- Speed Block -
Igor and Nick Powers working on balance
Well it’s the start of the second week of the REG/Elite camp here in Hayward, and it’s been going great so far! It was a ton of fun to have Matt Whitcomb and the younger skiers here for the first week. Because Matt was here and also all of the coaches (both Junior and Elite), we spent a substantial amount of our workouts working specifically on technique, which was a ton of help. Not only were we working on technique by simply skiing and being critiqued, we also did a lot of dry-land work, agility drills, skipping on skis, and even being hooked-up to bungees and pulling coaches up-hill.
Entering into our second week of camp, we are starting a speed block; almost every day this week has an intensity workout, if not two. Yesterday morning we had a track workout (600’s for the ladies, and 800’s for the men), and then in the afternoon we had a two hour weight lifting session. Today everyone had an easy endurance workout, and then this afternoon we are looking forward to a hard, hour-long circuit strength workout. For the rest of the week we have a bounding time trial, skate thresholds, single-stick/double pole intervals, a 5k skate time trial, and then some other easier workouts thrown in between those. The week is going to be tough, but also very satisfying when it is over and I am able to relax all of Monday (our off day). : )
Stay posted to find out how the speed block goes! I’m sure the other Elites will be commenting on its success.
