 Poster: A snowHead
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http://www.technogym.com/cardiowave/default.asp?pc=0&lng=2
Chuffed to bits when I arrived at the gym today. Mentioned to the PT that I needed some pre-ski training and he introduced me to their brand new toy! In the run-up to my hols I will be training on this and using the PowerPlate for my stretching.
Has anyone else used one yet?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| clara_jo wrote: |
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No but the image on their brochure raised my heatbeat 
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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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They've just got a couple at the gym I go to - only noticed it when I was about to start a Step class, so haven't had a chance to have a go yet. Maybe I'll get a go on Saturday.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We've got a few at the gym at work - i generally use them as 'warmup', but the other night decided to make it into a cardio session.... after 15mins at 186bpm I was knackered....
the arm workout makes these much more 'whole body' than just treadmill / spin.
A couple of tips:
- bring some decent dance music*, at a speed you can 'run' (or whatever it's called when you're using one of these machines).... helps keep a pace
- close your eyes and imagine all the perfect turns and jumps you'll be doing whilst skiing - stops you getting bored.
(other music genres might work - Linkin Park seem to do the trick, too)
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I started with 10 mins warmup on the Concept 2 and then went on the Cardio Wave. I haven't added the arm workout yet (well, except for the alternate arm/leg motion as shown in picture 4) - clinging onto the handles with exhaustion was about all I could manage by the end of my set today. I maintained about 168 bpm over 20 mins. Feel better after working out on that, though, than I do on any other machine.
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The cross trainer in my gym tells me my cardio workout bpm is 144!
Quoting 168 & 186(!) is making me feel very old 
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johnnyboy, Don't worry. Miguel Indurain’s max HR during the Tour de France was only about 155 BPM and his resting rate was 28 BPM.
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I can cope easily enough with an hour at 144bpm, it's just that the machine provides the rate when I enter my age! Perhaps it's trying to tell me something.
Induran was an amazing cyclist, could possibly have won more tours if he hadn't ridden as lieutenant to Delgado when he had already the better rider.
Will think of all those cyclists on Saturday on my way up to Alpe d'Huez though.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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When I used to go to a gym and used the stepper I could barely get my heartrate up to 135, however hard I tried 
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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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has anyone used the skiers edge machine
i have a chance to buy one cheap and would like to hear if they are any good for specific skiing stamina 
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