By Jackie
As promised, I have a three-part series with a great routine to work your legs out-just in time to get in shape for the ski and snowboarding season! Having strong quads enables you to last longer on the slopes and will reduce soreness after a full day, not to mention it’ll give you more strength to pump your legs on the half pipes and snow parks to show off your moves. Besides improving your skills, you’ll have shapely, defined legs to show off!
Keep in mind that the quads (thigh muscles) are huge muscles, so you need plenty of oxygen going through your body as you perform these workouts. Remember to breathe! A rule of thumb to help you remember when to breathe is to blow out when the exercise is hard. For instance, when performing a squat, it’s easy to lower your body, but when rising it is difficult. So …
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By Jackie
So have you mastered the last two triceps exercises? Here are three more to mix up your routine and create more of a challenge when working out those triceps:
Tricep Pull Down
This exercise is done on a universal weight machine, one where you can use pulleys to raise or lower the various attached handles. You’ll want to adjust the pulley so that it is raised all the way to the top, with the rope attachment. Start off with about 20 and continue the same amount of sets and reps as you usually do.
Hold your hands just above the rubber handle grips on the rope and pull down until you have one hand on each side of your hips and your triceps tight, and straight down (without your elbows locking). Your feet should be facing forward, about hips’ length apart. Stand up straight …
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By Jackie
With the cold weather moving in early on the Front Range, it feels like the rest of summer and all of fall will totally be skipped and instead we’ll head straight to winter! Naturally, we snowboarders start getting ready for the snow season by checking out opening days at various mountain resorts. With how the weather’s been lately, if you want a head start on boarding, you’re options are open, as it looks like we have a good, snowy season ahead. The more popular mountains open around Thanksgiving time, they include: Aspen, Copper, Crested Butte, Snowmass, Steamboat, and Telluride. Look up Coloradoski.com for more information consisting of snowfall to events in Colorado. Surprisingly, this season, there are even a few places that open in October (A-Basin and Loveland)!
Here’s an extra cheeky tip for the season too. When deciding where to …
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By Jackie
These easy exercises will help you get a routine going to improve your strength, stamina, and muscle tone in your triceps and quads – perfect for snowboarding. I have listed a variety of workouts from the gym to in your own home, with or without equipment, so something is bound to work for you.
If you are an absolute beginner to these exercises, I recommend doing three sets of ten – that means do the exercise ten times, rest up to a minute, then repeat two more times. If you are used to working out, I’d up the ante to three or four sets of fifteen. Remember your form and that quality is better than quantity.
Dips
At The Gym:
There are two types of machines to work your triceps. In one, you are in a sitting position and you push down to straighten your …
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