alpinegirl

Haus, where are you riding in western ny?

This all falls under what I referred to as legal bs land. The legal system is a very messy place and bankruptcy proceedings are quite illustrative of that. It depends on how the law is interpreted and accordingly applied to these situations. Sadly, laws don't make life fair. My point was that should items already be assigned a tracking number that they may be considered property of the customer despite having had not been physically shipped. A tinge of optimism in the midst of a lousy ordeal.

Folks waiting for gear and wondering what the heck may happen... The case may be that once an item has been packaged to ship and has been entered into the UPS system that it is no longer considered property of bomber. And in light of that, the item may be physically shipped post filing for bankruptcy and a trustee or whatever the heck has been named to manage things in the interim. A deck that I paid for at the end of August was shipped out this past Monday. Frankly I thought that it would be forever lost in legal bs land. I am not trying to attack or defend anyone. The things that have come up are concerning. I do realize that folks stand to lose money and that I am very fortunate to have finally received my product. A lot of horrible things happen when a business closes or declares bankruptcy. Rarely is it the intention of the business owners to purposefully hurt people in these circumstances and many do everything they can in due time to "make things right." I don't know the future. I don't even know a fraction of everything that has happened. I just know that, as someone has stated previously, a small business has failed. Yes, it still saddens me a great deal.

Myofascial release is the bomb! I personally can't wait for the new season. I honestly can't wait for all the schedules to be finalized so I can start making more concrete plans. It is a choose your own adventure season and we will see what happens. The general goal is to ride with friends. This may sound funny, but I am on a break from being tied to any one resort so I can go ride more with people I enjoy riding with. That and just hit the low key regional usasa races. I am having too much fun racing to stop now. Volunteer at a riding on insulin event.... Oh yeah, and somehow get the mini shreds out more often..... And press some prototypes..... Riding goals are the continued quest for refinement.

The 168 heelside snowboard is the same as this deck that previously sold. Just a different topsheet. Would like 75 plus shipping as well, but open to discussing. I need it out of my house.

Please do not call anything a scam. I too have an order sitting and scheduled to be shipped. I am disappointed. But most of all, I am disappointed to witness folks try to create beneficial change by pissing on a fire. Bomber declaring bankruptcy is not something being done in malice. It is not being done to personally hurt or offend anyone. It is an unfortunate reality of business in this world. As customers our lives are affected very little by this. It absolutely sucks. For Jim and Angie, this completely changes their life. Nobody is walking away victorious.

Hey guys, as previously mentioned in another post, I have a problem with loving snowboarding, too little space and likely, a wife who is annoyed by the accumulation of far too much stuff. So, here's some stuff that perhaps someone else can make use of. Please contact me for more pictures and info. Everything can be discussed. Plus I have somehow ended up with 4 children, two of which are mini shreds and they have all their stuff. Too much stuff! Admittedly, the shots are horrible. But the skinny of it. 6 decks total. No metal. First shot, deck on the left: M8trix 163 freecarver. Never ridden much. Single side cut radius. 19ish waist. Good energetic carver. Slight early rise. About 7 years old. Used as a loaner to friends. Very very little use. Not my cup of tea. Too many other toys. First shot, middle two. 10yr old pgs type boards, 11ish scr. 19cm waist. 168. Identical, except one is stiffer than the other. Built for 153lb rider. Old, but very fun. Too small of a side cut radius for me as I refined my technique in the gates. Fun to play on. Beat up boards, but lots of life. SOLD - First shot, far right. Heel side 168 carbon fiber beast of a 26cm waisted deck. SOLD Second shot, first deck. 155 heelside twin pipe deck. Brand new. Has some scribbles on it. Never been ridden. I have been riding its identical board. Stiff and fun. 25cm waist. Solid play deck. Second shot, far right. 160 heelside twin. Project board. I fractured the top sheet??? The brain has stopped on that one. Again, ask questions. We can talk prices. My motivation is to move these out of my house to where they may get some use. Anyone with serious interest I will readily snap a million photos for and try to give the clearest, most accurate representation of these things.

Boot size please!

Thankfully. I was having a harder time with each passing minute spent admiring the board, thinking about how they ride, craving that ride despite how capable my current slalom deck is, and staying the course and not buying it since I already have a deck coming my way that I sort of didn't tell my wife about for many months and I like sleeping in the house. So thank you to the new proud owner. You probably saved my marriage.

I personally found the sg to be more intuitive to ride that the Donek rev. Both are great boards, but I found that I could more readily tap into the versatility of the sg. Would you like to borrow a 180? It isn't perfect (last years coverage really fell short), but may serve as a nice eye opener. That isn't to downplay Donek or Coiler. They are both fantastic builders. Bruce is a bit of a board whisperer.

Nick, I had the same initial response as Joe in reading your training log and then the description of your program. It wasn't apparent seeing as how your lowest reported reps per heavy set was 6. I will own up to having had employed fuckarounditis. Oh how I miss my 20's. What nobody here has argued against is that tracking your progress is the truest key to making progress. All of you are different and will have things work differently. In time few programs if any are perfect for anyone. They all offer great starting points that may last anywhere from 1 week (who hasn't started something and then one week later stopped themselves with a wtf was I thinking???) to an entire year. In the end, it will be your own observations that will fuel your greatest gains. Again, no one is arguing against that. I have enjoyed this thread due to the sharing of information and encouragement as well as accounts of struggles, failures and successes. I would like to see it stay as such.

Great progress! I was awaiting your update. And hey, no arguments from my end. If I am honest with you, there is no mirror in front of the rack at my gym. At that time in my lifting, I was even more wonky. My head was pitched downwards towards the floor, effectively pulling my spine out of alignment. Now, ten years later, yes, my maximum loads have a downcast look. My neck is likely closer to neutral. I also tend to converse with peoples knees so it comes naturally to me. I agree that body proportion has the greatest influence on squat form and muscle dominance along with bar position. Always learning, always refining. The most important thing gleaned from focusing on simply, "feeling it in my rear" at the start of the lift is that it keeps me from pulling to one side. Mark Rippetoe raises some interesting points. There are of course a million people calling it all dangerous bs,, but I have come to accept that that is how the lifting world is. I figure that either my body can, or it won't. A max lift is not where I am go into change my form or technique. And fortunately I can add those tiny 2.5lb weights to the barbell each day that I lift. I hear a lot of shit being said in the gym. Frankly I don't understand doing 18 different exercises for legs on leg day but never doing a barbell squat.

The lack of glute/hamstring engagement was realized out of self observation. This is a scary thing to rely on, but I have mastered the "stay away from me" glare in the gym. The best comment I have ever received was to keep my head up and look at my own face while squatting. Simple and effective. I have been able to muscle my way up to some respectable weights, however my one legged lifts were lacking and if I was honest with myself, my lifts were becoming asymmetric (squats and deadlifts especially). I have been compensating for some inflexibility as well as a lack of stability. My understanding of protecting my joints while lifting heavy things is that it all has to magically work together. I want my body to be better balanced such that even if my glutes don't actively move the weight at the start of the lift, I still want them engaged in order to help stabilize and protect my spine and knees. It's a different focus. The lift feels more controlled. I still love how much a barbell squat works all the stabilizing muscles.

Strong lifts 5x5 is interesting. I've grown bored with my lifting regiment and am giving it a go out of curiosity. Dropping to 45 on a squat is weird, but I became aware this year that I wasn't actively engaging my glutes and hamstrings to start the concentric portion of the lift. What an oddly humbling experience. Thank you for sharing the start of your journey. It has gotten me to finally step back and rebuild with better form and technique. I still have the same shoulder crap going on, but we'll see what happens.

Thank you jack! I remember that shot and seeing it today made me smile.

I will once again plug utilizing eccentric lifting with any program. Research has shown that even just dedicating one training session a month to focusing on this component of movements yields tremendous benefits. And if lifting painfully slowly doesn't float your boat, many plyo programs tap into this aspect of movement as well. Come on winter!

Great binding choice! Great boots, however read up as much as you can about boots (if you haven't already. There are some different fits) and pester the bomber crew. Angie and Jim are more than able to get you set up on the most appropriate gear for you. Comfort and fit always comes first. A great fitting boot performs well and is comfortable. Perhaps not a tennis shoe, but definitely comfortable. More important for those things is to find a great boot fitter. Boards may take some sorting. Great suggestions already. I definitely agree with starting off with a freecarving shape. It is ok to snag something used. This forum has a lot of brutally honest people who love the sport and would rather see someone find the joy in it than burn them over pennies. Then come to a carving event with your current deck, boots that fit and bomb proof bindings and try out any deck under the sun. We're here to ensure that you become addicted.

Mouse, as far as angles go, bring a tool! Nothing is written in stone. However, there is a tendency to feel better able to pressure a boards edge when our toes and heels are on the appropriate edge. 15/10 may give you massive overhang. I ride softies ducked out and hardboots however they happen to fit on the board. 15-21front, -6 to -12 rear softies, and 55-63 front, 35-55 rear in hardboots. I used to ride with higher angles in softies. Whenever I have tried this for giggles it has been an unpleasant experience since that time. That is just me personally. So play away and screw around. Read Jack's article on binding set up and get started.

I love the hardbooter who just happens to skate by in the background. Thank you for sharing that review. Pretty informative. Not as amazing as Doctor Doggie, but what could possibly be even on par.

I did a lot of research leading into last season and arrived at incorporating eccentric training. I am not stating to do just eccentric lifting, but to simply include it. I have done a lot of different things over the years (have a physically demanding job, have lifted for about a decade with various approaches, done plyo, ran a lot, biked a lot......) and after years of being frustrated that nothing that I did seemed to prepare me for the season, I had my best season yet. Hit at full speed. Endured less fatigue. Rode harder longer. Fully worth the pain in the rear workouts.

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Go for it! Option 2 all the way. In the long run, heating efficiency is worth the sheetrock hassle.

My point was to drive through the feet as opposed to relying on driving laterally against the boot cuff. That was simply it. Everything said about cant adjustments is true. I too have blown apart raichle cuff cants where they did nothing. Sensory input from your feet is important. Cory made the point of feeling pressure on the outside of the front foot in your heelside turn. We have very sensitive feet for balance so take advantage of that.

Drive through your feet as opposed to relying on pressuring against the boot cuff. Just slap a Nike emblem on your boots and do it! What Beckmann suggested would definitely offer you a different input, however I would also explore my own body mechanics. Play around. Grab your toe edge with your back hand. Bend the knees while keeping your pelvis centered over the board and between your feet and inclinate for a challenge. Find that sensory feedback in your feet. It's the same feedback that you can get while doing "the norm."

Sadly cortisone will not address muscular imbalances.... I am not stating that it is horrible. I do get some relief after the "joint is released." My range of motion is improving. I just fear wasting a lot of stolen time and disposable income (not really disposable, but I'd rather spend it on stupid hobbies). ROM is a huge focus for me in general. So thanks Ernie00. In perusing what he openly shares I have found a lot that I like (like=makes sense to me). In general I have just had to be on point when I go in. At least the therapist is engaged and has started to readily answer things. In my crassness it may be abrupt, but I didn't end up in pt due to being inactive. "What muscles am I supposed to be activating??" Still open to suggested questions.