Yeah, that's a good move. But, no bumpers in my home gym (man would I love some, though) so for safety reasons I generally shy away from snatching.
Well, if that's the case, just put the bar on your back and move more weight, eh?
Well, like I said, the next day I'll feel it more in my back than my legs. I squat plenty too, though. It's been working for me. This was closing day at Snowbird this year the day before my 36th birthday (in total sun-baked mank):
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Awesome. Greased it. Ah, only to be 11yrs younger.....
Fuck I’m 27 and I dont stomp that hard
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Meh, kinda flailed yer arms a bit.
Inspirational. I'm not 30 yet either but I def hope I'm skiing like that in my mid-30s and beyond.
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mid 40s should be your goal to ski like that. and he missed his grab, should done a couple more squats for that
Thanks for giving me an excuse to post that video guys When it comes to leg blasters I think most of the magic happens in the jumping lunges and jumping squats. But, air squats are a fine conditioning exercise. You also have to have good mobility to do them with good form, so they're a good barometer in that respect.
Whatever, pussy, you've been doing the workouts. That's all you need to send big airs, right?
That and you needa stretch dat sac a bit.. err well I do. Need bigger ballz!
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Oh yah, add sac tuggs to wrkoot, check!
Does hanging weights off der satchel help stomp?
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Squat and deadlift should generally be the heart of it unless you're dealing with an injury or chronic condition. One leg variants are and split squats are great for working around problems. You can also go pretty heavy on weighted box steps and lunges, both of which resemble common movements in ski touring, but they aren't replacements for squats and deadlifts. If you can't squat or deadlift heavy they can be part of a strategy for filling a gap.
For many people doing deadlifts less frequently than squats, and with fewer sets, is necessary for proper recovery. Alternating with a clean or snatch variant works well and can help reduce that quad dominance.
I'm not sure why one would do back and front squats (or back and hack squats) on the same day, unless the goals is bodybuilding/hypertrophy, or the front squats are light and you're working to gain range of motions. Or if you're real serious about Olympic lifting. Otherwise, I'd recommend picking one and doing it well.
Then choose another lift or movement that might help address a weakness, or have a benefit specific to a sport you'll soon be focusing on, and do it for a month. Next month pick something else. Some good choices are any olympic lift if you know how to do it well, some sort of "bear complex" or kettlebell complex for strength/power endurance, or lifts that address mobility issues like front squat and overhead squat. You might also do front squats for a month every so often instead of back squats. Front squats generally require less recovery than back squats because they're lighter, and are conducive to improved olympic lifts. During that same month go harder/ more frequent on snatches or cleans and jerks. If you're going to be booting a bunch of couloirs in the coming months do some weighted box steps and weighted calf raises. Variety is good for motivation, but it's also good to have some strategy behind variety.
Jumping exercises like leg blasters are great, but I think there are limited benefits to doing the same thing all the time. You plateau pretty fast if you're already fit. Trying mixing it up: sprinting in the early summer (from sets of 5 sec. hill sprints to 200m repeats on a track) then add work to increase max box jump late summer. In the fall start leg blasters and some hiking/ trail running where you go fast downhill on somewhat technical trails. This will do much more to cultivating quick feet than something like jumping rope.
I tried excersizing once, it was fucking horrible. I typically train with tequila but make sure to mix it up month to month with gin, beer, and occasionally whiskey just to really make it tuff on the bod, no pain no gain right? Train hard ski hard.
Fear, Doubt, Disbelief, you have to let it all go. Free your mind!
You kinda sound like you know what ur talkin about. [emoji3] I am drinking tequila...giddeeup!
My knees hate me, but I bike and do knee rehab stuff with just body weight. So far so good.
And Dan, ditch the plate man. Best thing I did was having the doc unscrew that from my clavicle. Well worth it.
I have a compex, costs about 150 or so. Do it at home.
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I have a herniated l4/5 in my back from a injury a few years ago that keeps me from squatting/deadlift/cleans. Any time I ramp up weight with those lifts my disc will bulge and i can’t lift for about a month, I’ve completely dropped those lifts from my workouts. I’m guessing that drop snatch would be out for me too? Right now my power generating lifts are Bulgarians and legpress, which work well for me but those snatches look like an awesome addition.
Thanks everyone for all the info, I just cut out extensions and replaced with glute ham raises for my leg days.
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Yeah, probably out of the question. Drop snatch should only be attempted if you can overhead squat fine without pain. And OHS requires more mobility than a regular backsquat, especially in the shoulders and T-spine.
It’s also possible you don’t have good enough mobility in your hips and ankles to hit depth in the squat so you have excessive flexion in your lumbar spine causing your herniated disk to hurt. Just a thought. If you’re able to hit parallel depth with a neutral spine then disregard.
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