Road from a Traumatic Brain Injury By: Aiden Ulrich I was recently in Japan working on a project with Icelantic Skis. Our first stop of the season was Hokkaido, Japan, the northern most island. During our month around Sapporo, Kutchan, and NIseko, it snowed over 25 feet. As a Jackson native I’m no stranger…
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I’ve never been small. I mean sure, I was a child once, but relative to my classmates, teammates and friends growing up, I was always larger. I was an athletic kid; I was on all sorts of soccer, basketball and track teams growing up, and as I got older, I started training horses, dancing, backpacking,…
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1.) What/When was your injury On April 16th, Targhee’s closing day, I took a jump to flat. I had a complete tear of my ACL and had complex tears in the medial and lateral menisci of my right knee. 2.) How did training before and after your surgery help you physically/mentally? After the injury, my biggest concern…
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Crystal’s ski fit program exercises make it into Outside Magazine!
Well there is no question about it that ski season is coming up fast. In the spirit of winter sports just around the corner I want to talk about some of the physiology that occurs. So buckle up, it’s time to do some learning! Frist, I want to discuss is the general muscle actions…
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With winter fast approaching, I’m finding myself more and more eager to start skiing again. I’ve been thinking back on what I accomplished over the summer, and how the work I put in will help me this winter. During the spring and early summer I skied as much as possible, ending my season with a run…
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Wright Training recently had the opportunity to train an athlete determined to climb the Grand Teton. The athlete was Joe Albright. Joe is an 80-year-old Jackson local. Joe has climbed the iconic peak two times the past, but a he was excited for a third summit. Late last year, I reached out to Mik…
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Endurance athletes are some of the most elite athletes in the world. These athletes compete for hours at a time. This makes the sport grueling both physically and mentally. Wright Training athlete Tina Greene is among this group of top tier competitors. Greene will face the 50K El Vaquero Loco race on August 5th. The…
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On June 17th, 8 Wright Training athletes set out to compete in in the Lory Xterra Triathlon in Ft Collins, Colorado! For most of the athletes it was their first Triathlon. However, Jovanna Hart has competed in several endurance competition, however, she had never competed in an Xterra event. Jovanna took charge to getting all the athletes…
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Wright Training member Kris Shean did some serious mountain biking down South. She was part of an organized 146 mile ride on the Kokopelli Trail. The ride started in Fruita, Colorado and finished in Moab, Utah. Kris has been training in the Run and Bike Fitness progression course to prepare for the long ride. Recently, Wright Training…
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