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In Season Training
In season training is all about maintaining strength and keep your joints healthy.
The biggest mistake people make during ski season is not training at all. The second biggest mistake people make is continuing to train in a fatiguing way during the season. Both strategies have a lot of holes in them.
The Pregnancy Class Technique That Eliminates Sciatic Pain on a Bike
Learn a pre-ride routine with videos and instructions that we use with cyclists that have sciatic pain.
Stop doing whatever hurts—but keep playing
“Every time I ski, my knee hurts. What should I do?”
I get that question all winter long. If you are playing and training through joint pain, you are making that pain worse and ensuring it’ll stick around. Stop doing whatever hurts—but keep playing.
Want to Ski at Age 90? Eat Enough Protein
If you don’t consume enough protein, your body consumes muscle tissue to keep your internal organs working. If you want to spend your 70s, 80s, and 90s in the mountains, though, you need to build and maintain as much muscle as possible. And to do that, your body needs a lot of protein.
DIY Programming: How to Create Workouts for Mountain Sports
Learn how to write your own strength program and hit all the aspects you need to keep your body ready for the mountain.
If You Only Have 10 Minutes to Train Mobility, What Should You Do?
The big payoff of mobility is that it improves two-way communication between your nervous system and your tissue. When communication is poor, your joints don’t move the way they need to move, and you’re more likely to experience pain and injuries. When communication is strong, you can move your joints with precision and avoid being stuck in positions that increase pain and limit your performance.
HIIT That – Just Not Too Often
Sure enough, HIIT workouts are great for overall conditioning and fitness, which is your ability to do a high volume of work in a short period of time.
Here’s the rub: if most of your training is high intensity, you are neglecting aspects of fitness you need to play in the mountains as you age. HIIT is just one piece of the 100 Year Athlete puzzle.
Is It “Safe” to Lift Heavy?
100 Year Athletes often worry that heavy lifting is too risky or that it will make them “bulky.” In truth, heavy lifting won’t bulk you up, but it will help you prevent injuries.
Lessons from ROAR, by Dr. Stacy Sims
The Best and Worst Shoes for Gym Training
Over the last seven years, Off The Mountain has seen a wide variety of footwear in the gym. Tennis shoes, running shoes, no shoes, five-finger shoes, sandals, Crocs, cushy shoes, winter boots, zero-drop shoes—if you can name it, someone has trained in it here.
Wellness After Warfare: Lessons From Marine Raider Sean Carano
In October 2022, Marine Raider Sean Carano retired from active duty after 20 years of service. He had deployed seven times to Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. His story is a beautiful guide to how we all can reinvent ourselves and redefine fitness and wellness during life’s most jarring transitions.
Speed and Power: The Difference Between Aging Gracefully and Breaking Your Hip
In 100 Year Athlete, we incorporate all the speed and power work you need to be athletic in the mountains and stack the cards against breaking your hip in your golden years.
Don’t become the 80-year-old who looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Train speed and power.
9 Pillar of Fitness Deep Dive: Mobility, Movement Skill, and Joint Health
A deep dive into Pillar 1 of our 9 Pillars of Fitnes.
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