Half way through Ski Fit 2024.
Build - Everything works together. We have specific protocols to maximize the adaptations that will best translate to sport. But, other body parts cannot be neglected. Part of training, is making sure to address the things that do not get hit in sport, so as to be able to minimize over use injury, and protect as best as we are able for the unknowable and unpredictable aspects of sport…Accidents. Overall muscle mass is a good thing. Yes, there is a point at which it may hinder performance, but for the most part, that is not something that any of us needs to worry about. What we should care about is getting as strong and relatively lean as possible to live the best life possible, and enjoy the activities we pursue to the upmost. We train legs, we train upper body, we train core, we jump, we breath hard, etc…
Charge - There is no getting around the fact that for Charge work to be effective it must be done at a really hard pace. The intervals are short, the recovery is enough. If VO2 max training was easy, everybody would be Lance Armstrong.
Grind - For Ski Fit, eccentric leg strength and endurance, along with lactate tolerance are king. Basically we need to be able to fight off gravity for extended periods of time, have enough strength to produce power through the legs even under extreme fatigue. The build up of lactate is a byproduct of hard work. It is not lactic acid. Lactate is produced by the body to help extend our ability to continuing doing hard work, but we also need to clear it out of the muscles to continue doing hard work. We can train our bodies to become more efficient at clearing lactate, so we can work harder for longer. Build fatigue, clear fatigue, etc…For our legs this consists of leg blasters and our short interval work on Thursdays. The other Grind days are for general fitness. Still hard, but spread out to focus more on the total body then leg specific.
Sustain - Longer effort, lower intensity due to the time domain. Not easy, but sustainable and repeatable. Movements that are geared toward total body recruitment and general fatigue, not local. Not to say that nothing specific is being targeted, but when looked at from a vantage point, the reps, weight and layout of these workouts are designed to encourage continuous movement and mange muscular fatigue in a manner that allows for expression of exercise through primarily the aerobic system.
Cool Down - Glutes, core and stretching
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