Plyometrics for Snowboarders

A discussion about the various ways to help condition yourself to do 180s on a snowboard. The technique is discussed and illustrated as well as a number of dryland drills to help you stomp all your different 180s...after all, there are a LOT of different 180s (they will be discussed). Get creative with your training, use these drills to help lay the foundation. Afterwards, come up with variations and tweaks of your own...much like on the mountain.

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• snowboarding exercises
• how to do a 180 on a snowboard
• snotrainer
• plyometrics for snowboarders
• snowboarding tips
• snowboarding tricks
• snowboarding lessons
• snowboarding workout
• snowboarding fitness

[SNOtrainer]

I hear what you are saying. But here is a question for you....what if I can't do a 180 in a dryland setting? Is it fair to expect me to be able to do a 180 on the slopes?From a neuromuscular system standpoint, the slopes will challenge you more than in a dryland setting. Managing all the extra forces on the slopes MAY prove to be too much. Although, you do bring up a good point about some forces being able to help lend some assistance...I would agree with that point (with certain tricks).

[SNOtrainer]

Hey Gcode....my mention of this hips is merely as a biomechanical reference in discussing what happens to the body when we are counter rotated. I agree in using the arms to help you spin whether it is frontside or backside (and whether you are rotated or counter rotated).

I appreciate your input and suggestions.

[drafting60]

totally disagree with you when you say you should be able to do a trick as a static before you take it up on the hill. sure being able to do it as a static will help you but at the end result using other forces on the hill can make it EASIER to do, momentum centrifical forces. Having momentum going down a run and doing a toe to toe 180 is alot easier then doing a stationary toe to toe 180 using slopes and small feature to help you do the 180 instead of being on flat ground

[scalethesky]

I will try this today

[elcapytom]

this guy needs to get a girlfriend and move out of his parents basement

[serumclx]

counter rotated is where the upper body is moving in the diffent direction to your lower body in your video it is moving in the same way. so it is a open 180. not counter rotated think of it this way if i had both of my hands pointing at you BOM upper and lower body is counter rotated front side then all i have to do is a small jump to do the 180 you f your self up by having them at your side.

[xXGCodeRidersXx]

ok first of all counter rotated is fronside and the other is back side and its actually easier to swing your arms aroung to help you spin instead of urning our hip that just makes it harder to keep balance