- The U.S. biathlon team is doing a spring camp in Bend for the first time, and it's not the only new thing about their May: in a new type of periodization, they are using this camp to focus solely on skiing.

 - Once again, we're shaking up the Pro Workout series by giving busy skiers a chance to add some simple weight training (simple in principle, harder in practice) to their fitne...

 - This is the first of a new series about working out with high-performance athletes. The idea is to shed light on the daily routine of someone dedicated to training and share ... 1 Comment

 - BEND, Oregon - Three female skiers from three continents find training bliss in Bend, Oregon. 1 Comment

 - Former National Team Sprinter, Drew Goldsack shares his favorite pro-workout: power lifting in the gym.

 - One might wonder why an endurance athlete like a skier or runner would ever bother lifting weights. Isn’t specific strength enough? Shouldn’t skating without poles, sin...

 - Most of his competitors train full time; Martin Rosvall, 32, works full time. In March, Rosvall was 15^th overall at the Vasaloppet, after having led the podium fin... 3 Comments

 - It’s no secret that fast skiers are made over the summer.  Hundreds of hours of training include running, bike rides, lifts, and rollerskis, all prerequisites for any race...

 - Whether you get the chance to travel to snow in November or not, there will inevitably be a time when you want to race fast without having spent much time on snow. Lots of sk... 5 Comments

 - Skiing is a great sport because, unlike almost all other sports, you can only ski during one season of the year. This means that there are three other seasons op...

 - USSA has posted PDFs from this fall's Coaches Education Conference.  All told their are 11 articles available, covering topics from designing mental-skills training plans to...

 - This 3-DVD set is a cross country ski-specific presentation from experts in the field. You're going to hear from Sweden's cross country physiologist H.C. Holmberg, USST's spo...

 - Are you interested in getting the greatest benefit out of your limited workout time? Ski specific strength is arguably the most efficient workout of the CXC Vertical Limit Te... 2 Comments

 - Skiing demands an interesting balance of cardiovascular fitness and strength.   Light yet strong muscles are therefore the answers and skiers tend to cut but not large.  It...

 - USSA has posted the article "Biomechanical Analysis of Double Poling in Elite Cross-Country Skiers" on the USSA website.  This academic article takes a close look at the bio... 2 Comments

 - Strength is something that every competitive racer needs in order to be successful. 1 Comment

 - Junior coaches may shy away from sprint and speed training for fear of pigeonholing their skiers or limiting their aerobic development. But many of the country’s top sprint... 3 Comments

 - The CXC Academy helps you get started on your Period 2 development with a training plan, Dartfish Video Analysis and the new cycling series by Vision Quest Coaching and cycli...