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Need ideas for training in the off season

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Iskibunnies
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I live in the Midwest so we don’t have year round skiing. Anyone have ideas for sports or activities that could help with balance or just my overall skiing skill?

**This thread was edited on Mar 17th 2022 at 8:56:26am
Mar 17 2022 8:55AM
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Shitswitch
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I’m working on a plan for this, so far it includes a ton of stretching and strengthening hip flexors, squats, push/pull lower body and leg weight training, and lots of long hikes/trail runs with good elevation gain.

this is a rough outline but you should be able to make a workout that works for your body/schedule with those main parts.

IskibunniesI live in the Midwest so we don’t have year round skiing. Anyone have ideas for sports or activities that could help with balance or just my overall skiing skill?

**This thread was edited on Mar 17th 2022 at 8:56:26am
Mar 17 2022 9:55AM
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Logi
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Skateboarding
Mar 17 2022 11:00AM
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CowboySkibop
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mountain biking!!!! keeps ur mind in send mode, definitely helps with balance, get to shred down gnarly shit, and most mtb'ers also ski or board
Mar 17 2022 11:13AM
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CowboySkibop
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also depending on where in the midwest you are at there are great trails around
Mar 17 2022 11:18AM
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switchlip2
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CrunnchyPissFartmountain biking!!!! keeps ur mind in send mode, definitely helps with balance, get to shred down gnarly shit, and most mtb'ers also ski or board


Biking is indeed the shit. Not as fun as skiing but keeps me from offing myself in the summer
Mar 17 2022 12:05PM
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Toona
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Fish and build a backyard setup
Mar 17 2022 2:03PM
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BLandz
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Skateboarding unlocked me being able to hit rails unnat. I just pretend like on hopping on my skate when I do it
Mar 17 2022 2:07PM
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Iskibunnies
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ToonaFish and build a backyard setup


My cousin and I are building a setup. Thanks for the advice
Mar 17 2022 2:46PM
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arnie_grape
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training is for jocks but if you want to stay fit and have fun just jump on trampolines and go skateboarding. maybe wrestle a pig every once and again

dont forget to stretch
Mar 17 2022 2:51PM
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Iskibunnies
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arnie_grapetraining is for jocks but if you want to stay fit and have fun just jump on trampolines and go skateboarding. maybe wrestle a pig every once and again

dont forget to stretch

Thanks man appreciate the help. I have both and already skateboarding so I’ll do both
Mar 17 2022 4:22PM
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skiP.E.I.
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Skateboarding or inline skating, mountain biking, swimming, trail running, trampoline.
Mar 17 2022 10:02PM
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goatmaster
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If you want to build air awareness by far the best way is trampolines and diving boards. It will dramatically help your air awareness and is a lot of fun.
Mar 17 2022 11:09PM
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tominiemenmaa
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Trampoline & rollerblading / aggressive inline / whatever you wanna call it. Different enough to keep things interesting and challenging, but also close enough to get the vibes.
Mar 18 2022 12:48AM
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sexyjulian
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Mountain biking, gym and skating for me
Mar 18 2022 1:22AM
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Icant_kfed
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Take tren
Mar 18 2022 12:18PM
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Rparr
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Another vote for biking from me. Easy on the knees too, that's pretty much why i started
Mar 18 2022 12:20PM
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Jems
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RparrAnother vote for biking from me. Easy on the knees too, that's pretty much why i started

easy on your body till you fall and get fucked
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Megamind
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I'm in the same boat as you, season's already over. I could never get good enough at things with wheels to get the same enjoyment I get from skiing.

I definitely second trampolines and backyard setups. Also want to add in tricking. Find a facility with pads or a spring floor and learn some sick trix. They're liable to have better trampolines too.
Mar 18 2022 1:38PM
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Abomber22
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Run up hills
Mar 18 2022 1:49PM
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IHatePedophiles
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Jerk off
Mar 18 2022 2:27PM
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Rparr
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Jemseasy on your body till you fall and get fucked


I just bike on the streets like an old boomer but I suppose it could happen there too
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PhlebotomistOld
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Cliff jumping off something like 15-20ft to keep that upside-down air awareness, i like tramp seshing too but cliff jumping has a little more of that fear factor like coming into a jump. Also probably less consequences if you know whats in the water and arent jumping from like 60ft
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SuspiciousFish
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goatmasterIf you want to build air awareness by far the best way is trampolines and diving boards. It will dramatically help your air awareness and is a lot of fun.


Oh man, throwing Lincoln Loops off the high dive is such an amazing feeling.

Anyway do:

Power Cleans
Yoga
Stair Jumps
Tramp/Diving Boards
Mar 18 2022 4:04PM
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Iskibunnies
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SuspiciousFishOh man, throwing Lincoln Loops off the high dive is such an amazing feeling.

Anyway do:

Power Cleans
Yoga
Stair Jumps
Tramp/Diving Boards


Thanks for the advice. Dose the Lincoln require any skill or is it just send?
Mar 18 2022 4:06PM
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SuspiciousFish
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IskibunniesThanks for the advice. Dose the Lincoln require any skill or is it just send?


Lincoln Loop is definitely a skill. Here is the workflow:

1. Get really comfortable on the diving boards and jumping with your eyes level. Never look down at the board.
2. Do at least 10 min of solid straight air jumps keeping your eyes level and getting a solid pop.
3. Pick a point across the pool that is at eye level. At CU there was a clock so it worked out well.
4. Get a solid jump and as you raise in the air imagine your feet swinging up over your head while you drop the other shoulder down.
5. Make sure to keep an eyes on that single point of reference and let the world spin around that single point.

(You may find you rotate a 180 at the exit which is what usually happens to me)


Once you get comfortable work on throwing a Safety or Japan grab for extra steeze. Grabbing down with your right hand will help your rotation too.

Also, once you get good you can jump 90 deg and make it an under flip etc.
Mar 18 2022 5:05PM
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Abomber22
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pushups
Mar 18 2022 6:37PM
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.frenchy
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i have a giant fat pvc tube thats downhill and i put a big wooden box on right before it and just step on and have turf at the end of it and get a little bit of slush from the skating rink and its perfect for trying stuff on because you dont have much speed! can never go wrong with some astroturf and some pvc my man
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