FasterSkier · July 25, 2003
Some of our readers have e-mailed us and asked about the “Training with Torbjorn and Gordon†column. What happened to it?
Well, we (Gordon and I) are still working and working out together, but this spring I focused on the new interview series with skiers and coaches from around the World instead of writing about “usâ€. We’ll get going again with more workouts, training stuff and “friendly duels†this fall.
The “new†pierced belly-ring fashion where you show your ring and abs is not all that great for people with fat bellies — neither on 15, 20 or 30+ year-olds. You laugh and shake your head all at the same time.Â
This year I decided to skip rollerskiing for these 3 weeks we are here and spend more time on the ocean (something I miss living in Utah) – kayaking instead to get a little different type of upper body training. I brought two inflatable kayaks from the US. One has an aluminum frame, is made of great quality and works great. The other one is a cheaper plastic kayak and harder to steer and not as fun. Good paddles make it possible to get training benefits from both.
My daily training sessions are usually something like this.
Day 1
AM Bike, distance 1-2 hours
PM Kayaking 1 hour
Day 2
AM Run intervals with heart rates around —25 to —15 from max heart rate.
Example: 2-3-2-3-1-2
PM Kayak 1 hour
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