[quote]bwbski wrote:
I would suggest running, or other intense cardio more then lifting for a beginner.
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I snowboard, but I definitely agree with this. I get a little sore, but the the people who complain to me about being really sore afterwards are the same ones who don’t frequent the gym. It does not even compare to the two or three days after a leg day.
When I am going downhill my lower back and quads can build up a little lactic acid or whatever but it’s not too bad.
The biggest problem for me has been hiking when I hit a flat spot, especially if there is a lot of powder. You probably won’t have to deal with this as much as a skiier.
Last year I had a 2+ hour hike through backwoods hills that were too advanced for me and I seriously thought I was going to die. My feet would sink about three feet with each step and I was thinking “My lifting obsession is literally going to be the death of me… I wish I had been taking my cardio more seriously.” I had to stop and catch my breath three different times and had to tell myself to keep moving. At the same time, the fog was rolling in and visibility was getting minimal. Never in my life have I been so afraid. I thought I would never see my family again. Anyway I don’t really know where I’m even going with this I’m getting way off track.
[quote]sluicy wrote:
meesuspush wrote:
I hadn’t been skiing in 10 years and went with my kids for the 1st time last year. I thought I’d be really sore after wards and look like I hadn’t skied in years. I found that the new ski’s they have today are a huge difference from the ones I grew up with. I had a great time never fell down once and never did get sore.
I can’t wait to get out there again this year!
Yeah, you don’t have to muscle 'em around like you used to.
I kinda miss it.
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You are right about that! I found I didn’t get as tired as I used to.
I’m a loafer every year since '99. My second favorite New England mountain behind Jay Peak.
It’s such a great mountain. I never got to ski Jay Peak, or anywhere outside Maine for that matter, for what reasons do you find it better than the loaf?
355 inches of annual snowfall (compared to 300 for Aspen and 206 for Sugarloaf) and incredible tree skiing.
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Absofuckinglutely.
Being from TX, I have to set up a vacation to go skiing… so we plan to go to the place that always has snow. And we drive, so we get North New Mexico and south Colorado only. We would drive the extra distance for Telluride, but we’re not millionaires. And flying into Denver just to drive in the abortion of a traffic jam trying to get to Breckenridge… no thanks.
OP! I recommend finding out when Spring Break/all other school holidays and NOT going then!!! Skiing is no fun when you have to wait 45 minutes to an hour to get on the lift.
Oh, and perhaps the BIGGEST thing to try and prepare yourself for is not the leg motion of getting up and down… it’s the thin air. You often have to walk up hills to get to the lifts the first time, and after each subsequent break… and you will want to die. Do lots of cardio, but you will still probably be winded. It really is a bitch at that altitude.
Well after NOT starting my 20 rep squat workout and sticking with my westside style workouts I didn’t struggle at all on the slopes this past weekend.
Actually my conditioning might be the worst it’s been in a really long time but I easily had the most left in the tank out of the group of 13 by the end of the ski weekend.
Also all those from texas, your just like skiers from NJ, New Jersey, aka the armpit of america. Hey Joey, Joey from Jersey with the jeans, and starter jacket. LOL
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Whatever. I aspire to your greatness as you are living the dream as big man on Song Mtn.
Just came back my first skiing trip. 3 days in Norway.
The muscles that are sore on me now are the adductors (inner thighs) and abductors. My glutes also hurt, but that’s from falling on my ass a billion times. I think static and high rep work would help.
When I was able to actually ski more than 10 yards without falling, I found my work capacity/acid tolerance in the quads was horrible. I think e.g. 5x5 (or whatever) with minimal rest intervals in a squat variation would help.
Carving skiing (After 3 days of skiing I am litterally an expert ;)) is basicly standing in a quater squat and alternating between extending your left hip/knee, flexing the right hip/knee and leaning into the mountain.