Steve, thanks for the perspective. At this point, I am fully committed to waiting until pain-free before I begin exercise. I am seeing week to week improvement, although not always day to day improvement.
It’s also forced me to reconsider tree skiing and backcountry solo skiing. The trauma risk isn’t worth it and I would not want to have to self-rescue with a broken rib. I cannot imagine breaking 10 to 15 in a single accident. I’ve been listening to a lot of backcountry rescue podcasts recently and one them that keeps coming up is the primacy of partner selection. Another is one of the few variables we control is terrain selection.
One last question for you and the rest of this committee: I’ll have 11 days in mid-March of both vacation, excellent day care coverage, and easy access to incredible ski touring and lift served backcountry. The temptation will be to max out this opportunity. As long as I’m pain free and staying in Z1 and Z2, can I go as long as I can handle? I’ll make sure to listen to my body, and dial it back if needed. In short, how quickly were you able to ski tour after your ribs healed?
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ParticipantParticipanthafjell on February 12, 2019 at 6:40 am · in reply to: Free Half-Squat V. Guided Half-Squat V. Deadlift #16654
MU, I’m interested in timing. Did you start it this fall to coincide with the beginning of the ski season? Are you doing it during the season and just weekend warrior-ing the downhill skiing? I’ll be starting another program in April which will take me to the end of July. I could then take a week off, maintain fitness for a few weeks and then start the Freeride program September 1. That would put me at the end of it around December 1. Does that seem reasonable? What did you do?
Participanthafjell on February 11, 2019 at 10:24 am · in reply to: Free Half-Squat V. Guided Half-Squat V. Deadlift #16620MU, others, any advice on when to start the Freeride plan? Obviously a bit late for this season, but I’m interested in your experience as I will likely use it next winter (or in the fall to prep for snow.) Thanks.
ParticipantOrtho nurse telling me to abide the doctor’s recommendations. “If you don’t rest it right the first time, it will hurt much longer than you would expect.”
(Nurse is a former alpine US Ski Team member.)ParticipantThanks, Scott. Good idea. My doctor is sedentary so I’ll ask some athletic trainers and a local ortho who are much more active.
ParticipantThank you, Scott J. I have the same question and your answer is very helpful.
ParticipantHave had good luck with my Suunto Ambit3 watch especially the altimeter. The HR monitor was terrible, couldn’t connect, so I binned it. Tiny sample size of 1, but coming from a Garmin bike HR monitor that just worked every time, I was disappointed. Aside from the HR monitor, the Suunto is great. Very good web-based interfaces too.
ParticipantAnother vote for Cold Cold World and the Ascensionist series. The I’ve been using the 30L Ascensionist for over a year as my only ski pack (not what it was intended for). I am notoriously tough on gear–big and clumsy–and it looks brand new except for some dirt or stains at the bottom (mostly from airports). I jury rig diagonal ski carries across the back where it is not reinforced, with bindings digging into and rubbing against the fabric, and it’s held up fine. I also stuff a sharp avy shovel and loose crampons in it, which it should be able to handle and has. I built a spreadsheet while shopping for packs and it came out in the top five in every category (including the two most important to me: weight and price).
Wish it had full daisy chains along the sides; otherwise I’m not sure I’d add or subtract a thing.Participanthafjell on December 5, 2018 at 11:34 am · in reply to: Big days of ski touring – still base building or ME? #15123@jfgallego2 Fwiw, I’m trying to switch most of my aerobic activity to skinning this winter. My body needs a break from running, and I am finding, after my first year in this program, that while running is very good for my skinning, I still need some time on skis at the beginning of the season to catch up and acclimate to the different motion. There’s also a time constraint: I’m going to be skiing anyways, and I can’t always make the time or the energy to add additional time to run/hike.
ParticipantYep, I was overthinking it. I felt fine. No difference detected. Not super cold though.
It is harder to stay in Z1 on skis though! Have to keep a tight hand on the reins.
ParticipantJan, I think you would benefit from one of the plans (16 week skimo, for instance). These plans are very detailed and will limit your Z3 time. I don’t think the poles are that big of an issue. They could help you train for ski season. For the number of hours you’re training, the poles won’t limit your Z1 efforts.
The 16 wk SkiMo plan coupled with Training Peaks as the guide took away all of the guesswork for me. It also forced me to take time off or decrease my volume every 4th week. This was worth 5 times what I paid for the plan.
(In other words, if you have the plan and use Training Peaks, you wouldn’t be asking any of these questions. Good luck.)ParticipantBe careful. I had a friend who, after a summer of commuting on his mountain bike at Santa Fe elevations, went to sea level for a week and torqued his knee. He had so much oxygen he couldn’t get up to threshold without straining his legs.
Participanthafjell on November 7, 2018 at 11:02 am · in reply to: 8-week hut-to-hut or 16-week skimo plan? #14344I’ve done the 16-week plan and it is transformative. Abide the fasted training days and you will be much faster on much less fuel. Good luck.
Participanthafjell on November 5, 2018 at 9:11 am · in reply to: Missed 3 Weeks of Training. Start over? #14279Thanks, Scott. I was more sore enough after first two workouts to confirm that I’d lost enough that starting over makes sense. My hour time hold steady though, and I actually added a pull up rep to my personal record. Strange.
ParticipantJames H, interesting. What simple rain jacket are you using with the R1+ Houdini combo?