair as many days as possible. i've been blessed with a strong lower body but its time to get back in the weight room to start bangingin out some squats.
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i have been cranking out sit-ups, doing yoga, and jumping rope since the beginning of the month. the snow only lasts so long and i want to hit the first and last chair as many days as possible. i've been blessed with a strong lower body but its time to get back in the weight room to start bangingin out some squats.
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Being tired means you are out of shape ?? Hmmmmmmm
Just cus you get tired near the end of the day, does not mean you are out of shape. There are a couple types of workouts (no matter what the sport) they are hard or they are long. Long and hard are not too common.
If you ski hard, and I mean most runs (whether bumps, woods, or groomers) are non-stop and you spend a large amount of time on runs that are difficult for you, and you take only a couple short breaks (2 X 20 min)for the day, then you should be pretty cooked by 3 pm. Does that mean you cannot go til 4 pm (close at most hills) ?? No, what the guy said was he was feeling the burn.
I exercise a great deal for skiing (year round, hard), feel I am in comparable shape as I was at 20 and yet after a hard day of skiing, I am tired.
During the season I am in the gym a couple times a week for 90 minutes plus, with a hard cardio-weight cicuit, I XC 15 K twice a week and alpine ski 3 days a week (30 - 40 K verts/day), with at least a once a week skin of 1500 - 2500 verts. At mid 40s, that's tiring period.
Skiing is a tough sport and you will enjoy it more by being in good shape, but being in good shape doesn't mean you will not "feel the burn".
A while back Univ of Texas did a study on athletes muscle firing during their specific sport. From an electrophysiological standpoint, the muscles of a skier in a turn were firing much longer and more intensely than any other sport. So, turning on your skis takes a fair amount of effort and all the training in the world is not going to translate to you feeling the same on the first run as you do on the last. If you do, well.....................you're just not skiing hard enough..................
Just cus you get tired near the end of the day, does not mean you are out of shape. There are a couple types of workouts (no matter what the sport) they are hard or they are long. Long and hard are not too common.
If you ski hard, and I mean most runs (whether bumps, woods, or groomers) are non-stop and you spend a large amount of time on runs that are difficult for you, and you take only a couple short breaks (2 X 20 min)for the day, then you should be pretty cooked by 3 pm. Does that mean you cannot go til 4 pm (close at most hills) ?? No, what the guy said was he was feeling the burn.
I exercise a great deal for skiing (year round, hard), feel I am in comparable shape as I was at 20 and yet after a hard day of skiing, I am tired.
During the season I am in the gym a couple times a week for 90 minutes plus, with a hard cardio-weight cicuit, I XC 15 K twice a week and alpine ski 3 days a week (30 - 40 K verts/day), with at least a once a week skin of 1500 - 2500 verts. At mid 40s, that's tiring period.
Skiing is a tough sport and you will enjoy it more by being in good shape, but being in good shape doesn't mean you will not "feel the burn".
A while back Univ of Texas did a study on athletes muscle firing during their specific sport. From an electrophysiological standpoint, the muscles of a skier in a turn were firing much longer and more intensely than any other sport. So, turning on your skis takes a fair amount of effort and all the training in the world is not going to translate to you feeling the same on the first run as you do on the last. If you do, well.....................you're just not skiing hard enough..................
JD
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Nearing 60, I find it necessary to work out hard year round to stay fit for skiing. During the season I do the same workouts, but take a day off before skiing and a day off after. We usually ski 3 consecutive days when we go, and generally go hard from 9-4. I alternate days between a full body circuit of lifting and road or mountain biking or a cross trainer for one to one and a half hours, followed by 15 minutes of stretching. Off season I take one day/week off for rest. An easy exercise that helps a lot is to do squats with an exercise ball behind me against a wall. This simulates skiing and gives the quads a good workout. My quads used to bother me skiing, but they've been fine since I started doing this. Knock on wood, I feel as good on skis now as I did 30 years ago. Hard work is more necessary as one gets older, but the payoff is considerably more enjoyment on the slopes.
tirolerpeter
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Amen to RAZOR's post. Since I am 60, I know exactly what he means. For us "seniors" it is definitely "use it or lose it." That's why I keep hammering my "Edge" machine. Even when I am short of time and can't do the entire workout, I try to get in some time making "turns" to keep the legs tuned up.
Amen to RAZOR's post. Since I am 60, I know exactly what he means. For us "seniors" it is definitely "use it or lose it." That's why I keep hammering my "Edge" machine. Even when I am short of time and can't do the entire workout, I try to get in some time making "turns" to keep the legs tuned up.
I changed to the new bands this weekend...My old bands must have been pretty worn, its now twice the workout I used to get. My legs feel like a did some crud skiing yesterday.:beer:
thaller1
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Started running 2 times a week, walking fast 3 times, weight lifting 1 night a week ....crunches are an absolute have to .. I bike in to work a couple of times a week and I REALLY NEED TO START YOGA again... Flexibility for me is key..
I might have been out of commission last year in Utah had I not been doing Yoga.. I came out of the trees in the back seat and onto a groomer.. in the back seat ..my butt almost touched the ground... the guys I was with just stood there with their mouths open and said, " I wouldn't have been able to walk after that"..
Yeah for YOGA!
I might have been out of commission last year in Utah had I not been doing Yoga.. I came out of the trees in the back seat and onto a groomer.. in the back seat ..my butt almost touched the ground... the guys I was with just stood there with their mouths open and said, " I wouldn't have been able to walk after that"..
Yeah for YOGA!
Started running 2 times a week, walking fast 3 times, weight lifting 1 night a week ....crunches are an absolute have to .. I bike in to work a couple of times a week and I REALLY NEED TO START YOGA again... Flexibility for me is key..
I might have been out of commission last year in Utah had I not been doing Yoga.. I came out of the trees in the back seat and onto a groomer.. in the back seat ..my butt almost touched the ground... the guys I was with just stood there with their mouths open and said, " I wouldn't have been able to walk after that"..
Yeah for YOGA!
Yoga is the best! I see lots of eagle, balancing stick, tree, and dancer poses in my future practices.
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