It was a powerful night. Just when you thought you had this core stuff down pat I come along with a night like this. And some of you thought my being a jerk was impossible!
The needs of most skiers are fairly constant. Balance and composure are critical especially in fast unstable snow like we have now. The ability to take advantage of it is tantamount to going fast [and having a blast].
V2A or open field skating is one of the fastest and most dynamic of all skating strokes. Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhjtRepR_U&NR=1
V2A is certainly the one that can get you in trouble but also the one that gets you down a faster stretch of trail. Marathon skating is not seen as much as years ago but it is still fast, can be restful and is a great way to reinforce of good weight transfer. See Scott Nichols section on it at http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/~knicol/nordic%20skating.htm In addition to being fun to do it can be used for a specific strength workout as it is fundamentally a very dynamic Double Pole.
Most of you will ski an OD ski this weekend and these are great for curing all your technical foibles but you do need to focus. Alone time or with a smooth skier to follow will help. Don’t forget at least one or two specific strength sessions a week. These do not have to be long, 20-30 minutes but do them, do them smooth [no bobbing] and focus on them. I think tonight we made some improvement although you may not have seen it. That little side of step balance drill I would not have attempted a month ago and it is very hard to do correctly. Now memorize it!
Good workout tonight. Check out Erick Wickum's cool collage, very neat. Now let’s follow it up with some great skiing this weekend and be ready to rumble next Tuesday at 6:00pm. Until then be sure and feel the Earth move under you as you ski. http://s0.ilike.com/play#Carole+King:I+Feel+The+Earth+Move:42972:s43216655.11304986.6779495.0.2.81%2Cstd_e46f873114104d64a09ae82e8ea10740
The needs of most skiers are fairly constant. Balance and composure are critical especially in fast unstable snow like we have now. The ability to take advantage of it is tantamount to going fast [and having a blast].
V2A or open field skating is one of the fastest and most dynamic of all skating strokes. Check out this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKhjtRepR_U&NR=1
V2A is certainly the one that can get you in trouble but also the one that gets you down a faster stretch of trail. Marathon skating is not seen as much as years ago but it is still fast, can be restful and is a great way to reinforce of good weight transfer. See Scott Nichols section on it at http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/~knicol/nordic%20skating.htm In addition to being fun to do it can be used for a specific strength workout as it is fundamentally a very dynamic Double Pole.
Most of you will ski an OD ski this weekend and these are great for curing all your technical foibles but you do need to focus. Alone time or with a smooth skier to follow will help. Don’t forget at least one or two specific strength sessions a week. These do not have to be long, 20-30 minutes but do them, do them smooth [no bobbing] and focus on them. I think tonight we made some improvement although you may not have seen it. That little side of step balance drill I would not have attempted a month ago and it is very hard to do correctly. Now memorize it!
Good workout tonight. Check out Erick Wickum's cool collage, very neat. Now let’s follow it up with some great skiing this weekend and be ready to rumble next Tuesday at 6:00pm. Until then be sure and feel the Earth move under you as you ski. http://s0.ilike.com/play#Carole+King:I+Feel+The+Earth+Move:42972:s43216655.11304986.6779495.0.2.81%2Cstd_e46f873114104d64a09ae82e8ea10740
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