Fitness and skiing

L

lusch0

Member
I'm not fat I swear but can anyone like severely overweight tell me if skiing still is fun and somewhat doable?

And what about being jacked?
 
One of my best friends is on the heavier side of things, he is a fantastic skier. Perhaps it helped that he was an offensive lineman in college, but watching a 250+ guy throw down In the park is pretty impressive.

I don't see any reason why an obese person would be unable to pick up skiing though... something about if there's a will there's a way?
 
Yeah that's definitely true, just i feel like physical fitness has a strong correlation to park performance and definitely injury prevention. I feel like when I'm on the heavier side of things after bulking up for sports purposes I'm much more scared to throw myself in the air then when I'm a more normal weight
 
I'm fat af and it def effects my skiing, notably landings are harder and smashing bumps gases me way quick. There's a reason the best skiers are leanbois
 
I have no idea but personally seeing a fat dude thats good at skiing is the coolest thing to me. just cuz I imagine balance is so much harder.
 
I grew up as an athletic obese kid until I lost 60 pounds in one year.

Lemme tell ya skiing became a bit easier but MUCH more enjoyable lol treat your body well and it will treat you well!
 
best friends dad is prob close to 200 very built and he seems to enjoy it a lot. He has the most balls of the group

im guessing it’s really how that said bigger person feels about themselves

Ex confident about weight = confident ski
 
Except Aymar and other old school big mountain skiers who are just rocks of muscle

14540783:ASSholebomber22 said:
I'm fat af and it def effects my skiing, notably landings are harder and smashing bumps gases me way quick. There's a reason the best skiers are leanbois
Click to expand...
 
Played OL in high school and skied just fine at 250; if anything it made hitting jumps with speed easier. I fell out of skiing after college due to being broke and getting fat; with depression, third shift hours and a shit diet I was 328 when I started skiing again in my 30s.

The muscle memory came back in a few runs but I had zero air sense and my weight made me way faster than I felt comfortable riding. Still felt great being out with some homies even if I felt bolted to the ground on skis.

The ease with which I picked it back up motivated me to get in better shape and I got down to 185 in a year of training for a marathon and swapping one set of unhealthy eating habits for another in the opposite direction.

Several years later I’m maintaining anywhere from 195-210, actually eating meals just without processed foods instead of starving myself and working out regularly. It’s made my skiing so much better.
 
Ok. I've been both fat and fit a bunch in my life. Don't hate. I got issues so fuck you. When you are fat you ski faster and stay warmer. Landings suck ass and stamina goes out the window. And your knees fucking hate it . Fit. It's just better. For all reasons. But then again my fit weight is 220 at 6.2. but I did ski when I was a fat fuck at 290. Had to hold my breath to buckle my boots......

topic:krayfed said:
I'm not fat I swear but can anyone like severely overweight tell me if skiing still is fun and somewhat doable?

And what about being jacked?
Click to expand...
 
I remember there was a dude on here who was on the heavier side (he was claiming it, not calling him out lol). He put out a season edit or something and it was dope as I recall
 
I mean idk about weight but fitness yeah big deal in terms of injuries, especially with freeride. Very hard on the knees, back, etc. Do ya sit-ups lads I put my back out last season cause my core wasn't doing shit and when I landed hard I folded like an omelette
 
I feel like aside from body weight theres a difference between dudes in the park that either take themselves hella serious and train as athletes, are in the gym all the time VS like the malnourished beer n kush fueled non jock ass dudes who don't train at all but perform at nearly the same levels. A bracket of slvsh between the two camps would be scientific asf
 
Brighton vs PC.

14544010:g_lectrolyte said:
I feel like aside from body weight theres a difference between dudes in the park that either take themselves hella serious and train as athletes, are in the gym all the time VS like the malnourished beer n kush fueled non jock ass dudes who don't train at all but perform at nearly the same levels. A bracket of slvsh between the two camps would be scientific asf
Click to expand...
 
14544010:g_lectrolyte said:
I feel like aside from body weight theres a difference between dudes in the park that either take themselves hella serious and train as athletes, are in the gym all the time VS like the malnourished beer n kush fueled non jock ass dudes who don't train at all but perform at nearly the same levels. A bracket of slvsh between the two camps would be scientific asf
Click to expand...

everyone always talks about how you need to work hard at PT after you get injured, but no one wants to put in any work before they get injured. I think there is a healthy balance between taking care of your body and not taking yourself to seriously. It doesn’t have to be one extreme or the other.
 
It really depends on the person, I feel best at my weight now. After Covid I gained a solid 20 lbs and sat around 220, first ski season was rough and felt gassed all the time. Last season I was around 200, tricks felt easier, progressed a lot more, and better endurance. I’m sure I built some better summer habits, just my 2 cents
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top