This week we focused a lot on strength mixed with some endurance work capacity sessions. The goal is to keep the athletes strong for their recreational sports. I focused on some single leg squats to target the weaker side and improve balance. We also did some 15 to 20 minute work capacity sessions that really…
DetailsThis week was really busy for classes, which made me happy and I was glad to see people are still trying to stay strong for ski season when hopefully it finally does come. It is hard when you train for 8 weeks and then just stop, it is so important to maintain strength, balance and…
DetailsThis week we focused a lot on core and work capacity not putting as much emphasis on the legs. I introduced a few new progressive exercises including overhead lunges, which strengthens the core and helps stabilize the shoulders. We also did a mini work capacity set that worked the shoulders, challenged the core while also…
DetailsDay 1 w.u. 10 to 1 push-ups, sit-ups and squat jumps 4 rounds 10xea front to back lunges 6x clapping push-ups instep stretch 4 rounds 10 x bounds 10x squat jumps 10x plank-walkups 4 rounds 1 min box jump (hop up and down on whatever) 1 min burpees 1 min jump lunge 1 min rest…
DetailsThis week was the last week of ski fitness before we have an unload week and do 3 more weeks of sport specific training and then go into maintenance training for the winter. Day one this week we focused on targeting the hamstrings through balance doing single leg deadlifts, the quads especially in skiing become…
DetailsThis week on day one we focused a lot on strength, opening up the chest and training the hamstrings and low back through dead lifting. I have been working really hard to try and get everyone to become more balanced and equal. The body compensates in many ways either from sports or work habits. I…
DetailsThis week on Day 1 we focused on some strength mixed with some suicide sprints at the end to work on recovery. Day 2 we added some upper body and increased the leg blasters and continued with skier hops. This week I could tell a major difference in how the athletes were moving and how…
DetailsToday we did all body weight exercises and only used weights for turkish get-ups. It is pretty amazing how hard you can work the body with just simple body weight exercises. This was the toughest class yet and involved a lot of mental strength to get through all the sets. We did some skier hops…
DetailsToday we focused on strength with a 10 minute work capacity at the end. We warmed up with a 10 to 1 to get the core and legs warm. I focused a little on blance with some single leg touch downs which I think are very important for working each leg independently of the other…
DetailsThe second class this week we focused more on strength and power. We increased our leg blasters to 10 minis from 6 mini leg blasters. The human body is pretty amazing in its ability to gain strength very quickly through training. Week 2 is done and I already see big differences in all the athletes…
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