breeseomatic

At some level, one can either bulk or cut, not both. In the beginning stages a novice can achieve both, but beginners also get PR's every week and double their lifts in 6 months. If you wanted hypertrophy, a rule I've used in the past is take 50-60% of your 1RM and complete a 5x10 or 4x15. Basically any set/rep range that gets that pump on and you look swole immediately afterwards. That should stimulate muscle bulk and you should try to do it without Wendler 5-3-1. T-nation and bodybuilding web sites should have some info on training for hypertrophy. If you're getting sick with colds, I would look into your recover between sets and workout days, meal plan or lack thereof, sleep patterns, and if you have kid(s), start licking their hands, pencils, books, etc. to build up your immune system. It's going to suck at first, but by this time next year, you'll have an immune system to be proud of. For a meal plan, you can check out avatarnutrition.com and fill out a basic profile. They will suggest some macro targets for you to achieve the desired goal selected in the profile setup. You can use this as a baseline and don't need to join the program.

My thoughts exactly. I put Geckos on my Coiler, bindings on top of the geckos and hand flexed the board and then was puzzled. I put the boiler plate back on and flexed the board and I was all smiles again. I think the Geckos may be useful in stiffening up a board that is too soft on the mid section. The fingers are really stiff and provide a lot of resistance to flex. If the board was stiff enough in torsion, one could really stiffen up the mid section by running radically asymmetric gecko plates

Oops... https://snowbrains.com/rider-triggers-bounds-avalanche-chile-patrol-unaware-rider-made/

I would start with all yellow bumpers. Then change to all red after you're accustomed to the plates with yellow. Compare and contrast the feedback. Then start mixing and matching as you see fit.

Yeah it's weird, but I need to go through the motions. I can see StrongLifts as being very beneficial to a new lifter, an injured lifter, or a seasoned lifter such as myself coming back after many years off. My form is still spot on, but the joints are not as strong as my muscles, so squatting far less than my strongest component can handle and well within the limits of my weakest component is a really good, safe, sane start. I have a weird snap, crackle, pop in my left knee, so working the range of motion with a slow progressive load should make it stronger. I plan on taking StrongLifts as far as the app goes. Going through the failing of reps, deloading, more success or failure, deloading, cutting reps and using smaller increments. But that's all much further down the road. How far into the program were you when it started to take 75 minutes? This could come in very handy for the time when you break a board in two between the bindings, and have to board down a black diamond sheet of ice on your front foot only. On a serious note, the main lifts in 5-3-1 is where Wendler says you get the gains. I saw a lot of the strength gains using 5-3-1 followed by a Crossfit Football workout. A lot of the accessory work was sled/prowler, running, jumping, burpees and fast Olympic style lifts.

If anyone cares to follow along and read what I have to say about StrongLifts 5x5.

I just finished my first week of Stronglifts from the very beginning. My background is as an amateur competitive cyclist turned crossfitter, turned weightlifter. I had plans in 2011 to train for competitive weightlifting, aiming for the 2017 Pan America Weightlifting competition in the Senior Division. Vital stats at my prime in 2011 were 148lb body weight, 145lb snatch, 195 C&J, 295 deadlift and 215 squat. These are respectable globo-gym numbers pound for pound, but nothing competitive. I'm also 5'9" with long limbs and a short torso, so not even close to the correct proportions to lift anything heavy. After a particularly traumatizing life event, I gave up on a lot of fitness based activities, took up smoking again, and started to drink a LOT more alcohol. My fitness slowly declined up to a few years ago then I started mountain biking more and quit those bad habits. I've been struggling with various weightlifting programs since then, getting on Takano's program, then ditching that because it was too much duration and too technically difficult for my current skill level, Waxman's programming but quit that for one reason or another. I've had great success with Wendler 5-3-1 because it was super simple to follow, but also incredibly boring and it took a while to get in and out of the garage gym. I first heard of StrongLifts 5x5 through Corey in this thread: 2017-2018 season prep thread It looked interesting after some investigation, I was concerned about the really low initial starting weight, but I think that the really fast ramp up on the first progressive loading cycle will address that and also allow anyone to achieve some sort of technical proficiency. Plus you really shouldn't be able to injure yourself squatting 45lbs or benching 45 lbs incorrectly. Hopefully most of the program users are using support channels to improve their form via photos, video and in person coaching. For me, it really feels like a waste of time as I could probably start at the body weight squat, but this is about following a specified program, not the Joe Breese Roll Your Own Program. I did make one small adjustment on Workout #2 and that was to increase the squat to #65 as that is my normal warmup, get the blood flowing weight, I use the barbell only weight for dynamic warmups, and I just couldn't bring myself to put some tiny 2.5# plates on the side. Sorry, couldn't do it, had to add 10lb bumpers to make it look like I was doing something meaningful. Also deadlift started at 95# since I'm not going to put numerous tiny weights on a bar that is 5# shy of an easy to load bar. My initial impressions are: StrongLifts 5x5 is a good program for the person with NO experience what-so-ever, in fact you need very little to start it in your home, and this allow the lifter to slowly acquire more weights as they get stronger. All that is needed to start is a barbell, clamps, rack, bench, 2x 25lbs plates, 2x 10lb plates, 4x 5lb plates, 2x 2.5lbs plates. The exercises are easy to execute and complete in a short amount of time, especially in the early stages, later on I can see this taking upwards of 90 minutes to complete. Obviously nutrition is going to be a large part of your gains or lack thereof. I was once a very pro-vegetarian person and it was difficult to get the proper ratio of macro nutrients at first. My advice for anyone with an anti-meat diet is to focus on getting the proper amount of lean proteins to support your body and workout, then control the fats, then see where your carbs are at. Mostly those can be ignored as they will already be adequate enough, possibly even excessive in a vegetarian diet. So first week numbers are: Starting weight 151.8 Squat 45# @ 5x5 Bench 45# @ 5x5 Row 65# @ 5x5 Squat 65# @ 5x5 Press 45# @ 5x5 Deadlift 95# @ 1x5 Squat 70# @ 5x5 Bench 50# @ 5x5 Row 70# @ 5x5 Ending weight 150.4 I'll keep a running log so whoever is interested can follow along.

Ladia, I'll take them. I've been looking for another boot to try, the ATB seems like they may work for me. Send me payment details. Thanks!

I read a little more on this, and it seems that starting with the bare minimum weight is the way to go. And like you said, focus on proper technique. The progression is FAST. And I can see that it is sustainable for a few months, but after that, you just can't add that much weight that quickly. I'll have to read up on what is recommended when you start failing to complete the lifts as RX'd. It's very interesting and I like that the volume is more than the core of 5-3-1, because I'm really really guilty of just doing the core lifts and then vegging on the couch. So, thanks for introducing me to Stronglifts 5x5. I'm clearing space in my garage; the mountain bike stuff has expanded quite a bit, but it's getting put in its proper place and the lifting area is almost ready.

I believe it's weakness in the legs, not the lungs that makes hard carvers stop. Sure there is some component of cardio fitness to snowboarding, but I believe that any sort of base cardiovascular conditioning should serve as a fine platform for downhill snowboarding. Carvers sitting on the sideline need to squat more, and do more plyometric/isometric exercises. In fact everyone needs to squat more. That's why I stop when I bring a 9m slalom board to Snowmass and try to carve top to bottom. My legs are BURNING and I have no more strength in my legs to hold me up. Cardio training will do very little to change this. Squatting and deadlifting for strength will help a lot more.

Strong Lifts looks interesting, but the fast progression is something I would be worried about to an untrained individual. Also, with 5-3-1, if you do just the bare minumum, the volume of lifts are very low. Incorporating the Boring But Big accessory lifts at the end of the main lifts will give the volume of lifts for sure, but it's also very boring. It is a lot more complicated than Wendler 5-3-, so I don't have a favorable opinion, but the volume of lifts seem to be decent, which I like. But I feel that deadlifts are so important that they should be 5x5 too. I'm going to give Stonglifts 5x5 as RX'd a try from the bare minumum until I fail on the prescribed progression. I'll keep everyone posted on the results in a separate thread.

Just do Wendler 5-3-1. It's all you need for any strength based fitness. Cardio is over rated if you don't plan on uphilling.

Snowbird isn't all that great for boarding. I only go there because I have two free days from the Mountain Collective and when it's convenient for me. I'm looking forward to trying Snow Basin this season.

Make sure your tuning table can also be used as a snow scooter.

Welcome to the forum and family of alpine boarders! My recommendation is to skip the step-ins buy regular bail bindings to use on your current snowboard and learn the "alpine" stance on a much more forgiving set up first. If you can learn to ride all the terrain your resort provides, you can follow your buddies all over the mountain. I have a stiff free ride board (Arbor Steepwater) that I use to follow my ski and conventional boarder friends. It's short enough that I can maneuver it around and it's stiff where it needs to be so I can really carve a nice turn. I would not actively choose a carve or race board for all mountain riding. Keep boarding and trying different boards. If you take a methodical approach to binding set up, you will find a setting that works pretty good. But please keep in mind that as you get better and more confident, you'll have to make some equipment adjustments to compliment those newfound skills. When I was starting out, it seemed like I was always tweaking a setting, but now as my skill level has plateaued, my bindings are set, and have not really changed. In the fall, there will be lots of used boots, bindings and boards up for sale. It's a great time to go shopping. However there is something nice about buying new now and having it ready to go.

That's even smaller, it must have looked rediculous with all that wheel well showing and being so low.

Yes it will work, but not many would recommend it. You will lower your ground clearance by 3/4" and have speedometer error in the realm of 5%. Generally it's not good to change the diameter of the tires by more than 2% from factory size. Click here to see the math.

First, welcome to Bomber! If you kind of know your foor shape, then that's all you really need to know. If you have a narrow heel and wider fore-foot, go with Deeluxe 700. If your foot is more of a straight width from heel to toe, then go with Deluxe 225/325/425. As far as stiffness, you don't need a stiff boot forward to back as your binding angles will be steep in relation to your soft boot angles. Most of the pressure to the edges will come from the side of the boot cuffs and almost any hard boot will be stiffer than the most hard core lace-up boots in that direction. UPZ boots are an option too as well as Head. Head is discontinued and they are really really heavy, UPZ can be an option if you have a narrow heel cup and wide fore foot. They have a different toe block design which can add stress to the boot and the toe blocks need to be t-nutted to the bottom of the shell for a secure fit. If you buy used boots, buy new liners. I really like the new Deluxe liners, they have stiffer foam and have much better support compared to the cheaper/older design. A custom footbed is also "mandataroy", well maybe not a full on custom one. Please throw out the crappy foam foot bed and put at least a SuperFeet insole that is comisurate with your foot volume. A SuperFeet is like 50x better than the crappy foam ones. A custom one is 2x better, than the SuperFeet. When you look for bindings, just find some Burton Race, Ibex, Speed TC or whatever inexpensive binding with some flex to them and mount those on your existing board to get the feel of it. After you master your setup and you are over riding your board and realize that the geometry of the board is not conducive to your style of riding, then you can find a good used board here. On the flip side of hard boots, if you are looking for soft boot carving, you could spend some money on a wide Donek snowboard. I've spent some time on one with a duck stance and it carved amazingly well, like butt scraping heel side good. I'll probably be on a wide board and soft boots for a majority of next season.

Priced right, this should sell really quickly.

Issues in longevity are usually an application issue or wrong wax for the conditions. Any high quality wax for your temp range should be fine. Like Corey stated, if you are on mostly cold or man made stuff, you need a harder wax. If you are on warm wet stuff then a high fuorinated wax would do you better. For hot waxing and scraping, softer wax is easier but may not be applicable to your weather/snow conditions. Corey mentioned the wax wizard and I was just introduced to one this winter. I was able to wax 4 boards in the time of one and use far less wax in the process. I suggest a wax wizard for application and Dominator wax sold by your friends at Bomber. The Renew G stuff is really nice for base conditioning, I put Zoom on top of that. For hot scraping and base cleaning, use the cheap Hertel Hot Sauce from Amazon.

The mountaineer in me says "Double back your webbing through those nylon adjusters" or just use some good knots since those plastic things could fail. Use a metal locking carabiner for more security and you'd have a very fail safe system Nice system otherwise.

For a long carving board, I like my Nirvana 174 with a Bomber 4mm lite plate on it. I used to ride a Coiler AM in the mush and it rode nicely too. For allmountain riding, I like the old Steepwater 164, especially in Mammoth. Surprisingly enough I like a short tight turning wide carving board like the Pureboarding offerings. Instead of trying to go through the crud/mashed potatoes, I can carve around them and keep the edges in the firmer snow between the push piles, plow through some of the smaller piles, and jump the larger piles. It's a really fun board for doing it all. The ultimate for me is a soft boot twin shaped board set up duck stance. The mush is just a bunch of features to play on, and I can carve a decent enough turn in soft boots to mix up the run with jumps, switch, carving and really pathetic butters. I think the biggest help is keeping the speed and expectations down, realizing that the surface is not ideal and nothing is going to allow you to experience the maneuverability and stability that you desire with any sort of consistency.

Still for sale, and I found this link: http://www.f2.com/snow/boards.php?artikel=449 From a little URL manipulation, I've determined this to be a 2012 model.

Get there early, like 7:30-8:00 and you'll be a 45 second walk from the lift. There is a ticket window there too if you don't have a pass.

First, park at Stump Alley and bring an all-mountain board. Cornice, Dave's Run, Scotty's, and the back side are super fun. Lapping stump alley in the morning with fresh groom on a free carve board is fun. Then go to your car and get your all mountain stick and explore the mountain or runs listed above. The Face from lift 3 can be fun. Sometimes the race courses to lookers right from Chair 1 are closed off to the general public, timing your return to them could prove to be a carving nirvana in the PM when everything else is chewed up and these runs are opened to the public. Chair 9 and 25 are good in the spring and offer some good wide "open" terrain to explore. Afterwards, head over to Roberto's for a duck and/or lobster taco with a margarita.