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There is really only one way to become a faster skier. Train. We will keep you inspired with training reports from the best around, as well as articles on specific workouts and suggestions on how to improve your own training. Use the links below to view articles in a specific sub-category, or srcoll down to view all Training articles.
Ramsau Training Camp
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Ramsau Training Camp

Kris FreemanFebruary 11, 2009

The US Ski Team’s pre-world championship camp is being held in Ramsau, Austria this year. The team has been slowly gathering here over the past week. Newell, Koos, Cook, and Randall traveled here straight from Russia arriving first. Zimmerman, Kuzzy, myself and coach Grover came in a few days later. Stevens, Arritola, Smith and coach Whitcomb drove here from France and the U-23 Champs four days after we arrived. Valaas and Southam are due this...

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A “Spring Series” in Sweden and Finland
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A “Spring Series” in Sweden and Finland

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 2009

There are several races in the North this spring that coincide with April break and Easter. We’ve arranged for a small group to do a two race series that includes a continuous pursuit in Pitea in Northern Sweden, two races in Tornio, and Rovaniemi, in Finland and three more in Bruksvallarna, Sweden in a fun wrap up to the season. The Pitea and Bruksvallarna races will likely be of a very high standard as most...

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NewsTrainingWorkouts

Level 3

January 23, 2009

Justin Freeman is a US Olympian in cross-country skiing. He races for the Saab Salomon Factory Team – http://www.skipost.com Level five, which I wrote about in my last article, is about improving race performance by working at a higher pace. Level three, which improves racing by working at a lower pace, is the natural complement to this training. Physiologically, the major goal of level three training is to improve lactate threshold. Your lactate threshold is...

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How To Stay Fit When Skiing Isn’t Your Job

FasterSkierJanuary 3, 2009

Chad Giese is a member of the Saab Salomon Factory Team. He has raced on the World Cup, is a National Champion and a six-time winner of the Mora Vassalopet. This article first appeared in SkiPost – http://www.enjoywinter.com While being a professional skier for close to 10 years I have had plenty of opportunities to learn what training my body needs to be fit. Over the years I tried new things, went back to the...

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Tour de Ski Set to Start!
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Tour de Ski Set to Start!

Topher SabotDecember 26, 2008

The 3rd FIS Tour de Ski gets under way tomorrow.  The event has become one of the big highlights of the long World Cup season, and features 7 races in 10 days.  A mixture of sprints and distance races, as well as intermediate bonus points during the longer races means that the event favors all-around skiers over specialists.   To win an athlete needs to be able to excel in both techniques over all distances and have the fitness to...

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The Twelve Days of Training (un-rhymed version)
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The Twelve Days of Training (un-rhymed version)

Lars FloraDecember 26, 2008

Lars Flora is a two-time Olympian. He skis for the Saab Salomon Factory Team and the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center. This article first appeared in Ski Post – http://enjoywinter.com. It is said The Twelve Days of Christmas helps young Catholics to learn their faith. This is all good, but besides the good food, carols, singing around the Christmas Tree, the presents, the in-laws, the visit to Santa Claus, and the endless list of...

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US Ski Team Gives Back
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US Ski Team Gives Back

FasterSkierDecember 24, 2008

Burke Mountain Academy’s Nordic Christmas Camp was made special by the presence and enthusiastic help of US Ski Team Coach Matt Whitcomb and athlete Liz Stephen. Both Liz and Matt are Burke alumnae; Liz as a student and Matt as the former Head Nordic Coach. Each is also deeply committed toyoung athletes all across the country improve and enjoy the challenging ride of a cross country skier. Matt was with the camp for the first...

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Understanding and Using Training Levels
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Understanding and Using Training Levels

December 19, 2008

Justin Freeman is a US Olympian in cross-country skiing. He races for the Saab Salomon Factory Team – http://www.skipost.com Levels One and Two Skiers talk a lot about training levels, usually numbering them one through five, but, if my experience over the past decade and a half is any indication, truly understanding when and how to use the various levels is rare. This is the first in a three-part article about proper use of the...

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CampsTraining

West Yellowstone Ski Festival – An Observer's Perspective

FasterSkierNovember 28, 2008

They come from all over: Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Utah. College ski teams: Montana State, Michigan Tech, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado/Boulder, Dartmouth, Middlebury… Club ski teams: Sun Valley, Mt Bachelor, Far West, Bogus Basin, Steamboat Springs… They come even though the snow lies a scant foot deep, and only high on the plateau above the Rendezvous ski trails. They come for the first on-snow training camp and races of the 2008-09...

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NewsTraining

The Little Things

FasterSkierNovember 27, 2008

Tazlina Mannix is a member of the Salomon Athlete Force and races for the APU Ski Team. More information on the Saab-Salomon Factory Team can be found at www.skipost.com I hear my coaches say it time and time again, “ski racing is about fitness.” “We need to be the fittest people in the world,” and they’re right. Our sport is one of the most cardiovascularly and muscularly demanding endeavors possible, and there’s no doubt in...

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Training

CXC Academy Introduces Training Plans for High School and Masters Skiers

FasterSkierNovember 22, 2008

HAYWARD, WI – CXC is pleased to announce training plans and technique progressions directed toward high school coaches and athletes, and master skiers through CXC Academy. Now high school coaches and their team members can find guidelines and templates for overall planning of the winter season and for day to day high school team training plans. This plan will guide subscribers through intensity, strength and distance training to prepare for peaking at the conference and...

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HealthTraining

What Is the Proper Warm-Up?

FasterSkierNovember 7, 2008

The October 31st edition of the New York Times included an article by GRETCHEN REYNOLDS titled “Stretching: The Truth.” This piece examines stretching as part of a warm-up for exercise and presents significant evidence that static stretching not is not helpful, it may actually be harmful to performance. While focusing predominantly on sports like tennis and golf, the studies referenced are more general. Reynolds presents dynamic stretching as an alternative that is shown to increase...

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Training

Balance

FasterSkierNovember 6, 2008

No, I’m talking about the ability to stand on one ski better than anyone else, or your ability to squat large amounts of weight on a Bosu ball. I’m talking about equilibrium in life; your ability to balance being a skier and being a person. It can become very easy, as an athlete, to become robotic; eat, train, eat, train, sleep, repeat. While this may sounds simple and even enticing for some, it is a...

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Training

Think About It

FasterSkierNovember 3, 2008

Michael Sinnott races for the Saab-Salomon Factory Team and is a member of the Sun Valley Olympic Development Team. More information on the Saab-Salomon Factory Team can be found at www.enjoywinter.com. This article first appeared in Ski Post – www.skipost.com Call me a head case, but I believe that the single most overlooked aspect of skiing is the mental aspect. To preface, I did spend a lot of time studying the brain in my past...

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Training

Specificity – The Key to Success

FasterSkierOctober 31, 2008

Everyone who races wants to improve as they progress. And one must remember that in order to achieve this goal, doing specific cross country training in the off season will lead to greater performance gains once on snow. Since the ski season is around the corner (cross country running season soon coming to a close) and snow is starting to fly it is time to increase the specificity of one's training. The sport of cross...

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Training

Transitioning To Snow

FasterSkierOctober 24, 2008

Kristina Trygstad-Saari races for the Saab-Salomon Factory Team. MOre information on the Saab-Salomon Factory Team can be found at www.enjoywinter.com. This article first appeared in Ski Post – www.skipost.com October is always an exciting time for skiers. Six solid months of training are behind us and ski season is rapidly approaching…we are anxious to pack up the roller-skis and start testing the new boards. This transition period is also a time to be cautious and...

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