Professional skier Hannah Melinchuk is encouraging her followers to join her in using the next 60 days to focus on strength training ahead of the upcoming ski season. As the weather starts to get cooler and the mountains start seeing a hint of snow, you need to start building up strength and endurance before getting on the slopes (if you haven’t already started).
While endurance is important to ensuring that you can have an enjoyable long day skiing, strength training is vital to injury prevention. If you need some inspiration to get going, Hannah Melinchuk is here to help. As for the specific workouts she’s doing, she hits some leg band warm ups, squats, Bulgarian split squats, dumbbell rows, Russian twists, and more.
At the end of the day, if skiing is about having fun then the pre-season workout can also be about having fun. Know that you’re doing it so you can have a longer and happier season, and you’ll likely have a better time while doing it. Also just find what works for you.
