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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Stephen Neal wrote: |
| ........... But other than that, the quadriceps play no part in the actual sport of downhill skiing.... |
I think that's a little too black and white. There are plenty of situations where you need to call upon this group of muscles.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My anatomy and biomechanics may be a little rusty, but I think your quadriceps are in a state of isometric contraction almost all the time when you are skiing, to allow you to ski with a bent knees posture, during this time they have to resist the forces (gravity, centrifugal) acting to cause your knees to bend further, and so could be considered to be doing work, even if this is only through a small range of their movement. The only times that they will not be active is when your knee is straight and in the locked position, which is to all intents and purposes is never in the course of a days skiing.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| My anatomy and biomechanics may be a little rusty, |
But your gag reflex works fine 
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As does yours! 
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| veeeight wrote: |
| Stephen Neal wrote: |
| ........... But other than that, the quadriceps play no part in the actual sport of downhill skiing.... |
I think that's a little too black and white. There are plenty of situations where you need to call upon this group of muscles. |
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| Thigh muscles are important for balance as well as the initiation and completion of the turns. The hamstring muscles protect the knee by reducing the anterior shear that the quadriceps creates at the tibia. Furthermore very high leg strength is required to overcome the enormous external forces developed during skiing. Good developed muscles allows the skier to function at lower percentage of maximal strength which may result in less occlusion of blood flow and greater resistance to fatigue (Haymes and Dickinson 1980). |
(Even if there is more lateral movement in alpine skiing since the above was written.)
Still, I do see what Stephen Neal is getting at. Relatively less important, perhaps?
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I think the salient point of all this is that no amount of conditioning will compensate for poor technique. I've always had well developed quads from cycling, but used to suffer from thigh burn skiing. Over the years it's eased considerably with improved technique. Get those hips forward!
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laundryman, hear! hear!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for the push! I'm going to immediately stop slouching over the keyboard, and go and do 20 mins on the Skier's Edge. (I'll try to remember to keep hips forward!  )
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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veeeight, nothing exciting.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Blast from the past, this thread. If you are a bit bored tonight, have a look at the utter twaddlesplosh of the link.
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Poster: A snowHead
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pam w, looks like it's already been removed!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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mmm thread was there then it wasn't now it is back
Mods... when apost is edited do you think a mod note could be added something like " post edited due to ****" or "link removed for X reason"
just so we have 1/2 a clue
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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apologies all. i dealt with it, and didn't realise more people had posted on the thread since i dealt with it. 
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Well there you go - I didn't know you were a mod sherlock235! Er, congratulations, I think
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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cathy, thanks, but shh i'm trying to keep it quiet!
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sherlock235, you need to not have your name in orange then on the forum home page
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i guess the cat's out of the bag then .
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