Training last week

This blog article was published on December 3, 2012

 

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Because of the snowfall on the weekend, cycling was rather conditionally possible, so I went to Waller on Sunday and got on my skating skis. The conditions there were really good! Praise to the hard-working gentleman in his “track sledge”, who tirelessly pulled slopes all the time. There is now even a second skating trail down by the wind turbine. I was busy driving everything for an hour. I attribute the skating kilometers to cycling, as it trains almost exactly the same muscle groups. Classic cross-country skiing kilometers therefore belong more to running.

Skating is at the top of my list of alternative sports. On the one hand, it gives me a lot of fun and is completely different, and on the other hand, 1-2 hours are completely sufficient, since you are moving around the aerobic threshold (approx. 80%) the whole time. THE most effective training area.

On Saturday Run & Bike Ungerthal was not without it, the track was already quite muddy and I did most of the running. The result was that on Sunday evening I just hung around while swimming and was exhausted. So today it's a rest day 🙂

nice start to the week!
krelli

2 thoughts on “Training letzte Woche”

  1. The effectiveness of the classic cross-country skiing technique certainly depends very much on the technical and physical ability. Less technically savvy people will work more with their legs, similar to running, while cross-country skiing professionals mainly use the double-deck push (possibly with an intermediate step) on the flat and in slightly undulating terrain, so the strength comes mainly from the upper body, which then goes more in direction Crawl movement (triceps).

  2. With the classic technique it depends very much on the technical ability which muscle groups are used. Less experienced runners run out of their legs more, while good cross-country skiers use the double-deck technique, if necessary with an intermediate step, especially on the flat and in slightly undulating terrain. This then trains the upper body more, especially the triceps, so it should be quite good for swimming.

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