Snowboard Fitness - top three training mistakes people make

[snowdoody]

Makes sense, maybe incorporate some yoga for balance, but also need some ollie exercises too. ultimately depends on your riding style

this vid covers the basics of that.

[BoardBetter]

Yeah loads of people train completely the wrong way for sport specific purposes. Remember a lot of these elements can be trained at the same time during certain parts of the season and a pre-season training program should include variety and pure strength work as a conditioning base. THKS

[shootonface]

you still need basic strength...legs...abs...lo back,,,calves& tibias,..& upperbody..chest...back..arms.­..neck(larid hamilton..huge neck)...basic weight training on these body parts 1 week,... then the next week,a custom snowboard workout..dumbell jump twists on a bosu ball,..powerwheel(core)trainin­g....anything that is balance& ballist w/ weights works for me 4 the 2nd week...and a good amount of cardio

[Drink6the6Blood6]

Guys...these are all abdominal workouts. He likes to make use of the word dynamic a lot, but the truth is that static stretching is just as effective. Sure, you need to use a lot of abdominal strength in snowboarding, but to me the sorest muscles are my legs. Bike riding, running, and squats will strengthen your legs. Just because these motions mimic snowboarding, doesn't mean they are efficient exercises.

[jamescatlas]

@Drink6the6Blood6 perhaps the reason your legs are the sorest is because you aren't using your legs the way they work in the snowboarding action. Bike riding, running and squats are all great for 'vertical' loading, but snowboarding always always requires twisting and loading onto leg more than the other WITH balance. Try it for a few weeks and let me know if it feels different. I know for 95% of my clients it feels dramatically different and they dont get sore legs the next day.

[Drink6the6Blood6]

@jamescatlas Interesting. The "twisting" motion you describe is simply using leg muscles in addition to obliques and rectus abdominus. Implying that it is less efficient to work out these muscle groups individually is simply wrong. Side plank or bicycle are more efficient when working obliques and abs. This is a fact: the larger the load you put on a muscle, the more quickly you will build muscle. Doing lots of reps of some exercise which mimics snowboarding is no substitute for efficiency.

[jamescatlas]

@Drink6the6Blood6 I appreciate where you're coming from, but I'd encourage you to look at the research regarding sport-specific movements vs individual muscles and the results that came from those different approaches. You are taking the position that building more muscle would make for a more efficient body - however, if that were the case then why wouldn't bodybuilders be awesome snowboarders? They have a bunch of muscle! You've understood my position, right on the money though :)

[oddmanski]

For balance i use a home made balance board.. For a dynamic flexibility and balance workout a slackline can help.

While I am still a fat fool, my core is vastly better.

balance board and slackline,

[markipa]

great stuff mate getting on your website now

[1404kalvin]

Cheers very helpful =D

[usergroupX]

very good point

[Xelthius]

Trying it out as we speak, thanks Jamie

[EvolvePerformance]

I can't wait to try this stuff out! Thanks Jamie.