{"id":13157,"date":"2014-11-12T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sportspecialists.ca\/?p=125"},"modified":"2014-11-12T11:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:52:00","slug":"ski-conditioning-not-at-all-a-downhill-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportspecialists.ca\/fr\/2014\/11\/12\/ski-conditioning-not-at-all-a-downhill-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Conditioning-Not at all a downhill issue!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swoosh! Swoosh! Pole! Carve! &#8230;and a roaring fire at the end of a long ski day!<\/p>\n<p>The best part of the day does NOT happen when you hit the apr&egrave;s-ski.&nbsp; It happens DURING the ski run!<\/p>\n<p>You see, skiing becomes that much more enjoyable when you are skiing pain-free, with great technique, and when you are able to breathe at the end of the run(s).<\/p>\n<p>Here in Quebec, the skiing is plentiful.&nbsp; It only makes sense to be in good physical condition to help prevent injuries, ski well and be able to take advantage of all of the local ski hills.<\/p>\n<p>Training your legs is a great way to ensure that you can make it down the hill safely.&nbsp; The old-school way of training the legs by doing the &ldquo;wall-sit&rdquo; is fine and dandy but does not prepare the body for the bumps, weather conditions, or the unforeseen&#8230;it only conditions leg endurance.<\/p>\n<p>The following 3 exercises are key elements in a ski-specific training program:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Single-legged leg conditioning: The RFESS (Rear-Foot Elevated Split Squat):\n<ul>\n<li>Place one foot on a bench or table behind you, hop forward in order to know that when you get into your squat, your front upper thigh is at 90 degrees.&nbsp; Train each leg with good form until you are almost spent (1 rep left in the tank).&nbsp; WHY IT WORKS: conditions each leg for symmetry and training, stretches the hip flexors, works posture and core form.<br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The jack knife:\n<ul>\n<li>Feet on a Stability Ball, hands on the floor.&nbsp; WITHOUT sagging your back, tuck your knees into towards your chest (WITHOUT SAGGING).&nbsp; WHY IT WORKS: core stability, arms strength and support, trains knees to come to the chest (as if hitting a mogul).<br \/>\n\t\t&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lateral bounding 2 legs progressing to 1 leg:\n<ul>\n<li>Hop from one side to the next with either 2 legs or one but STICK the landing to kill your momentum in order to get ample power for the next jump.&nbsp; WHY IT WORKS: this is quite ski-specific and trains stability under momentum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Train smart this year for your upcoming ski season. &nbsp;We have programs we can create according to the level of skier that you are! &nbsp;Give us a call and make this year the best ski year to date!<\/p>\n<p>514 556-4994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swoosh! Swoosh! Pole! Carve! &#8230;and a roaring fire at the end of a long ski day! The best part of the day does NOT happen when you hit the apr&egrave;s-ski.&nbsp; It happens DURING the ski run! You see, skiing becomes that much more enjoyable when you are skiing pain-free, with great technique, and when you&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reconditioning-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ski Conditioning-Not at all a downhill issue! - Sport Specialists<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportspecialists.ca\/2014\/11\/12\/ski-conditioning-not-at-all-a-downhill-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ski Conditioning-Not at all a downhill issue! - Sport Specialists\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Swoosh! 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