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Did it look like this???



I'm going home to watch Rocky 4 now.

lol yeah, that except blind because i couldn't see through the snow sticking to my glasses.

Quote from: LBSS on March 03, 2015, 12:28:58 pm

^^^jesus christ! there's nothing like that on the east coast. some of the western mountains might be in range but i've only ever skied in vermont and massachusetts. killington has something like 130km of trails and 22 lifts, about 1000m drop between summit and base.

Hey now I think thats about 4hrs or so from me, small world!  If I ever went skiing though I'd end up in a body cast

lol you definitely would have been the biggest guy on the mountain.

So when do you know you reached lactic acid threshold? Is it a matter of distance, intensity or both? Do you feel it, or do you just know it from the numbers? Is it that burn that spreads in your quads while you put effort? ( this is so very familiar in prolonged non-stop skiing downhills ).
I like to get into running again now that the weather improves. But i am not into long distances, i like to do a mile at ~80%, and then either tempos ( something like 10-15x100m ) or max sprints ( about 5 max-out runs, distances varying from 80m to 300m ). But a longer run seems interesting too for aerobic fitness and fat loss, just don't want it to have any consequences at recovery and endurance muscle fiber adaptations. Is 5K at a moderate pace 'safe'?

you know the threshold feeling, it's what you said: when your muscles start to burn. if you keep your low-intensity steady-state cardio low-intensity and relatively low volume, you should be fine. and as long as you build up to it slowly. one idea, which i'm considering implementing once the roads and sidewalks here are no longer covered in ice, is a medium-distance run (starting with two miles and building up to 3 or 4) one day a week and extensive tempo or a fartlek one day a week. that overall volume is low enough that i wouldn't be too worried about compromising the gym adaptations.

federal government closed today so the gym is also closed. 

i will go for a run later and then do KB swings and band/bw stuff.

go cheap, no need to spend 300 bucks. i have pendlay do-wins that i got about five years ago on sale for $70. they're more expensive now because weightlifting/crossfit has blown up, but still in the $120-130 range. they're fantastic shoes, i've had to replace the laces but otherwise they're basically like new after years of multiple-times-per-week use.

dunno about heel height. i think the do-wins are 3/4" and that's been great for me. i do wonder if another quarter inch would make a difference, but not enough to get new shoes.

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Corey D. Grandy Even white dogs can't jump

damn look at that power.

skiing on sunday was fun, although i was pretty rusty. definitely wiped out a couple times, definitely less comfortable at high speeds than i thought i'd be. guess my expectations were too high, given the gap since the last time i snapped on a pair of skis. still had a blast -- conditions were perfect and the mountain we were on, killington, is so big and such a well-oiled machine that even though there were a bajillion people there, we never waited more than 5-6 minutes for a lift and usually just a minute or two, and the slopes were not crowded.

soreness also less than i expected, which is great. my calves and soleuses (solei?) are a bit sore but not terribly. i fucked up my thumb a bit at some point, as well, but that's minor. and my ankle gave me no difficulty at all.

back in the saddle today.