Is your Summer activity going to have a +/- impact on your skiing?

[danny p]

skateboarding is probably the best off-season training I do, because it directly correlates with snowboarding. Still haven't got on my mountain bike or road bike yet, but the summer is still young. Eating a whole heck of a lot healthier too, which can only help.

 

[snowmonster]

Started playing softball in May. On the first play, I tweaked my left knee which I banged against a tree last March. So, that's the minus. After a few weeks of pain, I started boogie boarding and all that treading is giving my legs a good workout. My knee's feeling better and I'll probably be doing more swimming to get the legs in shape. Summer is all prep work for the ski season!

 

[Greg]

I went on a very short (~ 2 mile) hike this weekend in Vermont. It was short, but had a descent elevation gain. I flew up it and hardly broke a sweat and wasn't breathing all that heavy. I would definitely say all the mountain biking I've been doing, and will continue to do until the snow flies, is going to put me in great shape for the ski season.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hopefully the 3000-5000 miles I put on my road bike this year will help. But I love to eat and my wife loves to cook, so that's a problem :razz:
I can't seam to lose that final 15 lbs or so. But I'll keep trying...
Last year I worked on my quads before the ski season and that made a huge difference than the year before when I didn't do much.

I seem to remember you being pretty trim.

 

[powderman]

My summer activities include biking, kayaking, and sometimes hiking. I'm going to learn how to rock climb in the Gunks or on Ragged Mtn, CT sometime this summer. My activities will have a positive impact on my skiing this winter

 

[hammer]

At the rate things are going right now, my summer inactivity is going to have a negative impact on my skiing...:-?

 

[Hawkshot99]

Well i am trying to find a job. If I succeed, it will greatly affect my skiing........

 

[abc]

My summer activity MUST help my winter skiing. It better do, 'cause I'm doing them regardless. :smile:

I bike WHENEVER I get a chance. That is, if I'm not sucked into a kayak camping trip or backpacking trip in the first place. And at the rate the climate is warming up, I might end up doing full year cycling and skiing will become a one week a year "pass time" like the rest of the gaper population...

Whether it helps skiing or not, I have no way to judge. I've been biking long before I started skiing. And there's never a year when I ski but not biked. It's really very hard to say if my cycling helps or hurt ANYTHING else because it's such an intergral part of what I do year round. Basically, I never stop cycling so there's nothing to "compare with"!

 

[mattchuck2]

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I golf, but that's hardly a workout . . .

I'm thinking of getting a road bike for commuting to work . . . that will solve two problems: Gas Prices and being a lazy sack of $hite.

 

[Geoff]

Road biking is purely to get in shape. It's relaxing and fun, but I suspect it is to mountain biking what x-country is to downhill.

It depends on whether you use a ski lift to get your mountain bike to the top of the mountain.

I have hybrid tires on my mountain bike and ride it on the street every day. I haven't even pulled my road bike out of the garage this year. It's hanging next to the SUV that also hasn't moved since April other than one Home Depot run. I like the slower pace of all that rolling resistance riding a mountain bike on pavement. I live on the coast and I get to check things out as I ride. Sure, it's partly to get in shape but it's something I like to do. I go rowing most days, too. That's another thing I do that's partly to get in shape but it's something I like to do. I also try to walk up a mountain once every week. That's more on the 'get in shape' side of things since it's way more aerobic going up than anything else I do and it's the only thing that really catches my quads for skiing muscle tone going back down.

So yeah... what I'm doing this summer should have a big impact on my skiing. Last year, I didn't start trying to get into shape until August. This year, I'm in better shape on the 4th of July than I was in late-April. Losing a bunch of weight over the last year doesn't hurt, either.

 

[gorgonzola]

I try to mtb 2x/20 mile per week minimum - I got a late start this year due to some rental property issues - and have logged about 250 miles in to date. I starting to make some climbs that I had just about made the end of last season, I attribute that to losing about 10 lbs - 5 of which I gained back this weekend from too many beers and burgers. I also swim 15+ mins straight laps al least 2x week. My summer conditioning is usually tested before skiing starts when geezer league (35 over) hockey starts the first week of October, thats when I usually feel like puking the first few shifts!

 

[Greg]

I try to mtb 2x/20 mile per week minimum

A 20 mile MTB ride is pretty intense. How long does that typically take you?

 

[gorgonzola]

yea I shoulda been clearer - I try to get out 2x each week for a total of 20 miles minimum. I wish I could get out 2x@20 - we've got some great epic rides around - Jim Thorpe, Blue Marsh (old ski area). My typical ride loops are 10 and 12 miles. The 10 mile is hilly and rocky - iv'e gone from 2 hours plus to runnin' it about 1:50 lately. The 12 mile is less technical and takes about an hour and a half unless riding at social pace.

 

[davidhowland14]

I've been riding on the road about 60 per week, mountain biking about 20, running about 30, and not swimming. My quads are gonna be in great shape come ski season.

 

[Greg]

yea I shoulda been clearer - I try to get out 2x each week for a total of 20 miles minimum. I wish I could get out 2x@20 - we've got some great epic rides around - Jim Thorpe, Blue Marsh (old ski area). My typical ride loops are 10 and 12 miles. The 10 mile is hilly and rocky - iv'e gone from 2 hours plus to runnin' it about 1:50 lately. The 12 mile is less technical and takes about an hour and a half unless riding at social pace.

Still...a 10 mile ride in under 2 hours is impressive. I'm as slow as a dead snail in comparison. I did 3.6 miles in a bit under an hour this morning.

 

[bvibert]

A 20 mile MTB ride is pretty intense. How long does that typically take you?

I thought the same thing and was feeling somewhat like a slug after reading that. Still, two 10+ mile rides a week is pretty good. I'm really interested in trying to get some longer rides in this summer. I need to improve my endurance.

 

[jack97]

Been getting myself and daughter in bike long rides, on the side walks and not so busy roads during the weekend.

My normal morning routine is still 30 min on the stairmaster about 40-45 min walking the dogs. BMI down to 23, getting rid of the fat and having the endurance helps when I lap bump runs.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

When I was at Lake Anna..I exercised everyday whether Kayaking, playing Tennis, walking/hiking, and jumping rope...now back in the A...I've been eating and drinking and haven't exercised at all in the past 2 days..I might have to go on a run afterwork..it would be nice to start the next ski season down a few pounds..my legs are solid but my core is soft..

 

[billski]

Been doing a bit of bushwhacking recently in the Whites. Some damn fine looking lines in there. How the @$% am I gonna get in there this winter???