J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by corkers

Hey,

Pounding the pedals on the bike is always a top option - especially hitting the dreaded hills.

Obviously as AllyG has said above, the usal squats and lunges apply - and always will. You can get really creative with all this stuff though and start to combine leg strenth manouvers with balance and coordination exercises.

If your always changing the exercise the body will never get used to one specific drill and will be trained to adapt more easily. A skill which greatly enchances skiing abiliy at any level, as terrain and conditions can never be fully controlled.

You could try:
One legged squats whilst closing an eye (then this could be progressed onto a Bosu ball or similar product)

You can do your usual squat sets and start lifting your heel off the ground on the descent/ascent of one of the sets.

Box Jumps are always a good one

Hold a one legged squat position as low as possible and try to catch a ball in one hand with the opposite eye closed etc.

You could create your own little circuit and play around with different ideas. This way you can make your training more creative and interesting, learn what works etc.

There are loads of cool ideas floating around the internet, I suggest you take what inspires you and what you'll be motivated to do and incorporate it with a standard cycle training programme or similar.

Oli