In yesterdays talk Harald's topic was relaxation and using our skeleton not our muscles to take the load of our body weight and the pressure built up by the skis. That struck a chord with me. I spent a lot of time in the gym preparing for this years skiing. Before my trainer would let me lift weights I had to be able to perform the movements with proper relaxation and movements so that the skeleton would take the load of the weights not my joints or muscles. In the gym the method to relax my muscles was to properly inhale and exhale my breath. In class as we were doing our CB and really scrunching Diana had us exhale to allow our torso to relax and be more flexible. One of my colleagues was a real grunter, he really tried to us all of his strength to CB. When he learned the proper breathing his movements were so much easier and his range of motion was much larger. His skiing improved immediately. In the gym I learned that when I have a strong exhalation it engages the core abdominal muscles which are necessary for balance. In my own skiing I decided to use what I had learned in the gym and I exhaled at the points in the arc that Diana coached us to do, took a breath and continued to exhale as coached.. I felt myself relax, the skis had better grip and they turned with ease. I got better angles, quicker feet, better balance with less effort. I feel that the coaching in the gym has really helped me. The coaching on the hill is the best in the world.
Bene Fausto, ora vorrei sapere in che punto esatto delle curve te esali! (...però non dirmi che dipende se è più o meno alta o bassa!)
Bene Fausto, ora vorrei sapere in che punto esatto delle curve te esali! (...però non dirmi che dipende se è più o meno alta o bassa!)
