Not all skiers are like Øystein “The Sausage†Pettersen. The sprinter’s training in the summer season is very different from what’s considered traditional sprint training.
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<p> — I had zero training hours in April, says Øystein Pettersen. </p>
<p>Besides the races and the trips he “had to†do as part of his contracts, Pettersen had a very relaxed April. An important part of his theory is to do as little as possible in April.<br />
—Training in April is not very beneficial, he claims.</p>
<p>Tired of skiing in April<br />
— I’m simply tired of cross country skiing in April. I’m therefore taking off from training, spending time with friends and simply enjoy life. I quickly get tired of traditional cross country ski training. </p>
<p>— What consequences will that have for the rest of your season preparations toward the new season? </p>
<p>—I’m in terrible shape in May, but my head is clear. That means a lot to me. I need to have a mental surplus to get going, says Pettersen. </p>
<p>But Pettersen is active in April despite not writing hours in his training log. It might be alpine skiing or other things, and that’s what gets Pettersen mentally ready to start a new summer with moosehoofs and rollerskiing.</p>
<p>– No one is going to come and tell me that “moosehufs†is fun. So why wear yourself down with it in April and May?</p>
<p>Lots of biking<br />
Øystein Pettersen showed up at a recent dryland camp in Krager with only two rollerski hours under his belt.</p>
<p>— It’s in June I gradually switch over to traditional cross country ski training. I’m doing lots of biking, he says.</p>
<p> Pettersen is known to get together good training groups and run competitions.</p>
<p>— I’m doing lots of hard training when I get going. I enter competitions where I don’t expect a lot of myself, but I know its great training for me.</p>
<p>As an example he did the Vestfold Rundt bike race the day after the camp in Krager. </p>
<p>He says that he is doing hard workouts every other day.</p>
<p>– I want to train diversified and hard, but you can’t make your head tired. You need to stay motivated. This method keeps me fresh. </p>
<p>Pettersen got the idea to this training model when training in Meråker. </p>
<p>— I believe it’s working, and I’m shaking my head of those who are skeptical. Skiers are in general afraid of reducing their hours. </p>
<p>He is discussing training with coach Per Øyvind Torvik. </p>
<p>— It’s not like I’m lying on the couch eating chips in all April. I’m someone who can handle lots of training, and that’s makes it possible for me to train a lot toward the start of the season, says Øystein Pettersen. </p>
<p>Source: Langrenn.com</p>
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