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Back to Basics: How to ‘Reset’ for Nordic Performance

FasterSkierNovember 5, 2018

The following strength and performance tips come from one of our resident experts, Stuart Kremzner, MS, CSCS, FMSII, OS, RN, an exercise physiologist who has coached and raced in nordic skiing for over 20 years. Kremzner has trained/consulted with college athletic programs, elite teams, and athletes with the goal of improving athletic performance and injury prevention. When not working, he is running and skiing on the trails in New Hampshire or writing wax tips for the TOKO...

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Wednesday Workout: Diversify Your Core Strength Progression from U.S. D-Team Coach Gus Kaeding

FasterSkierOctober 31, 2018

This gem of a Wednesday Workout comes from U.S. Ski Team Development Coach Gus Kaeding. Ready yourself for the complete menu of the U.S. Cross Country Team’s core exercises. This spring, the USST coaches sat down to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of our program. One of the areas we identified for improvement was core strength. We felt there was still a gap to our Scandinavian competitors. With the help of the USST strength...

Masters Resources Strength Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Masters Strength at Sovereign (with Videos)

Gerry FursethJuly 11, 2018

VERNON, British Columbia — There are a lot of master blasters who are training hard all year. There are a lot less that progress from one season to the next. This strength program is designed to help one group of masters ski faster as they age. Eric de Nys, the program director and head coach at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club (who previously

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Wednesday Workout: Killer Ski-Specific Strength with the HardCore Training Center

FasterSkierMay 23, 2018

This week’s workout comes from Bill Nurge, head coach and owner of the Click on this link for more information. *** You can blame Matt Liebsch for this workout … and for making me a better skier! Last August, my wife and I joined Coach Matt, and 25 other nordic tribe-mates, on the Haig Glacier for what turned out to be a bucket-list topper in every regard. One of the biggest takeaways from skating a dozen...

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Wednesday Workout: Building Double Pole Capacity with Erik Bjornsen

Jason AlbertNovember 1, 2017

This isn’t Erik Bjornsen’s first rodeo. The 26-year-old Washington native was named to the U.S. Ski Team big leagues — spending the bulk of each winter racing overseas in Europe on the World Cup. And at 6-foot-2 and roughly 175 pounds, according to his

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Wednesday Workout: Change Up Your Strength Routine (Videos)

Peter MindeSeptember 20, 2017

Whether you’re an elite athlete or a master blaster, you want to be strong enough to ski at your fastest in your target event. If strength training isn’t part of your training plan, you’re missing an important fitness component. “Functional training is considered to be training that attempts to mimic the specific physiological demands of real-life activities.” — Ives et al., Psychophysics in Functional Strength and Power Training (February 2003) There are many great fundamental...

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Leading Up to Lillehammer, U.S. Team Talks Midweek Race Prep

Aleks TangenDecember 1, 2016

We hear a lot about the details of a cross-country ski racer’s day on race day, but what about those four or five days in between? What do World Cup racers do then, in the middle of the week? FasterSkier Norwegian contributor Aleks Tangen ventured to Lillehammer on Wednesday and Thursday to find out. *** LILLEHAMMER, Norway — The first mini tour of the World Cup season starts today — Friday — in Lillehammer. A year ago at...

Biathlon Resources Strength Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Double Poling with Biathlete Tim Burke

Jason AlbertNovember 16, 2016

Double poling in the offseason ... it's not just for nordies. Athletes like US Biathlon team member Tim Burke incorporates it into his offseason routine. Skate ski exclusively? Then this Wednesday "double pole" workout might be for you.

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Wednesday Workout: Cueing the Glutes — The Penguin Walk and White Line Drill (with Video)

Jason AlbertOctober 5, 2016

Either on snow or on pavement, this workout offers an easy approach to lending how to cue and fire the glutes while skate skiing, something physical therapist Dave Cieslowski says will improve your skiing efficiency.

General Health Podcasts Resources Strength Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Taming Compartment Syndrome (with Video and Mini Podcast)

Jason AlbertAugust 24, 2016

Exertional compartment syndrome can ruin a ski season if not a career. In this Wednesday Workout, physical therapist Dave Cieslowski presents two exercises designed to tame a compartment syndrome flare-up.

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Wednesday Workout: Strong Glutes, A Recipe for Skiing Efficiency (with Video and Podcast)

Jason AlbertJuly 20, 2016

Strengthen the glutes and the skis will follow. Well, maybe it's not that simple. In this Wednesday Workout, physical therapist Dave Cieslowski, of Bend, Ore., explains how we can build stronger glutes in hopes of becoming more efficient skiers.

Lifestyle Strength Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Long Uphill Intervals with Kari Øyre Slind

Inge ScheveDecember 9, 2015

This week's workout comes from Kari Øyre Slind, and it's one the 24-year-old Norwegian cross-country skier only does once or twice a year. “This workout is really tough, but I also feel that it really lifts me to a new level," she explains.

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Wednesday Workout: Ski Specific Strength with Rocky Mountain Racers

BrainspiralDecember 2, 2015

The Rocky Mountain Racers team has a standby dryland workout called Ski Specific Strength that's as useful as it is brutal. While rollerskiing uphill, athletes pull a coach on a bike behind them, while their coach applies the brakes. "It’s pretty black and white if your power is going in the wrong direction," Andrea Dupont says.

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Wednesday Workout: Gym Time with Andrea Burke (with Videos)

BrainspiralApril 8, 2015

In the last year since she retired from biathlon, Germany's Andrea Burke (formerly Henkel) has been in a period of transition, taking classes and preparing for her big move to the U.S. while fitting in quality strength sessions whenever possible. “I really like to do [these] kind of programs for staying in shape and get some heart rate between studying,” she explains.

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Wednesday Workout: APU’s Chelsea Holmes Breaks Down Strength Training

BrainspiralAugust 20, 20143

One of APU's newest members, Chelsea Holmes explains what exactly she does for strength training and how she tackles her weaknesses. "My strength sessions often address numerous muscle groups and modes of training and development within a single session," she says.

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Wednesday Workout: Audrey Weber’s CrossFit Experiment (with Video)

BrainspiralJanuary 22, 20143

In her first year of dental school, Audrey Weber, 27, has less time for ski-specific training and instead shifted her focus to the gym, where she's found success with CrossFit. "Currently, I am 13 months into my own personal case study called, 'How Fit Can an Ex-Cross Country Ski Racer Stay on Four Hours of Training Per Week?' " she says. "Some preliminary results are in, and the findings are quite interesting." she says.

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Wednesday Workout: Yoga with Frédérique Vézina

BrainspiralNovember 20, 2013

This week, Canadian National Senior Development Team skier Frédérique Vézina, who trains with the Pierre-Harvey Training Centre in Quebec, writes about her favourite recovery activity – yoga — and explains how it can be cross-country skiing specific.

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Wednesday Workout: Spice It Up with a Weight Vest

Nancy FiddlerOctober 16, 2013

For this edition of our weekly workout, former U.S. Ski Team member Nancy Fiddler encourages you to put some pounds on -- via a weight vest. She still uses her 25-year-old one for a total-body workout and gives some ideas for strength sessions on and off skis.

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Wednesday Workout: Perfect the Pullup

Alex KochonOctober 2, 2013

Pull-ups are one of those strength tests as old as time that most of us want to accomplish at some point in our lives. If you're already there, great, but there's probably room to improve or bust out more repetitions. Never done one before? Now's your chance.

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Wednesday Workout: Level 3 Running Loops with Nakkertok

BrainspiralAugust 21, 2013

Kieran Jones, head coach of the Nakkertok Ski Club in Ottawa, gives some advice for developing a strong baseline and widening the range between easy and max efforts. "Skiers like pain. Skiers like feeling exhausted," Jones says. "But sometimes, to get to the hurt, you need to lay out a strong baseline."

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