Discovered a great way of training for skiing...
Boxing training!
It helps with - balance + core stability + strengthens the legs.
Also, it's a lot more fun than doing reps.
I highly recommend it.
Boxing and Skiing
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Could come in handy for queue jumpers.
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Started by Steverandomno in Ski Fitness 30-May-2012 - 9 Replies
Steverandomno posted May-2012
Billip1
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
Knockout !
Daved
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
I never realised how fit you have to be to do boxing ...if you are hitting a punch bag remember to get some wraps for your hands and some decent gloves...try 50 1-2 hits hard against the punch bag then immediately 60 1-2 hits as fast as you can against the top of the punch bag.....twice with a minute in between
Acarr
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
Don't you trip over your skis? :shock:
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
Steverandomno
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
Daved - agree with you on the wraps.
It helps to have a training partner with some pads, practicing ducking or rolling is an amazingly good workout for the legs.
Bag work helps to train explosive fitness which is often what you need when skiing. 5x3mins with 1 min breaks is absolutely knackering.
Check out this article from ski mag
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/photo-gallery/boxing-skiers
It helps to have a training partner with some pads, practicing ducking or rolling is an amazingly good workout for the legs.
Bag work helps to train explosive fitness which is often what you need when skiing. 5x3mins with 1 min breaks is absolutely knackering.
Check out this article from ski mag
http://www.skinet.com/skiing/photo-gallery/boxing-skiers
Edited 2 times. Last update at 31-May-2012
Dids1
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
Even boxing on the wii is knackering :D
Brooksy
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted May-2012
Could come in handy for queue jumpers.
NellyPS
reply to 'Boxing and Skiing' posted Jan-2013
Just been going through some old posts and found this. I've been going to box-fit for a couple of months now - it's a bloody good work out and I feel better for it, although I do feel I need to do something else in addition to just the one hour a week before I get on my skis in 5 weeks time.
Anyway, it's better than nothing and I get to punch any pent up anger out of my system.
Anyway, it's better than nothing and I get to punch any pent up anger out of my system.
Topic last updated on 02-September-2013 at 17:52