Getting fit for snowboarding: 50 days to go
A bit slack over the past week. Went deaf (temporarily I hope) in one ear, so didn’t fancy stumbling around in the gym not being able to hear much.
Well… the hearing still aint up to much, but I had a session with a personal trainer as part of the membership induction period, so I went along and discussed the objectives:
1. Get fit for snowboarding, so that
2. I can snowboard all day without stopping unless it’s to get on a lift, and
3. Go faster and jump higher etc. than my pals. :D
I’m rehabilitating a dodgy knee, so told the guy to lay off any treadmill ideas, and we focussed on weights and stretches to build core, upper and lower body strength.
So, together with photos robbed collated from Google Images who robbed indexed them from a variety of websites, the program is:
- Lateral pull-downs. 2 sets of 12 repetitions.
- Bicep curls. 2 sets of 12
- Shoulder press. 2 sets of 12
- Ball squats with weights. 3 sets of 12.
- Ball sit ups. 2 sets of 15.
- Twisting sit ups (right elbow to left knee, & v/v). 2 x 2 sets of 15.
- Ball lower back raise (aka the Superman). 2 sets of 15.
The plan is to do this 2-3 times per week.
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October 15th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
[…] I’ve stepped up (boom boom) my snowboard fitness gym program, by adding in some calf raises. […]
November 11th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
How’s the routine coming? I’ve managed to maintain 3 days a week or more for 5 weeks now. I’m definitely ready to stop working out and start riding.
November 12th, 2006 at 1:13 am
Is going OK. The squats and calf raises I’m sure are going to pay off big time. Had a busy week and didn’t make it to the gym much, but have kept up the cycling so am doing something pretty much every day.
Know what you’re saying though. Bring on the real thing!
November 29th, 2006 at 9:10 pm
Keep with it, the rewards of being in shape while riding are huge. Be sure to mixup the routine from time to time to keep things fresh. Cardio is a huge help too.
Last year I spent months conditioning and was powering past just about everyone I rode with. This year I’ve hired a personal trainer with the hopes of doing the same again, but better, and faster, and bigger, etc.
December 12th, 2006 at 4:53 am
[…] I don’t really have a fitness ‘program’, but I’ve developed some habits. For a bit more information on snowboarding fitness programs, you can check out the fitness post on hitting kickers. He’s also got a few other exercise related posts. There are also a few snowboarding fitness posts on about.com. I might try detailing my own routine in a future post. […]
February 18th, 2008 at 1:48 am
The Squats are great for you. Try some deadlifts and lunges to really work the legs and hammies and glutes. Don’t forget the cardio either, gotta keep the heart in great shape also. Good luck.
February 18th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Hi there,
I’m no fitness instructor, but I find that using a tip I was given a long time ago, allows me to step up my training. Divide the body into six areas - legs,shoulders,biceps,triceps,chest and back. Then only train 2 of these areas a day. This allows you to give those two areas two full days of rest and recovery before doing them again if you’re in an intense training period. To train the core (the stomach area) as well, split this into upper abs, lower abs and obliques (the sides) and do one of these each day as well.