FasterSkier · January 3, 2006
Skiers go into the weight room to turn strength into power, and as the big races approach, to turn this into ski specific power. With the New Year here the racing season is very much underway for most skiers. For those with Olympic aspirations, many athletes are getting more ski specific with their strength and power building, both in the weight room, and on snow.
“This training teaches you to utilize the strength you’ve been building,†says U.S. Sprint Coach Vidar Loefshus. “Doing these in flat terrain really helps in this, as you can be more explosive in your push-offs. And this is the main goal of plyometric training.â€
“All summer skiers do spenst training. Then snow falls and its forgotten,†continues Vidar. “For sure, skiers could better maintain their gains if they kept at it over the winter. This is important for 30 kilometer to Vasaloppet skiers as well. You see how Frode Estil or a Thobias Angerer is able to respond at the end of the race, and you know you need this skill if you have ambitions of winning. Maybe Estil or Angerer were born explosive, I don’t know. But if you aren’t naturally this way, you have to work on this even more.â€
.</font></center><BR></p><p>Below follows the Breakdown of Periodization the U.S. Ski Team is using for the 2005/2006 season:</p><p>PHASE 0 — General Strength Work 3/1 — 4/30<br />
PHASE I — Technique/ Preparation 5/1 — 6/12<br />
PHASE II — Base Power 6/15 — 7/22<br />
PHASE III — Power Velocity 7/25 — 8/24<br />
PHASE IV — Max Strength / Power 8/30 — 11/3<br />
PHASE V — Sport Specific Power- Velocity 11/6 — 12/29<br />
PHASE VI — Maintainance 1/3 — 2/28</p><p> Best of luck with the season. -Torin<br />
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