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Well, alrighty then, let's get back to it: [sARCASM-BARBING] Why didn't "my man" Levi finish the Olympic Road Race 5 years ago? I guess he was tired after his top 10 finish in the Tour de France... Lance gave up his place to Levi after winning the tour, I guess Levi should have given his place to.... I dunno, Horner???? How many Olympic Road Race medals does "your man" Lance have? [/sARCASM-BARBING] I got nuthin' to say about that Bettini guy, 'cept that I've got a green jersey in my closet, so...... (It's kind of an olive-green though, does that count?) Heh, anymore I'd consider myself more of a cycling fan than a cyclist. All of my cycling gear is like all of the snowboards that I own... OLD. When I do ride, my road bike is a Lemond Zurich. Steel frame, carbon fork, and every other carbon gizmo I could find when I sold all my old BMX gear for big $ on fee-bay. Bars, stem, cranks, seatpost. I even got carbon water bottle cages. They make me WAY faster (on my rollers...) It is a pretty comfy ride with the steel and the carbon though. Then there's the OLD GT LTS mountain bike, and the two observed trials bikes that mostly collect dust... Anyone wanna buy a trials bike?

OK since it looks like I started a pissing match, and offended some folks with my statement about Lance, I'll try to stop the pissing match, and clarify.. The statement was "meant to be" sarcastic, thus the ;). Yes Lance's reasons for his comeback are noble. I hope his comeback goes better than other proffessional sports figures comebacks. Even if he doesn't win anything, he should have no problem bringing more attention to his cause. I doubt there's anyone around that could bring more attention to the cancer fight than him.. BUT, he's not there to win the Giro, and has admitted that it's not a possibility for him to win the overall classification. Levi is there to win. I'm rootin' for Levi, 'cause he's got the best chance of winning out of the Americans that are there. Hopefully Lance can get a stage win and help Levi win the overall. Did ya'll see Lance pulling on the front yesterday in stage 11? He does make for a pretty good domestique... So, here goes: Go Levi and Lance How's that?

Lance is just a media whore. He's had his day in the spotlight.... ;) Go Levi

OK bike geeks. Tour of Italy. Discuss. Go Levi!

Fat Loss II: Let's hear your report about the "B" workout now.... (That's the one that nearly killed me... Over and over....) Not looking forward to it? Hyp I is next for me, I WAS looking forward to it, but now.?.?.? Is it because you dislike the Hyp programs, or something else?

Just finished Fat Loss II. (Man, am I glad those Bulgarian Split Squats /w Overhead Presses are over.... ) Now on to Hypertrophy I....

Alright, Gecko hasn't kicked in, so I will. Slalom skateboards definitely replicate short radius carves. Specifically, VERY short radius cross-under style carves (Especially on a tight slalom board.) The video shows the world championships last year, first part shows the GS course, latter part shows tight slalom (Or possibly hybrid, I'm not positive.) Brownie points to anyone (besides Gecko) who can name an "Ex" alpine snowboarding racer in the video... <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBnmOK8XFNA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBnmOK8XFNA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Alright, Gecko hasn't kicked in, so I will. Slalom skateboards deffinitely replicate short radius carves. Specifically VERY short radius cross-under style carves (Especially on a tight slalom board.) The video shows the world championships last year, first part shows the GS course, latter part shows tight slalom (Or possibly hybrid, I'm not positive.) Brownie points to anyone (besides Gecko) who can name an "Ex" alpine snowboarding racer in the video...

Dayum... You ride trials Shaundoggy? Urban? Both?

:lol: Classic. Just had to let you know that you made me chuckle with this coment Buell. (Even some of the resorts that have "it all" still have smelly lodges though...) Both Powder Mtn. and Snowbasin are a lot of fun....

It wasn't a complaint It was a plea for clarification, which was an absolute success: Now let's keep it this way....

That's the one "minus" I've found with the body armor I've used. Anyone know of anything out there that is more breathable?

I'm with kjl. Get some impact shorts - they'll give you just as much protection as the Azzpadz as far as the azz is concerened, and more hip protection than the Azzpadz, for around the same price. I ride Demon Snow protecitve gear, but there are literally hundreds of options out there now...

Thank you for the clarification. To reiterate: No photos in this thread of anyone except carverchick!

Tex, you might want to re-think this.... Are you sure you want photos in a thread that starts off: "I'm Fat,....."

Good points. Everything I've read lately just suggests that beginners won't do the training with as much "intensity" as more experienced folks would, and their rest times will be longer than those with more experience. It is all about "perceived exertion" though, and as you said, newbie’s might have a problem knowing when they're pushing it too hard...

Gates? Did you really say gates? I don't remember the last time I heard anything related to gates mentioned in any AASI training.... I'd love to see some of the upper-level cert. guys where I work try to do gates.

If you're asking about "The New Rules of Lifting", it's basically a program that focuses on more functional lifting, or, lifting weights the way you would use your muscles in "real life". Most of the lifts end up being compound lifts also, working more than one muscle group at a time. Differenent from other body building programs where you isolate each muscle / muscle group and work the crap out of it... HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training. (If you were asking about that.)

Just curious: What's your reasoning behind why "beginners" shouldn't do interval training?

You guessed it. Yup, even without the overhead press they're hard, add the OH press in, and they're quadruple (sp) freakin' hard! (Something for you to look forward to in Fat Loss II B ;) ) After finishing Fat Loss II B, I just lay on the floor for a while so my heart rate can drop a bit, and I can continue the day without fainting, or I've never done any strength training that gets my heart rate up like that workout...

Another "NROL" newbie here Brad... "The Aerobics Myth" chapter in the book was pretty eye-opening to me. Goes completely against what most people think. I've been a semi-avid cyclist most of my life, and have dabbled with strength training. It will be interesting to see how this "new" way of looking at fitness works out.... Just wait 'til you get to the Fat Loss II series. There's an exercise in workout b that will make you cry... (In a good way...;) )

Right when Burton is thinking about getting back into the alpine market, they start banning us at resorts. Now they'll never come out with those metal PJ's. :(

Yes, that's the Carveboard. I have one, and it's probably one of the closest alpine snowboard emulators you'll find as far as high edge-angles, but you can't ride anywhere near as fast on a Carveboard as you can on an alpine setup. They turn TIGHT, and they're only good for going down hills at relatively slow speeds, as I mentioned. They're not good for pushing skateboard style either - too heavy, and they don't roll far with the giant rubber tires. The CarveStiks are closer to a skateboard as far as pushing goes, but still extremely sketchy at speed, and if you really want to push them around much, you'll need to replace the stock "Dakone" wheels with real skateboard wheels. Jack has written articles about some of the "Summer Carving" boards if you haven't read them: Street Carvers Tierney Rides Tierney Rides Updated

The Berube and the Pretty Good Stick are different designs, with different specs. The Berube was designed by Phil Berube, I don't know if Billy had any input. The Pretty Good Stick was designed by Billy. I haven't had a chance to ride the Pretty Good, but the Berube is definitely an excellent ride...

My favorites for carving are Park City, Snowbasin, and The Canyons. Pretty much any of the 'major' resorts near Salt Lake and Ogden have hardbooters that ride there including Solitude, Powder Mountain, and Snowbird. You pretty much can't go wrong with any of those. Let us know what your plans are and someone might be able to get together to ride with you or at least make run suggestions for the mountian(s) you end up visiting.