What are you doing to prepare for a new PB this year?

[mrpreuss]

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What are you doing to prepare for a new PB this year?

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[Than_Bogan]

Reading BOS!!

 

In the category of sabotaging my chances: Working on math instead of going to the gym. (Mostly kidding.)

[Steven_Haines]

Walking on treadmill, pushups, core work, trying to eat right and cut some lbs

[6balls]

Working core, trying not to go much over 190 lbs even though it's lifting season so can cut to 185 for ski season. Going to shoot for some 3 day weekends in the spring to get after it early and have more time to fine tune in the summer. I'm not so much shooting for PB but rather more consistently thru 38.

[501Brandon]

P90X in the morning, Insanity in the afternoon!

[Ed_Obermeier]

Pretty much the same a 6balls except trying to get real conistant with 32 and finally knock out some 35's (can only dream of 38 at this point). Busting ass in the gym 4 days/week with my regular trainer once a week and my son Junior (also a certified personal trainer) once a week. Seriously improved my diet to cut body fat and build more muscle. I'm pumped, I'm fit, I'm ready (I'm full of it...)! Spring can't get here soon enough!

[Horton]

Not drinking. Not eating anything yummy. Doing a 10K on the hamster wheel almost every day.

[Ed_Obermeier]

The diet is definitely getting boring...

[6balls]

Winter is definitely getting boring...

[The_MS]

Hockey, lifting and circut training in 6s.

[Mateo_Vargas]

Manscaping.

[ral]

Getting a more solid neck by replacing a soft disc and flexible ligament by a biocermic cage and a titanium plate.

 

Not 100% sure if it is a good strateg, tough...

[Wish]

Praying. Not sure that will get me in shape though.

[crashman]

portion control, TRX, playing lots of tennis with wife (this buys me extra ski time for the summer), swimming laps, working extra hours to help pay for a ski boat, watching videos on BOS, watching West Coast Slalom DVD... looking at the new Radar Vice I won in the BOS drawing keeps me motivated.

[ThePantsManCan]

Putting together the plans for building my home at the lake... and clearing that land... and slaving on that land. Debarking 70 Trees for a Log House by hand should get me to oh, say, 4@43 off right?

[Ilivetoski]

Think about skiing, analyze some videos of me skiing, be to critical on my technique, go overboard trying to copy Nate Smith's upper body position at the finish of the turn, get lucky on one set.

[Steven_Haines]

Mateo, that cracked me up!

[GAJ0004]

since november 1

3 days of weight training and 3 days of cardio. At the end of this month I will be changing to to 2 days of weight training, and 5 days of cardio.

Sunday workout, Incline leg press, lat pull downs, shoulder press, incline bench press, tricep extensions, calf raises, flat bench press, preacher curls narrow and wide grip, nautilus ab machine, crunches left and right, and hyperextension

 

Monday Tuesday 1 hour on EFX elliptical machine

 

Wednesday calf raises, oblique ab crunches, tricep extensions, shoulder press, incline bench press, flat bench press,leg curls, leg extensions, pull ups, chin ups, nautilus ab machine,hyperextension

 

Thursday 1 hour on EFX elliptical machine

 

Friday calf raises, oblique ab crunches, nautilus ab machine,hyperextension, tricep extension, pulldowns, shoulder press, leg curls, leg extensions, dumbell curls, flat bench press with dumbells.

 

Saturday 1 hour on EFX elliptical machine

 

I also rollerblade 8-12 miles when weather permits, stretching before and after each workout. I am adding abdominal and back exercises to my cardio days. Now that football season is over(Steelers lost) I will start watching video footage again. Before I changed gyms I used to swim for an hour on weekends after doing weight training or cardio.

[thager]

12 oz curls.

[RichardDoane]

sticking to light beer, and remembering to keep my vision up...

[Dirt]

Mateo has been spending a bunch of time hugging a tiny furball of a non-manly dog on facebook. I am embarrassed for him. For a PB, I want to get down to Chets at least once this winter.

[ski6jones]

Exercise in the off season, been at it every other day since December vs none last year.

Lessons in March, and any opportunity I have after that.

Smarter training. Work more on technique early season and try not to chase a PB until later.

[jayski]

Eating very clean, cardio/bodyweight circuits at least 5 mornings a week, 5 days a week of weights, 2 days of yoga, once a month to Florida to keep the flow, downhill skiing when possible to focus on open, patient flowing turns, mental focus (imagery) every night, positive ability focus and a sprinkle of other physical activities here and there...

[Razorskier1]

Having neck surgery. Perhaps then I can go a full season without having significant pain, numbness and loss of strength in one or both of my arms.

[The_MS]

@Razor,

sounds like Payton Manning.

[thager]

@Razor,

Or you could cut back to 100 passes per day!!

[Razorskier1]

Having the old roto-rooter job done on the right side at c5-6 and the left side at c6-7 on January 20th. They go in from the back and basically take out enough bone from the joint space so the nerve can exit the spine wihtout being pinched. Surgeon says I won't like him much for about 3 weeks, but then should feel lots better. Just saw my regular doc today for the pre-op physical. He asks "so did you ask him about restrictions on things like skiing?". My reply, "hell no!" It isn't like I'd be smart enough to listen anyway!

[Razorskier1]

I will, of course, have to give up workouts for a few weeks. Probably a good thing. I ended the ski season at 183 lbs (6ft tall) and after being in the gym since early November, I am now 198 lbs. While I am a lot stronger, I don't like starting the season weighing 200 lbs -- too much weight to drag around behind an inboard.

[Than_Bogan]

Geez mon. I could lift every weight in the room for the entire winter and I couldn't get anywhere near to 198. Oh, and I'm 2 inches taller...

 

Good to know that different body types can work in this sport!

[Razorskier1]

Rico -- how do you like the go pro setup on the windshield? I need to think about a new video solution this year that doesn't require a passenger trying to follow me from ball to ball with the camera from the boat.

[Razorskier1]

Rico -- how do you like the go pro setup on the windshield? I need to think about a new video solution this year that doesn't require a passenger trying to follow me from ball to ball with the camera from the boat.

[6balls]

Than, I can get you to 198 lbs of freakish muscle...but you're not going to enjoy it! Furthermore...it prob does nothing for better skiing so my advice is don't bother. The last few years I have begun to understand that lighter and pretty strong is better than heavier and really strong.

[Marco]

I'm gettin in shape for next season by hiking for my turns.

[Jody_Seal]

Started riding at least 100 miles a week. took the sugar out of the diet, Now getting the bread and starches out of the diet. and of course getting in at least one slalom set in a week during the winter months.