Caroline Lalive's Blog – October 2011 Archive (2)

Here is week 2 of our countdown to winter.

It's time to get more ski/snowboard specific in our workouts and movements.

Like I mentioned in the first week, we're trying to minimize that initial shock when we first get on snow. You will be ahead of the game and ready to rip in no time.

After our previous round of strength, we are going to do some interval training. These are meant to get your heart rate and body prepared for increased intensity. Similar to a run…

The weather has changed and winter is fast approaching!

Are you ready to rip?

I've always noticed that the first few days of skiing really kill my legs! Why is that? I have trained most my life for this and it still hurts!

What gives?

Simple, skiing uses muscles and movements that are pretty hard to train without actually skiing. There is hope though...try to incorporate skiing/snowboarding specific moves into your workout routine and it will minimize that initial…