Da Hooger Booger Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Hi guys, i'm in college now and so will unfortunately only be able to carve a few times this year. I want to ask all the veteran trench diggers here what kind of excercises/muscles i should be focused on to get ready for the next great season of hardbooting! I've finally hopped on the hardbooting train last season for half of it and finally got used to the movements and learned alot by self teaching. I can finally lay trenches deep on both heelside and toeside. I also want to ask about tuning boards. Obviously tuning represents an important facet of hardbooting and it came to my attention that the family ski shoppe my whole family went to to get their ski's and my board tuned ($25 special...) does a fairly shabby job. They pretty much just get young teens to run it through a belt waxer a couple times then take a layer of metal off the edges with a belt surfacer. No honing whatsoever. I want to do my own waxing and sharpening myself. Can you guys point me to some guides of where to start? I would appreciate your input. Merry Christmas, Winter is coming! Edit: Jack, works now! Thanks alot for the prompt-ness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 There are some good videos on youtube for doing a real waxjob. Preheating the base, letting the wax cure onto the board, scraping, brushing, structuring....I learned a ton just watching vids. Edge tuning is still a mystery to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 oh yeah, lunges, wallsits, and more lunges. One of the the other amazingly effective workouts is jumproping if done properly. Skip to 1.29 where she shows doing two and two. This is one of the best cardios you can do. <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsWui2L_r2c?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsWui2L_r2c?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamby Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 tognar.com has a lot of useful information about tuning your own gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hooger Booger Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Yeah thinking logically here the cutting or leading edge of the board is the only portion which is affected by angle of grinding, as the upper portion seems to be there for rigidity only. I applied Vaseline to my edges when i put my board away to protect from rust. To me the leading or cutting edge would just require a flat honing but maybe a very steep angle chamfer? This seems to be alot like valve seat grinding! You want to get the perfect seat location and angle. As to the workout vid, well, kinda feel a little emasculated cause it's a chick. Mind you, nothing ventured nothing gained i suppose. So, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 you want to watch a guy jumprope?!?!? hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hooger Booger Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Well i never thought about it that way.... No homo..... I don't have a jumprope here in my apartment, wouldn't deep knee bends and dancing to The Prodigy suffice? I do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 People still listed to the prodigy? haha j/k I prefer Disturbed, basically the whole "Down with the Sickness" album when I work out. Funny thing is I'll listed to Norah Jones when I snowboard...don't judge me. Anyways, you're on track with the deep knee bends, basically one leg squat into runners stance and back up, 20 reps then switch legs. Then wall sits. Here is a guy with his shirt off jump roping, is that better? bwahahaha <object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ1zB6xVMcc?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ1zB6xVMcc?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hooger Booger Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Not many people i know listen to the Prodigy, they've got amazing tracks, Liam Howlett is a genius. Listen to: Your Love, Skylined, 3 Kilos, Break and Enter, all of those are a journey for the senses. I did watch the girl jump roping, is she Eastern European? She's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GV27 Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Here's a big thing about tuning: http://www.alpinecarving.com/tuning.html Here's a hotwaxing video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orser506 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 http://www.skimd.com/faq.php If you can DL or get your hands on a p90x legs and back workout you will do your legs good. For some serious cardio look into a program called insanity but if you have people living below you you might piss them off. Also google tabata and or peak 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 +1 on p90x, I'm on my 4th week and the chick at the deli counter was hitting on me last night....so results are good. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hooger Booger Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well i just started smoking unfiltered Pall Malls again, cardio is suffering but i find if i remember to breath right i'm just fine with most cardio workouts. I usually start with cardio, pushups, then weights, situps, more weights, then bench pressing. I'm going to go pick up some wax and i have a small grit hone at home to smooth out the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well i just started smoking unfiltered Pall Malls again, You are in College?? What the?? Dude, Really? You are 18 yrs old, in college and think that STARTING smoking unfiltered cigarettes is a good plan? From your CP Raichle (they're up on a shelf, too lazy to pull them down and find out how it's actually spelt) rear entry boots (3 ratcheting straps)Now early 2000's modern ski boots... Again too lazy to pull them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 +1 on p90x, I'm on my 4th week and the chick at the deli counter was hitting on me last night....so results are good. haha Didn't happen without video ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 lolz that's pretty much what my old lady said too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnuts514 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Well i just started smoking unfiltered Pall Malls again, cardio is suffering but i find if i remember to breath right i'm just fine with most cardio workouts. I usually start with cardio, pushups, then weights, situps, more weights, then bench pressing. I'm going to go pick up some wax and i have a small grit hone at home to smooth out the edges. Talk about an oxymoron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 +1for Tognar. Good price on tools and great info. I learned a lot from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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