Snowboarders Don't Workout - Philosophy

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How much is too much? Where do you draw the line between workouts that will benefit you come snowboarding season and those that further hinder performance? The Snowboarders Don't Workout is designed around an important philosophy: the best way to train for snowboarding in the off-season is to emulate it.

All of the exercises to be presented in the Snowboarders Don't Workout are broken down into specific muscles used when riding, all of the conditioning exercises (burpees, squat jumps, etc.) are meant to promote speed and agility in those muscles, and all of the activities (skateboarding, swimming) are targeted towards working out those specific muscles as a whole. Each individual exercise will go into more detail about what its designed to strengthen and how that will improve your riding, but the most important thing is to realize what snowboarding is as a whole...

Whether you are into powder runs and you use your whole body to whip turns and control speed; whether you are a euro-carver that makes quick, precise movements to negotiate terrain; whether you are a rail kid able to quickly distribute bodyweight and hold your balance; whether you are a pipe jock hucking spin after spin after flip after spin with textbook execution...

Success in all of these aspects of snowboarding centers on your ability to maneuver your bodyweight quickly, powerfully and repeatedly (literally hundreds of times a day). This concept is especially important with weightlifting exercises; you should be able to do sets of 12-15 reps with the weight you choose to lift. Snowboarding fitness is not a matter of how much you can lift one time, but how much you can lift many times.

Another part of the Snowboarders Don't Workout philosophy, and perhaps the motivating factor in posting this information is to keep muscles loose, limber and injury free into the season. The number one reason most professional snowboarders have routines is to avoid serious injuries and long rehabilitation times.

Next to come in the Snowboarders Don't Workout: How To Utilize the Exercises