Workout Suggestions

[daneske2u]

I was wondering what you guys had to share as far as tips and tricks for preparing for a trip out west at low elevation, as well as just general strength training tips for throwing your sled around in general.

Thanks!

 

[bdoe22]

CARDIO

CARDIO CARDIO CARDIO.

 

[907to406]

Drink as much beer as possible, this will help you gain weight to throw sled around and prepair you for heavy drinking at the days end. This will also help prepair you for drinking at higher elevations. Other than that just pretty much pin it everywhere you go...by the end of everyday you shouldn't be able to feel your arms, hands or legs and your shoulders should pretty much be shot as well. On a serious note, if you are still that out of shape at this point in the season, it probably isn't worth trying to do a few workouts before you make a trip.

 

[jcrjet]

x2 on the cardio, especially if you are a lowlander. Nothing will prepare you enough, but something is always better than nothing. Maybe throw in some back and arm exercises, like pull-ups.

 

[polaris dude]

go high intensity then small break high intensity small break

Then lift weights. I was shocked what lifting weights every day did for me.

after a semester(5months) of lifting 45minutes a day monday-friday all my major lifts went up dramatically(my bench didn't go up much because I always worked on it so it only went 175 to 205)

 

[brahm]

www.johnstonefitness.com

Did it 2 summers ago, lost 60lbs..last year was my strongest (in terms of stamina) riding season yet. I remeber starting the season off just tossing the sled around like it was notwww.johnstonefitness.com
hing. This summer I slacked put a couple back on..and while I'm becoming a slightly more technical rider.. I'm just DESTROYED after a full 8-10hour day of riding pow. 3 Weeks ago after a big dump I took 4 days off of work to ride.. I was so pumped out by the second day.. the 3rd day I could barely use my arms and ended up just doing some sled acsess snowboarding with small boosts of adrenaline allowing me to boondock now and then.. the 4th day I couldn't even move my arms my biceps were tweaked so bad as were my shoulders I ended up just calling it and staying home. It took over a week to recover... I need to get back to the gym and start pushing again. I really couldn't believe the difference between this season and last.. I didn't sit on my *** all summer either lots of biking.. Just not much lifting.

The jist of the program 3 days a week you lift alternative muscle groups for about 45-1 an hour. and 4 days a week you do 20-30mins of HIIT cardio... Combine that with a solid 40/40/20 diet and eating your weight x10 in calories and you are set. I never felt better. After the inital cut I thought about switching to p90x but It was winter and all I wanted to do was sled until I couldn't move then pass out.

 

[Superduty348]

P90x. give it a try

 

[tdblakes]

P90x. give it a try

x2.

 

[MikeyO]

Altitude training.

Heading out west to ride can be brutal. With proper training it can make the mountains a little easier. I live just north of Denver by about 30 miles so I'm already at 4979 feet. I've found the best way to get through the day is a screwdriver in the morning. Once you've you been riding all day and stop when your arms are about to fall off have a sandwich followed immediately by 2-3 Miller Lites. Pace your self, drinking at sea level and drinking at elevation are two totally different worlds. Hydrate! Take breaks and hydrate with 1-2 beers as needed. Once finished riding, load up the sleds with a celebration beer. If your lungs feel like they are on fire, then you are going to have to fight fire with fire. Whiskey. I like my whiskey with a little splash of ginger ale. This is my workout theory.

 

[Reno Tom]

Agree with Super duty P 90 X.Did this the last two years and was by far the easiest years of riding.Lost twenty five pounds and I was out lasting the young thirty year olds.I am am 54 and its a tough work out and big commitment but worth it

 

[daneske2u]

Sounds good. Do you guys have any specific lifts to reccommend that you find especially useful?

 

[beer gut]

This is an oldie, but here it is anyway. Prices will need to be adjusted in #9 and 10.

Here is an off season training plan, and some things to help you be ready for the best part of the snowmobiling season


1. Go to your local snowmobile repair shop, smile and give the first guy you see $200. This will get you used to spending money there on a regular basis.

2. Fill a 50-gallon barrel with sand. Lower it into a hole. Now lift it out. If you can, add water to the sand and try it again. Do this 5 times per day. This will get your back in shape for those deep snow stucks.

3. Tie a rope to a heavy-duty spring. Pull the rope repeatedly with each arm until the pain in your shoulders meets somewhere in the middle of your back. This will get you in shape for starting your buds sled, that he conveniently forgot was out of gas and didn't tell you. It's best to do this exercise while someone is spraying starting fluid into your nose and eyes also.

4. Drink four ounces of cod liver oil mixed with a strong laxative. Dress with long underwear, wool pants, snowmobile bibs, insulated boots and a heavy coat. Walk far into the woods without any paper products and wait for a personal emergency. This will get you prepared for the Beer ****s that come out of nowhere and at the wrong time.

5. Place your hands in a bucket of ice water for 20 minutes. Put the carburetor from your lawn mower in the bottom of your deep freeze.

6. Now climb in the deep freeze, shut the lid and overhaul it while holding a pen light in your mouth. This gets you prepared to work on your sled in the freezing cold and black of night. Advanced riders do this with a leatherman tool.

7. Dress up in your new $350 snowmobile bibs. Pour 2 stroke oil down the right leg, gasoline down the other and Peppermint Schnapps and Beer all over the front. Fill your boots with ice cubes and ask your wife or girlfriend to dance. This will prepare her for the stops at the local bar after a ride.

8. Put on a Balaclava and a full-face helmet. Attempt to drink hot chocolate through the opening. Advanced riders attempt this while riding a lawn tractor over in the nearest farmers field.

9. Find a place where you can pay $3.50 a gallon for regular gas; $19.99 per quart for oil; $16 for hamburger and frozen french fries; $3 for a coke and $60 to sleep in a cold cabin on a bed with springs sticking through the mattress. Stay for two nights, minimum. This will prepare you on the high cost of your future winter trips.

10. Practice explaining to your banker why you need another loan for a $40,000 truck to pull the four $10,000 toys, in your $9,000 trailer, that you still owe $40,000 on.

Now, you are 50% ready and somewhat conditioned to head for the Mountains and ride your sled.

Have fun!

 

[IdahoMike]

P90x. give it a try

What is P90X and where can you get it?

 

[grizbacker]

Cardio is huge if you want to be able to ride all day, but so is grip strength, shoulder strength and leg strength. To be in optimal shape, workout year around so you don't feel like you are killing yourself the first time you hop on your sled. I agree with the p90x. Great at home workout routines. Google it and buy it from their website.

 

[Modedmach1]

PX90 is good, Insanity is another good home workout system. I have been doing the Insanity workouts along with lifting weights & the Treadmill. I'm down 35 lbs & still feel great after riding all day.

 

[Dogmeat]

I was wondering what you guys had to share as far as tips and tricks for preparing for a trip out west at low elevation, as well as just general strength training tips for throwing your sled around in general.

Thanks!

45 minutes of cardio per day, jog as much of that as you can.

Circuit training. dont worry about weight lifting. just use the machines and do 40-rep excercises with whatever weight you can get 3 sets of that with.

Do GHR's or very light deadlifts, reps, not weight.

Do this for 4 months prior to your trip you should be good to go

 

[DeepInTheTrees]

Crossfit.com - Learn to do the movements by all of the demo videos on the site. You can do a lot of the stuff at home. It's a much better overall program than any of the other "fad" workouts IMHO.

See what Crossfit is about in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzD9BkXGJ1M&feature=player_embedded

I work out at my brothers place, we started in my garage 2 years ago. (Crossfituntamed.com)

I'm in the best shape of my life at 32 (see before and after on his site).

 

[wasatchcomm]

This is an oldie, but here it is anyway. Prices will need to be adjusted in #9 and 10.

Here is an off season training plan, and some things to help you be ready for the best part of the snowmobiling season


1. Go to your local snowmobile repair shop, smile and give the first guy you see $200. This will get you used to spending money there on a regular basis.

2. Fill a 50-gallon barrel with sand. Lower it into a hole. Now lift it out. If you can, add water to the sand and try it again. Do this 5 times per day. This will get your back in shape for those deep snow stucks.

3. Tie a rope to a heavy-duty spring. Pull the rope repeatedly with each arm until the pain in your shoulders meets somewhere in the middle of your back. This will get you in shape for starting your buds sled, that he conveniently forgot was out of gas and didn't tell you. It's best to do this exercise while someone is spraying starting fluid into your nose and eyes also.

4. Drink four ounces of cod liver oil mixed with a strong laxative. Dress with long underwear, wool pants, snowmobile bibs, insulated boots and a heavy coat. Walk far into the woods without any paper products and wait for a personal emergency. This will get you prepared for the Beer ****s that come out of nowhere and at the wrong time.

5. Place your hands in a bucket of ice water for 20 minutes. Put the carburetor from your lawn mower in the bottom of your deep freeze.

6. Now climb in the deep freeze, shut the lid and overhaul it while holding a pen light in your mouth. This gets you prepared to work on your sled in the freezing cold and black of night. Advanced riders do this with a leatherman tool.

7. Dress up in your new $350 snowmobile bibs. Pour 2 stroke oil down the right leg, gasoline down the other and Peppermint Schnapps and Beer all over the front. Fill your boots with ice cubes and ask your wife or girlfriend to dance. This will prepare her for the stops at the local bar after a ride.

8. Put on a Balaclava and a full-face helmet. Attempt to drink hot chocolate through the opening. Advanced riders attempt this while riding a lawn tractor over in the nearest farmers field.

9. Find a place where you can pay $3.50 a gallon for regular gas; $19.99 per quart for oil; $16 for hamburger and frozen french fries; $3 for a coke and $60 to sleep in a cold cabin on a bed with springs sticking through the mattress. Stay for two nights, minimum. This will prepare you on the high cost of your future winter trips.

10. Practice explaining to your banker why you need another loan for a $40,000 truck to pull the four $10,000 toys, in your $9,000 trailer, that you still owe $40,000 on.

Now, you are 50% ready and somewhat conditioned to head for the Mountains and ride your sled.

Have fun!

i just puked i was laughing so hard!!!!

thats great