Fitness For Ski Instructors
Stability with Train2Ski
When it comes to sports specific training for skiing, we apply our same reasoning of starting with foundations and as you master the basics progressing forwards. A large focus of our ski specific work is on stability and in particular single…
Power with Train2Ski
Think of Power like Strength done fast. It's a very basic way of thinking of it but it helps.When skiing you need power strength and endurance. You can’t get away with just one. But there is no point in starting power before you…
Foundation Movement Mechanics with Train2Ski
If you want to ski stronger, ski for longer and reduce the risk of injury learn these two movements.
Introducing Train2Ski – Our Fitness Training Partner
Have you ever done a ski training program? Been to a class or read an article in a ski mag on training for skiing? Everyone wants the “Bells and Whistles” and people need to sell magazines - but this isn’t the most effective way to train.
Getting All “Coach Carter” on Our Ski Instructor Training
Written by Tom Waddington, New Generation Verbier resort manager and coach on our BASI Level 4 ISTD training programmes. So I was watching the film 'Coach Carter' the other night and I heard this amazing quote: "Now, I cannot teach you…
How to Keep Track of Your Fitness
There are heaps of fitness tests out there: some you might have already done, some you might not have. It can be difficult to know which ones to use - some involve expensive equipment and others are simply just not appropriate for our sport. There are lots of tests to track your fitness, so it's hard to know which ones to use. Gareth outlines the best ones for skiing that you can do at home.
Key Areas for Ski Fitness
What does science tell us about the key fitness performance areas we should be focusing on? Gareth explains the science behind the training.
Planning your Fitness
Summer is a brilliant time to try to make some physical fitness gains that will increase your performance (and fun) come the wintertime.
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The final touches 4
This is it the end, the final session we are writing to be used for the next 3 Fridays. Then that is it. The time has come to finish preparing off snow and start skiing. Our fitness for ski instructor training programmes will continue on a weekly…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Final touches 3
Welcome again to another fitness for ski instructor training session. I am pleased to say that the days are getting shorter and colder and the mountains are getting whiter. Any one who is not a skier will think we are mad. Today we are moving…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Finishing Touches 2
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training today is focusing on those legs. We are going heavy so make sure you maintain good range of motion and form. Warm Up Joe Defranco's Limber 11. Main Resistance Training Barbell Back Squat - Work up…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Finishing Touches
6 Months ago we wrote our first blog outlining our Fitness for Ski instructor training programme. 60 posts later and we have arrived at the final 3 weeks of training. Well done to all who have completed the programme it has been tough but will…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Final Push 4, 8 & 12
Your legs should have recovered by now and hopefully you are feeling ready to get them going again. We will not be doing any squats so you may think this is going to be an easy session but think again. The Session today will use the tempo…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Final Push 3, 7 & 11
Hopefully your legs have started to recover after the last Fitness for Ski Instructor Training session. Luckily they have one more day to recover as we are not back focusing on legs just yet. Todays session is again looking at the upper body…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The Final Push 2, 6 & 10
The countdown is on to those first few days in ski boots. Adjusting to the cold, the high altitude training and the change in intensity are almost upon us. Yesterday was an upper body blast designed to ensure shoulder health and try and keep…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: The final push 1, 5 & 9
It may seem crazy and have come around far too quickly for many but in a little over 5 weeks winter officially begins. From the first weeks of November Europes glacier will be teaming with World Cup athletes, Eurotest hopefuls and trainee ski…
Overtraining! We have all heard of it, but is it real?
As the winter draws closer there is a temptation to start training more and more pushing harder and harder in an effort to reach that elusive goal. As we are in a recovery week for our fitness for ski instructor training programme we thought…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 1
Another week and another 4 sessions to make sure you are fit for your ski instructor training however today sees a bit of a shift in focus. Over the last 6 weeks we have been working to just create a base level of fitness, a starting point to…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 2
Day 2 of Long and Strong is here. There may be one or two aching muscles after yesterdays session but there is no time to rest just yet. Yesterday we smashed the legs so today we are going to spend most of our time looking at upper body strength…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 3
Its leg day again. Don't skip this! Todays fitness session is going to hurt but embrace the suck and don't give in. If you are training for your BASI level 3, BASI level 4 or Eurotest the strength we develop now is going to help you manipulate…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 4
Todays fitness for ski instructor training session is going to be a total lung buster. It is going to test your ability to keep putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward and really work on your base level fitness. Be fuelled…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 5
Todays Fitness for ski instructor training follows on from last weeks session building on the weights and reps used last week. As we start using more weight your form because more and more important. As soon as you sacrifice form or range of…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 6
Todays fitness for ski instructor training session is a progression from last Tuesdays work out. There are on or two changes though so keep your eye out. As with last week while we always feel it is important to warm up and mobilise to the…
Fitness for ski instructor training: Long and Strong 7
Welcome to to our seventh session in our long and strong series of fitness for ski instructor training. Todays session repeats many of the exercises used last week and for a similar amount of reps. Your aim should be to use slightly heavier…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 8
Fitness for ski instructor training, long and strong session 8 is going to get the heart rate up and high for its duration. It is a full body conditioning session that will help you work on your ability to ski run after run as hard you can.…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong session 9
Todays Fitness for ski instructor training is building on what we have achieved over the last two Mondays. With Strength work patience is key so stick with this. Work to the tempo set and keep movement quality as your main priority. To recap…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 11
Welcome to to our 11th session in our long and strong series of fitness for ski instructor training. Todays session repeats many of the exercises used last week and for a similar amount of reps. Your aim should be to use slightly heavier weights…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 10
This week is another progression from last weeks work. As with last week while we always feel it is important to warm up and mobilise to the point that you are able to make each movement correctly todays work is quite progressive, so mobilise…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 12
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training Long and Strong session 12 may make your heart feel like it wants to explode. Do not pace this go 100% the whole way. Good luck Warm Up Main Resistance Training Complete as many rounds and reps as…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 13
Todays Fitness for ski instructor training is building on what we have achieved over the last three Mondays. The movement has changed slightly but I am afraid it is no easier. Use the full range of motion available to you. Warm Up Limber 11 500m…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 14
This week is another progression from last weeks work. As with last week while we always feel it is important to warm up and mobilise to the point that you are able to make each movement correctly todays work is quite progressive, so mobilise…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 15
Welcome back to Fitness for Ski Instructor Training long and strong. Session 15 is going to make your legs burn and it will be vital to do a really good cool down and stretch. Warm Up Limber 11 Row 500m Main Resistance Training Front…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 16
As with every Friday todays fitness for ski instructor training is a full blown, intense conditioning session. The aim is to get you used to working in that uncomfortable area where your body wants you to stop but it is not time yet. These sessions…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 17
Fitness for ski instructor training Long & Strong 17 is a leg session that you are going to know about tomorrow. Keeping the weight sensible and form perfect is key, there is no point using sloppy form and going heavy through a poor range…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 18
Fitness for ski instructor training long and strong is an upper body focused work out. We are building on the work we have done over the past few weeks and I promise the volume overhead pressing is nearly done. After this week we have…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 19
Fitness for ski instructor training long and strong 19 is again focused on adding a few extra kilos to your squats. Remember form is always more important than weight moving the weight effectively through a full range of motion is far more effective…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 20
As with every Friday todays fitness for ski instructor training session focus' on getting your heart racing and keep moving. Go hard and get it over and done with then you can go home and chill. Main Resistance Training Complete as many rounds…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 21
The end is in sight, the last week of Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong is upon us. After this week we have a week of recovery a week of smashing some PRs then time to up the tempo and start making the final pushes towards…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 22
The final upper body work out of fitness for ski instructor training long and strong is a nice one. The volume is reduced and you can focus on form and not have to worry about not being able to lift your arms up tomorrow. As always…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long & Strong 23
Fitness for ski instructor training long and strong 23 is again focused on adding a few extra kilos to your squats. Remember form is always more important than weight moving the weight effectively through a full range of motion is far more effective…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Long and Strong 24
Todays fitness for ski instructor training session is a repeat of session 4, so you will be able to see how far you have come. It is going to test your ability to keep putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward and really work…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Active recovery basics
Welcome to Fitness for ski instructor training Session 21 and week 6. After 5 weeks of training at a fairly high intensity week 6 is going to be a deload week. The purpose of this week is to make sure that we give our muscles plenty of time…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 1
Welcome to the first training session of the summer. The aim of these sessions is to help you prepare physically for your ski instructor training. We gave you Monday off but do not get used to that. This is the first session of a 5-week programme…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 2 3/6/15
Welcome to session 2. Todays work out does include include any heavy weights or barbells and instead our focus today is on conditioning. The aim of these sessions is to allow you to eventually maintain a higher level of performance for longer.…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 3
Welcome to session 3 of our ski fitness for instructor training blogs. As we mentioned the aim of these next 5 weeks is to develop a base level ski fitness and a good solid foundation to work from. Today's session focuses on upper body strength.…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 4
So the weekend is finally here and so is the final session before a few days off. This final session of the week moves away from quite normal programming we have had so far where you do x number of sets of x number of reps and starts to look…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 5 8/6/15
Hi all, we hope you have enjoyed a few days off and that any aching muscles are starting to recover. It is really important to warm up and cool down thoroughly when training like this. Your warm up and cool down should include range of motion…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 6 9/6/15
Session 6 is a lung buster. Today we are going to be looking at conditioning again, dig deep and push through the pain. The aim is to keep moving and only rest when the programme says. Try not to get to focused on the number of reps you complete…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 7
Welcome to session 7. Hopefully by now you are starting to feel more at home with the language and terminology we are using and it is all starting to feel more natural. If you have fallen behind or just fancy starting a fresh, all of the workout…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 8
Welcome to session 8 and the end of week 2. We hope you are enjoying our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training blogs as well as finding them useful for creating your own training and understanding what needs to be included in it. Today we are…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 9
Welcome to week 3 of our Fitness for Ski Instructor Training base level fitness programme. As we said when we began the aim of this 5 weeks worth of work is to develop a base level of fitness as well as a knowledge of the movements and terminology…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 10
We have reached the halfway point of our first block of fitness programmes for skiing and ski instructor training. Congratulations on making it this far, hopefully, you have enjoyed it and are starting to develop an understanding of what you…
Fitness for Ski Instructor Training: Session 11
Welcome to session 11 of our series on Fitness for Ski Instructor Training. We are past the halfway point and you should be starting to notice that things are getting slightly easier. Movements should be starting to feel more natural and some…
What part does your core stability play in skiing? Core stability principles
Strength, speed, flexibility and agility are among the fitness parameters most commonly trained to improve your performance in sport. The type of sport you participate in will dictate the relative blend of these qualities, but whether it is…
What Part Does Your Core Stability Play in Skiing?
Long gone are the days when you can just turn up to participate in a sport to a high level and expect to perform well consistently. There are many different aspects that have to be considered these days. For example, physical preparation, mental…