Why We Ski December 6, 2016. It’s 6:30 am and my alarm goes off at full volume about 10 inches from my ear. Now, to be clear, I’m one of those people with the preset alarms on their phone- “7:40 Time for the Gym!” “8:30 Good Morning!” “10:00 Ok, I get that…
Hello Wright Trainees, The Workout of the Week is a hybrid of strength, work capacity, and stamina. The warm up involves all the major muscles that will used through out the workout. By the end of the warm up you should be breathing fairly hard and feel a bit more mobile. If that is…
Workout of the week This workout includes a stamina session The goal with this workout is to reach a steady state and be able to maintain that level for 20 minutes. This is followed up with a quick work capacity anaerobic hit. Ending with some core and durability. This is great training for quick recovery…
Remote Training Though I spent the last few years in Jackson, I have mostly worked seasonally since graduating college in 2010. In the summer I was raft guiding on the Middle Fork and Main Salmon Rivers in central Idaho, and in the winter I was in Jackson, skiing. For the first few seasons…
Strength Training and Snowboarding Working as a professional splitboard guide and snowboard instructor has wreaked havoc on my body. As guides, we often refer to the constant ache in the lumbar region as “Guide Back”. Unfortunately, I have witnessed a number of my mentors and fellow guides suffer the effects lower back injuries.…
Stamina is the ability to withstand fatigue. For athletes, increased stamina means an increased ability to sustain physical activity. Stamina can be built through a combination of prolonged low to moderate intensity work and short bursts of high intensity activity. A combination of aerobic and anaerobic work, with a focus on muscular endurance, that challenge…
Hello Wright Trainees, The warm-up is nice and simple. The goal is to get the blood flowing and get the heart rate up before we move into the hard stuff. When you go through the warm up try to start slower and move into a faster pace and not just hit the ground running. The…
The physiology of skiing and alpine For those of you that attended the 8-week ski/snowboard fit progression, the time has come where we put all the hard work on the hill. I want to explain to you all how and why the Quadzillas, Leg Blasters, and Step-Ups (for the ski-moers) will make you ski…
Winter is late to arrive but who can complain with this weather? Some were able to ski in October and the ice climbing has been consistent if your willing to work for it. Athletes have been putting in the hard work and the final days of ski fitness and climbing fitness progression’s are coming to…
7 Moves to Get you Fit For Day 1 On The Slopes! Outside Magazine recently came to Wright Training to see what all of the excitment was about for ski fitness. Every October Wright Training prepares their athletes for ski season with an 8 week progressive ski fit specific program. This program entials a…