The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Skiing

✍ Scribed by Robert G. Price

• Publisher: Price World Publishing
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 177
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the most comprehensive skiing specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of the most effective weight training, flexibility and abdominal exercises used by athletes world-wide. It is a year round training programme guaranteed to improve performance and get results.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Part I SKIING: Specific Training
INTRODUCTION
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE TRAINING
EXPLOSIVE-POWER TRAINING
YEAR-ROUND SKIING PROGRAM
POWER AND AGILITY TRAINING FOR SKIING
PREVENTING THE ANNOYING GROIN INJURY
PROTEIN: How Much Is Enought?
POST-WORKOUT RECOVERY: A Must For Athletes
SPORTS DRINKS AND REHYDRATION: What You Should Know
PRE-EVENT FUELING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
BREAKFAST: Is It The Most Important Meal?
Part II Getting Started
Warming up
Cooling Down
ABS
STRETCHING
PROPER FORM
PROPER BREATHING
Part III Recommended Exercises
SUBSTITUTING SIMILAR EXERCISES
CHEST EXERCISES
BACK (LATS) EXERCISES
SHOULDERS EXERCISES
TRICEPS EXERCISES
BICEPS/FOREARMS EXERCISES
LEGS EXERCISES
Part IV The Necessities
PERFECTING YOUR TECHNIQUE
ESTIMATING YOUR ONE-REP MAX
THE DIFFERENT FOLKS, DIFFERENT STROKES PRINCIPLE
THE DECLARATION OF VARIATION
MUSCLE FIBERS
TRAINING TECHNIQUES
WHEN TO INCREASE
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PROGRAM
PROGRAM LEVELS
SAFET Y REMINDERS
RECORD KEEPING
TEST YOURSELF!
CONCLUSION
Part V Supplemental 4-Week Programs
Endurance/Fat Burning Training
Power/General Fitness Training
Strength Training