We're now five days into our Silver Star camp, and things are looking great. We've already logged four intensity sessions, two strength sessions, one OD and three distance workouts. Recovery is supreme, thanks to our nightly home-cooked meals (Sadie an...
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I couldn't help but use the above title as it used to be the reply-to name of a friend in college. But indeed it is a great feeling, as yesterday I pulled out the boards for a couple hours' skiing on Washington Pass in pretty decent conditions. About 8...
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As my training has gotten harder emphasizing recovery has become key to handling the load. The time between workouts has become even more important in the puzzle for success. I use the following methods to try to get recovered as quickly as possible.br...
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We just finished our inaugural MOD "Functional Training For Masters Skiers" clinic this past weekend. The goal was to present masters-level skiers with a comprehensive approach to effective ski training, whether they are hoping to be age-group winners ...
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What with all the training that we as skiers do, recovery is key. In fact, it's recovery which actually benefits us; the training only serves to break our body down while the *proper* recovery allows us to super-compensate for the training and thus com...
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The past few days we have been up in Squamish, B.C. and in the Callaghan Valley, the site of the 2010 Olympic cross-country ski races. This week is our first MOD-exclusive training camp and so far it has been very successful. We've been lucky enough to...
object width="480" height="385"Every year Ben Husaby, the head coach of the Trout Lake Camp measueres up the group by seeing how many kids he can get to jump off a bridge in 1 minute. This year the group set a record of 55 kids. Watch out, the Pacific ...
As I'm sure our avid readers are quickly learning, we of the MOD Squad consider elite-level ski training to be a multifarious, ever-evolving concept. We don't content ourselves with the standard "Mondays are off, Tues/Thurs are intervals, Sundays are O...
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