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it is a much ignored fact that optimum fitness / diet is vital in the search to improve / maintain your level of skiing.....the stronger you are the better you will ski....period....it also makes sense to me that if a 6 day pass in yurp costs you say £200 / $500 in the US, you may as well get fit and get your monies worth...after trying the fitness regime the actors in the film "300" followed (google gym jones), i soon stumbled upon the american fitness phenomenum which is "crossfit," which converted me to the exercises / diet they recommend (the paleo diet)....over the past 2 years or so, my skiing has gone on to another level and i reckon i can ski up to 25% more than i could pre crossfit / paleo (i ski powder/back country).....what fitness / diet regimes do you guys follow / recommend?



okbye


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Nope, I'm not very fit and never will be. But that doesn't stop me enjoying my annual week-long skiing holiday. I know my limits and I stick to them. I guess it depends what people want from their skiing.

I'm not a total couch potato, but my job is very sedentary and doesn't leave me much time for anything full on. I go swimming once a week, do pilates either at home or by going to a class, play badminton a couple of times a month and usually have a weekly long walk and/or cycle ride. In light of my health issues I guess this isn't bad, but it's probably not good. I'm not a gym or aerobics person but I'm always open to new suggestions that don't cost too much and that I can fit into my 50 hour working week.
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snowpatrol, get rid of 'okbye' and I will reply to your posts. Mind you, if you don't, it looks as though others will respond to you.
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achilles, am I missing something here?
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queen bodecia, nope. I just fond 'okbye' on every post irritating, and therefore, bye and large, I mentally block out snowpatrol's posts. I have no hang-ups about others not feeling the same as me. Looking back, I can see that my post could be read as though I did mind - but that was not intended.
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my fitness is very important to me, that's why I just worked off my mega hangover in a body combat class! Laughing Laughing

achilles, I also find the
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a pain in the ar$e, wink
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snowpatrol,
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the stronger you are the better you will ski

Shocked I'm 'unfit' and ski quite well enough for my own needs thank you.
However if you want to believe all this Yanky 'american fitness phenomenum' then it's entirely a personal thing. G plan F plan GI plan High carb low carb Jane Fonda. Makes one wonder just how daft the Yankies are doesn't it!
snowpatrol, did you know if you say $500 slowly enough it sounds like gullible.
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I'd think fitness is a much bigger factor in backcountry skiing for the climbs - A lot of the ISTD types I've met aren't exactly super fit and trim (though not to say they're porkers), but you can get away with a lot more when gravity assists Smile
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snowpatrol,

Is this what you are talking about ?
http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/what-crossfit.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet
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yes

No

Maybe

Who cares

One of these is true
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achilles,you dont like "okbye?" Laughing tough $h!t...HH, Laughing tough $h!t to you too...Boredsurfing,..you highlighted my quote "the stronger you are the better you will ski"....are you seriously trying to say this is not true? i would love to hear your argument against that fact...also, you try getting a 6 day pass for aspen / snowmass or vail / breck / copper mountain over xmas and new year for less than $500.. DB, you got it (although the f@t guy in the pic isnt the best advertisement for crossfit, i think the fact that he is puking into a bucket gets the message across as to what crossfit is about)...........


okbye
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I'd think fitness is a much bigger factor in backcountry skiing for the climbs


Exactly! Downhill skiing using lifts requires only modrate fitness. People who blame their ski problems on lack of fitness are probably kidding themselves...
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you highlighted my quote "the stronger you are the better you will ski"....are you seriously trying to say this is not true?

Blatantly not true. I know plenty of skiers who are stronger than me but ski like muppets in comparison, and any half decent skier could say the same.

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i think the fact that he is puking into a bucket gets the message across as to what crossfit is about

It gives you food poisoning? Shocked
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Plake, bc skiing does require much greater levels of fitness... but are you saying being fit wont enable you to ski more runs before fatigue kicks in?...even if you stick to the pistes?



okbye
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snowpatrol, I see that you are a Chelsea supporter.........why does that make me smile, anyway you are in good company, plenty of other Chelsea suporters on here.
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achilles, i just read your opening post again......bwahahahahahaha bwahahahahahaha........."get rid of okbye and i will reply to your posts"........jeeeez i guess i'd better drop it then or i wont get to Be Nice please! sleep tonight.................


okbye
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Boredsurfing, i'm glad you smiled, i'm sure its a pretty sight.....with ref to your first and my last post, are you saying that being strong will not help you ski better?.......


okbye
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snowpatrol, Laughing ah, you were doing so well... Laughing
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Lizzard, you are missing the point completely.........i am saying IF... YOU ...GET... FIT... YOU... WILL... BE... ABLE... TO ...SKI... BETTER... AND ...FOR ...LONGER......DO... YOU... UNDERSTAND????????......


okbye
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snowpatrol, I'd heard that "crossfit" makes you prone to angry and abusive outburst, is this true? Laughing wink
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HH, no it Be Nice please! doesnt where the Be Nice please! did you hear that poo-poo for Be Nice please! sake........... wink


okbye


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snowpatrol, my, you're such a moron.

1. That was not your original contention.
2. Merely becoming stronger will not necessarily improve your skiing, though it may mean you can continue skiing badly for longer periods of time.

Is that comprehensible enough for you or do you need it in smaller words?
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Ooh I thought this was a fitness thread but it turns out to be about fishing - and all the best bites have been had I see Laughing
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Lizzard,smaller words please......


okbye
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Lizzard, you are missing the point completely.........i am saying IF... YOU ...GET... FIT... YOU... WILL... BE... ABLE... TO ...SKI... BETTER... AND ...FOR ...LONGER......DO... YOU... UNDERSTAND????????......
okbye

Snowpatrol your original posting was clear enough to everyone else. Surely you've realised, there's a small number of forum posters that take great pleasure in mis-understanding or taking posted comments out of context. They must like to hear the ping of replies being notified....
It does take the fun out of the forum when things are taken so seriously.
okbye.... Shocked ........ wink
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Oooowwww, snowpatrol, you have a friend Very Happy
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mikes21,thanks for the heads up..i thought everyone was serious..i just cant get the hang of this...will you stick around and keep me right?..........



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buckers wrote:
snowpatrol, has your account been hacked?


Gotta be honest I was expecting to open the thread and see "All fat birds & mingers should be banned from the slopes, the exclusion zone extending..........................."

John.
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BCjohnny,and so they should..........


okbye
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snowpatrol, That's ok then, I thought you were coming over all religious.................. wink

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snowpatrol wrote:
it is a much ignored fact that optimum fitness / diet is vital in the search to improve / maintain your level of skiing.....the stronger you are the better you will ski....period....it also makes sense to me that if a 6 day pass in yurp costs you say £200 / $500 in the US, you may as well get fit and get your monies worth...after trying the fitness regime the actors in the film "300" followed (google gym jones), i soon stumbled upon the american fitness phenomenum which is "crossfit," which converted me to the exercises / diet they recommend (the paleo diet)....over the past 2 years or so, my skiing has gone on to another level and i reckon i can ski up to 25% more than i could pre crossfit / paleo (i ski powder/back country).....what fitness / diet regimes do you guys follow / recommend?



okbye


I agree that improving your fitness improves your skiing because technique tends to go to poo-poo once you're knackered. Obviously if you don't have good technique in the first place then being fitter isn't going to help much. But whatever skill level you have, good fitness will help you ski to the best of your ability longer.

My fitness regime is fairly basic. I try not to eat too much cr@p and do a fair bit of hardcore mountain biking every week. I've also recently invested in a Skier's Edge ski simulator to target the specific skiing muscle groups. That made a big difference this season, as my legs felt strong right from day 1, with none of the usual aches and pains.
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snowpa-troll, you might find this more useful in life than your fitness regime: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Uncyclopedia:How_To_Be_Funny_And_Not_Just_Stupid

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uktrailmonster, anything to get a few more turns in....i've seen the simulator advertised but not come across it...it seems to make sense as it hits the working muscles directly related to skiing.................Bode Swiller, thanx for your interest.....i never thought you cared........


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