Winter Training
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Taking some rest time during winter is not a bad idea, especially if you want an injury to heal.
If running is causing you pain do some swimming if you can, and some cycling until you are ready to run.
If you can do some weight training that will help too.:D
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catwood posted 2 years ago.
xc skiing and snowshoeing are some good fun substitutes - but those might not be any easier on the ankle...
I'm an engineering student too so I totally understand the time constraints.
You're right that swimming would be a good thing to do a lot of all winter looking at your endurance levels. Its too bad your school doesn't have a pool. Can you get one day passes to your local pool every once in a while? You can get a set of stretch cords, tie them to your paddles, and work on your swimming muscles and a limited amount of technique outside of the pool.
Anyways, keep logging miles on the bike because that's going to get you a huge cardio base for the spring...
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RV posted 2 years ago.
Now would also be a good time to focus on some functional strength training and lots of core work!
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bouli posted 2 years ago.
Thanks for the advice guys. Well i've gone to the gym a couple of times this week, and I tried the ski machines out - it seems the best substitute for running as there's little or no impact on my ankle, so i think i've a winner there. Weather's been brutal this week, as has been my schedule in college, so no rides. My God is it boring on a bike in the gym - i've never tried to do any sort of distance on one before, but it's truly boring! And harder i might add. No fancy bikes with dvd players in college i'm afraid - the gym's a plain and simple sweat factory with background music! (And it's the best college in Ireland haha!)
Just one more question, what do you mean exactly when ye talk about "core work"? I'm assuming strength training and clocking up the miles?
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
bouli;54610 wrote:
Just one more question, what do you mean exactly when ye talk about "core work"? I'm assuming strength training and clocking up the miles?
Core Work actually means exercises to strengthen your torso or midsection. The core, or trunk, of your body is your center of gravity. Strong core muscles — abdominal, back and pelvis — provide support to your spine for everything from walking, lifting and standing to sitting. Weak core muscles may lead to poor posture, lower back pain and injury.
Strengthening your core will allow your body to efficiently transfer force from the lower to the upper body and back again, thus ensuring that any force you exert to move your body forward isn't wasted in moving your body sideways, etc. A strong core will allow you to keep optimal body alignment for whatever you’re doing (swim, bike or run), and this in turn will reduce your fatigue in the long run (good form usually takes less energy than bad form).
The problem is that most people equate "core" with abs only. The reality is that your core includes your upper back muscles (head carriage), gluteals (pelvis stabilization), oblique and what you consider "abs". My wife is the person who initially built this little core routine for me (thx Trish! - I think!). I really like this session because it works most of your core muscles & challenges the body to stabilize itself throughout multiple axes of movement, while keeping it interesting and broken into manageable chunks.
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Dufresne11 posted 2 years ago.
wondering the same thing... trying to get my winter workouts right...
Hi guys, I finished my first try (an oly) about a month ago. I came off the bike the week before it and did my ankle in, nevertheless I did the race, and on the run I hurt it some more, and I've had to stop running since. I had a slight bit of a shoulder injury from a bit of water sports a few months earlier, and that was sore for a good while too, so i just took the month off altogether.
My ankle's still sore enough to keep me from running, but cycling is fine, and light swimming with little kicking is fine, so I went back to gentle training this week. Anyways, to cut it short: What do you guys do during winter? In particular to substitute running since it's still quite sore for me? Also, my schedule is far more limited than it was during the summer as I'm a full time engineering student. This also restrains my budget as I am only working part time.
If I get anything out of winter it would be to be a better swimmer, but I can't really afford lessons (both from financial and time constraints).
The gym in college is quite cheap, but doesn't have a pool :( The local pool is damn expensive, and there's little chance of open water swimming during the winter.
Apologies for the long post, but advice is appreciated.
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