Off Season Training

squats/leg press/ski squats(the one against a wall)

Thanks for the help!

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Stretches before and after workout- like your gym teacher said

I would say cardio stuff like running and swimming and riding the bicycle. Nothing sucks more than being winded after your first run of the season.

skateboard

Cardio stuff. Or, (if you got $2000 + dollars around) go up to HCSC or Camp of champions or windells. a;lsdkjf;alsdkjf

Mostly anything that works your hip muscles like squats and 45 degree leg press and also any cardio

totally changing the subject..

x2 on the stretching. I also think strengthening your core is one of the best ways to prepare during the off season. Focusing on your core (abs, lower back, and hips) will greatly increase your endurance. Straight out of Men's Health, "Developed core muscles help you react faster and stronger, and let your body distribute stress evenly and absorb shock effectively. Athletes who give these muscles proper attention will reap enhanced balance, body awareness, coordination, and flexibility."

Go skate hard. Easy.

do abs for balance and leg press ro get rid of the leg burn

do some bosu ball training. one leg standing. also squating on a bosu ball going side to side putting all the pressure in your hell squeezing the qlutes as you transfer sides. what this does is strengthen your hip adductor and abductors. make sure you train your quads as well doing stuff like leg extention and bulgarian lunges. or normal lunges work just as well. make sure you get cardio in as well as u use your fast twitch muscles a ton while snowboarding. got any other questions just email me.

I've been doing box jumps, keeping my legs at shoulder width throughout (to simulate binding distance). You can do it onto pretty much anything as well.
In theory it seems like something that would help riding boxes/rails in general and build muscle that you use in the same process.
Not sure if it actually does, but hey if not its an extra workout so it's win/win for me.

http://www.brassringfitness.com/workout-techniques/box-jumps/

this was very helpful. good thought to think about off season.

ive been doing squats and it helps ALOT

Skateboarding really helps my boarding.  It's so damn hard, it makes boarding easy by comparison. 

I never really got into skateboarding as much so I do BMX in the off season which works out most of your body, and gives you some good endurance. Plus a good run every morning or so is a great way to stay in shape. Stretching helps a lot, if you don't you will regret it the next day.

Slacklining ,  really improved my balance and strengthened my core.

Wall squats would be good conditioning since you spend the majority of your time on the board with slightly bent knees for a prolonged period of time.

does anyone ride thouse street snowboards made by comapines like freeboard? they look super fun amd crazy but are expensive and i was wondering how big of hills you actually neeed to ride them.

^^l think its pretty good workout, but doesnt focus on the abs as much as l would want. especially during beach season. gotta impress the girl you know what l mean haha

Lots of folks say tons of squats and ab stuff...you know, strengthen legs and core...duh, right?

My wife does P90X and loves it.  She's been doing it for over a year and it has really helped her out during the snnowboard season.  I do a lot of jump squats and box jumps prior to, and during the season.  It definitely helps my legs get used to the "fast twitch" motion of jumping up and then landing and absorbing the impact.  It really helped me out last season and I was actually able to hit the kickers in the expert park this year because of that.  Like everybody else already said, do a lot of exercises for your core.  I use an "Indo" board which helps with your core and balance and again, I could tell a difference in my riding as I was more stable because of spending some time on the Indo board. Jaybez, thanks for the link.  Those base exercises are a good start and will help any rider out.

Originally posted by rzero get off your ass.