Summer Ski Preparations

milo-mcsenderson

milo-mcsenderson

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Following on from the summer activities to keep your mind of skiing and take its place, what sort of gym/exercise do you do to prep yourself for the season, I'm specifically thinking for improving core/balance for the park.

I have noticed all the pros are ripped and when I tried my first cork 7 I got to about 360/450 and my core kinda gave out and I opened up. Fell like a sack of shit outta the sky.

I'm sure crunches and variations of crunches do wonders for your core etc and some balance ball stuff are also key, I'm just curious if anyone has any personal preferences of regimes that they use themselves.

I'm also constantly trying to beef up my rotator cuffs and general shoulder surgery as I had a double labrum repair a few years ago and never fully fixed em with physio. So anyone with experience in that area as well would be awesome.

And get a skateboard it's hard as shit but I love it
 
I do a bunch of plank variations for core. It’s way more effective than crunches. I’m not sure how to describe them, I actually learned them in physical therapy years ago. Just that and a lot of biking is all I do. I’m no pro obviously, but that combo alone has gotten me to the point where my core doesn’t really give out as you describe. I probably wouldn’t work out at all if it weren’t for skiing
 
13929307:Rparr said:
I do a bunch of plank variations for core. It’s way more effective than crunches. I’m not sure how to describe them, I actually learned them in physical therapy years ago. Just that and a lot of biking is all I do. I’m no pro obviously, but that combo alone has gotten me to the point where my core doesn’t really give out as you describe. I probably wouldn’t work out at all if it weren’t for skiing
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I have been shown some plank variations before, is that like opposite leg and arm raises? Could you try and describe some of them, would be awesome to have some planks to do
 
13929319:MF-HARP said:
I have been shown some plank variations before, is that like opposite leg and arm raises? Could you try and describe some of them, would be awesome to have some planks to do
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They’re like raised planks where you are on your palms of your hands and toes rather than your forearms. There’s one where I raise alternating hands up to my chest slowly. Another one where I do the alternating arm/leg thing but in the raised plank. If you don’t get the position just right, it doesn’t work very well. I’ll see if I can find a video of it when I get home
 
13929328:Rparr said:
They’re like raised planks where you are on your palms of your hands and toes rather than your forearms. There’s one where I raise alternating hands up to my chest slowly. Another one where I do the alternating arm/leg thing but in the raised plank. If you don’t get the position just right, it doesn’t work very well. I’ll see if I can find a video of it when I get home
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cheers dude!!

thinking of joining a gym for general fitness etc but a bit of core work with planks and maybe some yoga might give me an edge on past self next season
 
Bro you gotta try leg raises with your lower back hanging off a bench. Hella hard but will def give you a stable core. Plus 1 legged squats for keeping your balance in check along with some lunges
 
I was just having a conversation about this with someone.

Im bicycling, slackline, trying to skateboard, jumping on trampoline on top of walking a ton due to my job
 
Get some sessions in the weight room. Squats are amazing. Deadlifts are great too, but are more technical, so get a friend to show you proper technique so you don't hurt yourself, or maybe do your best with youtube as your trainer. Both of these will make your legs stronger and works your core too. Also do upper body compound exercises like presses and rows. They won't improve your skiing, but they will pay dividends for injury prevention.
 
I feel like concentric leg exercises translate tremendously into skiing. I have gotten a lot of progress with just quick lunges, jump lunges, and drop squats - - what I call them.

Slack works great for the core, but not as much as distance sprints; admittedly a little aggressive for the average skier.
 
13929345:nmwninjart said:
I was just having a conversation about this with someone.

Im bicycling, slackline, trying to skateboard, jumping on trampoline on top of walking a ton due to my job
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I’ve been getting more and more involved in my skateboard this summer. Learnt kickflips and heelflips the last couple days. Done a bit of slack lining but not much, shits fucking hard!!
 
Skateboard is hard especially when you don't really have a good place to do it. It took me a month to be able to walk across the slackline without falling off .Thats hard too!
 
Do Gtramp

What happen to you while doing cork 7 is bc you are not used to twisting while flipping, Gtramp can solve this.

Also it will make your core stronger, your legs, your neck, and you will be doing cardio and loosing weight ( its more efficient than running, but it depends on your aproach).

Its also fun af, in my case its my summer sport.

And even better, it makes learning tricks on snow a lot easier (it makes it easier, but having it clean on tramp doesnt mean you have it on snow), and you improve your air awerness a lot faster than skiing.

If you want to start training this I would recomend you to start doing core exersice and a bit of arms, if you do this after a month or two you could be necking doubles and it wouldnt even hurt
 
go to a climbing gym, that helps with core strength, it's fun, and chicks go to climbing gyms. Running and biking help with the legs, stronger legs can mean you send harder and longer with out getting as sore
 
Do pushups into side planks after each pushup and alternating on each side. Good for your core and for shoulders to help strengthen your rotator cuff
 
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