 Poster: A snowHead
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All starting to get a bit more serious for me this year - 3 x ski specific 1.5hr gym sessions weekly, mainly leg and core work with a change in weight/resistance/routine every 10 sessions. Even Fattes13 is getting a bit done but methinks for other reasons also...
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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... never thought i'd be saying this when i started this thread....
I've. Joined. A. Gym!!!!
Just came back from holiday and after lots of walking on that decided I had lost too much fitness.
It's great. Swimming pool, big gym area, tennis, badminton etc all thrown in. Joined as a family so me and my better half can get exercising and the wee one gets use of the pool and swimming lessons thrown in as well!
Had my induction last night and have a 92 minute per session plan of Quads, Hamstrings, core and back stengthening exercises. It was quite interesting when I had to roll over the top of a gym ball thing for the first time ever. Thankfully I didn't keep going right through the glass door in front of me!
Bring it on, and bring the ski season on as well 
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| pam w wrote: |
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How many ski resorts have a McDonalds in them? Kitzbuhel is the only one that springs to mind.
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Megeve |
Zell am See. There's a drive thru' just outside Zell am Ziller and I seem to remember going to one in Garmisch.
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sah, I think it is rather in the village in Haus.
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| Tom W wrote: |
| sah, I think it is rather in the village in Haus. |
Ah, makes sense, I didn't actually ski down to the village.
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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
| pam w wrote: |
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How many ski resorts have a McDonalds in them? Kitzbuhel is the only one that springs to mind.
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Megeve |
Zell am See. There's a drive thru' just outside Zell am Ziller and I seem to remember going to one in Garmisch. |
Maybe they should corner the market and open a "ski through"!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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92mins is quite long for a gym workout...
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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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| pam w wrote: |
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| How many ski resorts have a McDonalds in them? Kitzbuhel is the only one that springs to mind. |
Megeve |
Megève is classy though. Multi story car-park up to lifts etc. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Ischgl has a Burger King.
Back to the point... : British Military Fitness is great - a kind of outdoor circuits class with an ex-services guy yelling at everyone, more fun than it looks. Otherwise, running works for me. The best ski fitness class I have been to was in Konstanz, southern Germany, when I was a student. It was called Fitnessgymnastik mit Musik, also sometimes called Skigymnastik. I've never found anything that was so ideal for skiing specifically. Maybe that's why the Germans are able to sink so much beer yet still ski like demons the next morning...
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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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Triathlon....hits every muscle!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Hurdy, why would you need every muscle? Couple of quads and a right bicep for drinking is quite sufficient 
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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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Ill second CrossFit.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Richo, surprise, surprise - thought I'd find you on this thread!
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I go skiing once or twice a week doing around 10-15km with a decent amount of hill work, and try and do a 15 miles each way commute to work on my bike 1-3 times a week depending on the weather. I should probably do some core work aswell, because my aren't getting any faster as I get older. I was racing at the weekend and did a 7.1km time trial in 25' 53'' 25 seconds slower than the same race in 09 and over a minute slower than in 06.
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I was going to a personal trainer three times a week. That on top of looking after the horses and walking the dogs, I was knackered by the end of the week. Do I need to go again?
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no problem with my knee this year so im doing two spinning sessions a week in the mornings, saturday morning mountain biking and playing racket ball twice a week, now to chuffin tired tio ski ..!!!
last year it did not make any difference to my skiing the lack of excersize did due to my knee, but i do feel better
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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nothing wrong with these - try 'em on a Bosu, just to make 'em fun 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| frogslegs wrote: |
| Hot yoga. And lots of it! |
In a bun?
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| snowball wrote: |
| frogslegs wrote: |
| Hot yoga. And lots of it! |
In a bun? |
Lupins ?
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You know it makes sense.
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There is a McDonalds in Cluses on the way to Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets... it is PACKED on Saturdays and Sundays during the ski season! Check out these exercises anyway...http://www.yodelmagazine.com/witness-the-fitness.html
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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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I worry about losing fitness when I go away skiing!
An instructor a few years back told me he recommends lots of walking up stairs for people to get fit for skiing, especially if you go when it might be a bit heavy going.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I've been forced into the gym due to busting my ACL in January. Moved up to full running a few weeks ago, do about 20 minutes alternate 5 mins run, 1 min walk. Then do some upper body free weights, planks, push ups etc. Then finish off with some weighted squats and lunges. Going to start speed rope when I remember to pack the fricking thing.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I'm going to the gym four times a week, I'm determined to really be fit this season - for the first time in YEARS.
I've started ramping up the cardio this week, and from next week I'll be adding in some ski-specific leg exercises.
It had better make a difference!! Also, as I'm going to St Anton in Feb, I'll be practising dancing on tables after drinking as much beer as I can in the space of two hours.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Piccadilly wrote: |
| Also, as I'm going to St Anton in Feb, I'll be practising dancing on tables after drinking as much beer as I can in the space of two hours. |
Visit local Bureau de Change twice a week, take out 500 euros in 50 euro demoninations and burning them should help too.
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Not sure about the Pistol Squat as the weight of one leg thrust forward is being used to aid balance - this doesn't replicate skiing movements. Wouldn't one legged squats on a bench / step be better?
PS Should this thread be in the "Ski Fitness, Exercise, Injury and Rehab" Forum?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kewhoward wrote: |
Visit local Bureau de Change twice a week, take out 500 euros in 50 euro demoninations and burning them should help too. |
Yeah, sounds familiar from last time 
Oh, I'll be learning some words/actions to some shite oompah apres songs too.
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Resumed on MTB in mid May, currently doing around 100-130 miles each week, although this may change when we revert to GMT.....meaning I just might have to use the gym.....or eat many carrots and cycle lots in the dark 
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Dr John, good to hear that you're on the way to a full recovery! doesn't seem so long ago that you told us all about your injury!
In amongst all the other stuff, I've been doing weighted squats and lunges and those are going fine. struggling with sore ribs from a bad tackle (on, not by, me) at the football last week so the ab work is suffering!
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| Tiger2 wrote: |
You've wasted your time. How many ski resorts have a McDonalds in them? Kitzbuhel is the only one that springs to mind. |
Ischgl has a burger king - does that count?
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shoogly, many thanks. Got a long weekend at a friends place in Schladming in December that I'm aiming for. Next steps are to get a knee brace fitted (looking at the Ossur CTi), then give it a run in a fridge. Physio and surgeon both confident I'll be fine, but that doesn't stop me being a little nervous.
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FAQ
, Kirchberg has 2, Kitzbuhel 1, Saalbach 1, Ischgl of course (3 I think) - there must be loads of others.
