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| What? 15 days? Loony! Have a beer, relax, you have no hope so just chill and take it slow on the slopes - not that you'll have a choice... |
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Seemed like a good idea at the time; SWMBO took a week off at the same time I did and we could only agree to go skiing! Question for the masses: I'll be skiing in 15 days, after a couple of years off, just fully recovered from a badly sprained ankle and Not Fit At All. I'll have lots of time for exercise until I go, so should I beast myself in the gym (and risk injuring something) or is it too late to benefit so I may as well just relax and plan for an "easy" week?
Grateful for your thoughts!
(Ski'd about eight weeks over the past decade or so, so not beginner but know enough to be dangerous...)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Up your beer intake to acclimatise.
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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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Have you been don any descent gym or exercises? Exercise is always good but be very careful not to overdo it, it so easy to do that when coming back from an injury, I would be tempted to suggest doing a load of swimming if you haven't done much at all recently I will build up muscles and minise chances of straining something.
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Oh and should have I definitely wouldn't cancel even if you find you end up having to take a lot more breaks and ski for shorter days I sure you will still have a fantastic time after all its a holiday - enjoy it!
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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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After I tore my medial meniscus cartilidge and had it removed I had a lot of trouble getting my fitness back, I kept pulling muscles even though I thought I was taking it easy in the gym so I started doing aqua aerobics. I found that got me to a point I was able to do descent workouts in the gym and start progressing and getting my fitness back enough to get back to hockey training again. Good luck.
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Beer and Chill. Do you exercise at the moment? If yes then carry on soldier. If not don't start now but don't expect to go first lift till last 
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Began training today. Ran up four flights of stairs (late again!) and had a cheeky glass of a French red.
Acclimatisation in progress - 42% of SH can't be wrong! 
(Fitted some Intuitions into my old shells as a semi-serious ski prep activity - AMAZING! I'll be out of breath on the slopes, but my feet will feel GREAT!!!!)
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Beer the night before
does my skiing a world of good doesn't hurt so much when I wipe out lol
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Made it to the gym. Slippery slope? (no pun, but since I mention it...) 
Used a Wave Technology crossover machine, rowing machine and treadmill. Not feeling a thing today so need to train harder?
Passed exam today, so more beer acclimatization later!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Wobbler, maybe though I always find first hockey match back at the start of the season it is always 2 days later that I feel really stiff.
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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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Ah, NickyJ, the "2 Day Phenomenon" is well known in our house - I know just what you mean. Managed the gym AGAIN last night, despite the snow, and doubled the Wave time! I appear to be going against 51% of the SH advice here - although I have just "acclimatized" again. 
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Update:
Thanks all for the advice. A little exercise but nothing special done before the holiday. Day 1 skiing; usual boots-related tenderness but quads suspiciously not stiff. Calves a little stiff - need to lean forward more? Bailed early afternoon to be sensible. Day 2: More stiffness in quads today, as NickyJ predicted, but still hugely enjoying myself. Proof that you don't need to be a total athlete to enjoy skiing!
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You know it makes sense.
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Wobbler, glad it's going well, just observing based on how I am after the first hockey match in the season. 
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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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Some "post match analysis"; it occurred to me that although I skied as hard as usual, I put more effort into technique - and wasn't bothered about ending skiing early. Perhaps that's what fitness adds - the endurance and challenge to go first to last lift.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wobbler, sounds like ou had a great time, glad to hear it. I suspect that you ended up doing more than I will - despite being nice an fit 2 weeks ago, last week I injured my knee at hockey training, I am now in the hoping I will be able to ski at all stage.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We did, thank you - but poor you! I hope your knee gets well soon. 
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