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ManitobaJunior
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Off Season Workouts
Anyone have any off season workouts?
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| 04-30-14 11:29AM |
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jzwanzig
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Registered: Dec 2013
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I've found that a LOT of bicycle riding is helpful, both from a cardio point of view and strengthening knees and thighs. Supplement with weight-lifting to help with sweeping.
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| 05-01-14 03:50PM |
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Tyler.gamble
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One great source is Johnny Mo and Dean Gemmell's book "Fit to Curl" if you can get your hands on it.
If you are going to the gym and weight training, focus on higher reps (12-15)and keeping solid form (no body swings when doing arm curls!!!!). the reason for the higher reps is you want to focus more on the power and endurance side than the strength side. It's great to be able to bench 400lbs but it doesn't do you much good if you can only do it once! Focus on triceps, chest, back, core, quads and hamstrings. Incorporate some yoga if you can to work on the stability portion (core, quads, and hammy's).
Remember to do some interval cardio, along with long cardio sessions, to mimic sweeping: full out for 20-30 seconds, then rest for 1-2 minutes, repeat over and over. and over. and over. and... well you get the point. Eventually try and make the full out portion longer and rest intervals shorter.
And STRETCH!!!! Especially on leg day... I hate leg days....
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| 05-02-14 11:12PM |
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JustAnotherHack
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Originally posted by Tyler.gamble
One great source is Johnny Mo and Dean Gemmell's book "Fit to Curl" if you can get your hands on it.
If you are going to the gym and weight training, focus on higher reps (12-15)and keeping solid form (no body swings when doing arm curls!!!!). the reason for the higher reps is you want to focus more on the power and endurance side than the strength side. It's great to be able to bench 400lbs but it doesn't do you much good if you can only do it once! Focus on triceps, chest, back, core, quads and hamstrings. Incorporate some yoga if you can to work on the stability portion (core, quads, and hammy's).
Remember to do some interval cardio, along with long cardio sessions, to mimic sweeping: full out for 20-30 seconds, then rest for 1-2 minutes, repeat over and over. and over. and over. and... well you get the point. Eventually try and make the full out portion longer and rest intervals shorter.
And STRETCH!!!! Especially on leg day... I hate leg days....
After slacking off most of last year, I'm back grinding away at the gym again. Leg day was yesterday for me... and I don't think I stretched quite enough. Ugh, I'm feeling every little bit of mileage on this body today. No cardio today!
Fit to Curl is out of print unfortunately, and while they've been talking about a 2nd edition, nothing has come out yet.
I alternate between strength (low reps) and endurance (higher reps). Earlier in my summer fitness sessions I do like to work a bit more on my strength, and then switch up to more endurance related training later in the summer. It all depends on what you need to focus on though.
Cardio for me is mixture of interval training (like described above... there are lots of different types of interval training, with High Intensity Interval Training or Tabata training being some of the more popular), and I toss in some pure endurance training as well (I enjoy running and biking).
I'm trying to be on the weights 4 times a week, and doing cardio around 3-4 depending on schedule. If I have a day where I have a cardio and weight session planned, I try to do one in the morning before work (cardio normally for me), and the other after work.
And take a rest day at least once a week, and do some flexibility and stretching exercises too... some types of yoga are great for that, but there are other options.
Weight sessions I try to split up to chest/biceps, back/triceps, shoulders and abs, legs (I keep legs separate... they're bad enough as it is), and usually add an extra core/abs session with one of my cardio days. Most workouts I can get done in about an hour or so...
I'm always looking for good balance drills though if anyone has suggestions (I do some stuff on the Bosu and balance board but I'm always looking for more ideas).
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| 05-05-14 01:41PM |
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thejackhammer
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Originally posted by jzwanzig
I've found that a LOT of bicycle riding is helpful, both from a cardio point of view and strengthening knees and thighs. Supplement with weight-lifting to help with sweeping.
riding the bike without lifting doesnt do much help.
Biking without lifting is like Yin without Yang, like the Winter Olympics without curling, like Jordan without Pippen, like Bruce Springsteen without the E Street Band
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| 05-05-14 02:23PM |
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El Diablo
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Registered: Apr 2013
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Obvious
Guys, we seem to have overlooked the obvious choice: ice Hockey! It's a great way to stay in shape and keep on the ice. I know it is a *bit* more aggressive, but you can take out some curling frustration I'm sure we all have deep down for loving a sport that PEOPLE DON'T RESPECT! Sorry, that was a bit emotional...
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| 05-05-14 03:00PM |
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thejackhammer
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Re: Obvious
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Originally posted by El Diablo
Guys, we seem to have overlooked the obvious choice: ice Hockey! It's a great way to stay in shape and keep on the ice. I know it is a *bit* more aggressive, but you can take out some curling frustration I'm sure we all have deep down for loving a sport that PEOPLE DON'T RESPECT! Sorry, that was a bit emotional...
Would you really want to risk pulling an ACL and/or MCL playing hockey? I see its benefits, but the cons outweigh the pros.
I suggest squats as well
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| 05-06-14 06:09PM |
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VAcurler
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So I guess that answers my question on what people do in-season other than curling. Maybe playing soccer and hockey isn't such a good winter conditioning activity for curling 
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| 05-06-14 06:22PM |
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JustAnotherHack
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Originally posted by VAcurler
So I guess that answers my question on what people do in-season other than curling. Maybe playing soccer and hockey isn't such a good winter conditioning activity for curling
It all depends on how serious you are about your curling. I love contact sports (played rugby for a very long time, and I enjoyed lacing up the skates), but you're increasing your risk of injury if you do. But if you love those sports and your not as serious about your curling... well, why not?
At the same time, you can hurt yourself at the gym or running, biking or whatever else you may do. But the risk of injury is lower if you learn how to lift and exercise properly (I shudder watching some people lifting weights... ugh), and take a few common sense precautions.
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| 05-08-14 01:04PM |
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Curling_Dad
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In all honesty the best workouts are the ones that you wake up feeling like a champion after, an incredibly sore champion. I believe that squat jumps, calf raises, a light speed walk, and a cup of orange juice is the most substantial workout that a successful curling athlete can workout.
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| 05-12-14 10:35AM |
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Originally posted by Curling_Dad
In all honesty the best workouts are the ones that you wake up feeling like a champion after, an incredibly sore champion. I believe that squat jumps, calf raises, a light speed walk, and a cup of orange juice is the most substantial workout that a successful curling athlete can workout.
I wish i had your motivation, instead, my offseason workouts are lkasjdgflksdhj;kj;;l'fd ... sorry, my head hit the keyboard. but anyways, i juhyst WORK On my core. dee @b$ 4 da l@d1es
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| 05-13-14 12:10PM |
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InTheHouse247
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Registered: May 2014
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 Great offseason workout
I tend to focus a lot of my free time looking for fun off-season curling-related activities. My personal favorite is a wholesome game of Bocce Ball! It's a good physical workout if played right, and it always keeps me focused on the mental aspect of curling. I hope this helps everyone 
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| 05-15-14 11:27AM |
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brianewart
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Registered: May 2014
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Personally, I like to work on a couple of key strength movements: Squat, Deadlift, overhead press and clean. I only really do biceps curls or triceps-specific stuff occasionally (when I travel for work or if I just haven't done it in a while), I don't really ever lose strength on those when I do because everything else works those muscles.
For all of them, I do a higher-weight progression regularly to build and maintain muscle. I also work in variations on each movement (front squats, push-press, power-clean/hang-clean, jerk) and do them at higher reps on occasion.
Heavy squats, deadlifts and powercleans work your legs, but they also work your core. You may not get six-pack abs from it, but if you can squat 300-pounds without losing your balance, you have plenty of core strength for curling. I don't really do any "core" specific stuff because of that.
I don't really bike (I don't enjoy it really), so I can't speak to that -- a lot of people recommend it. I prefer rowing (mostly on the erg machine) and I start out practically every session at the gym with a 500m warm-up. On a lot of days, I also do either a longer row or intervals, either after lifting or as my primary workout. The rower obviously works your legs pretty hard, but also calls your arms/back into the movement.
The other big thing I recommend for front-end players is to do battle ropes. It's a really great, intense cardio workout for your upper body, which combined with rowing, really helped with my sweeping endurance. There are different ways to do it, but I alternate between longer bursts and then tabata intervals depending on the day/workout.
I also cherrypick workouts from Crossfit.com that I know I have the equipment/competence to do and work those in alongside my lifting/rowing/ropes.
http://www.hitfitnesswarehouse.com/...ttle-ropes.html
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| 12-01-22 05:19AM |
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glandslover
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I found a lot of skiing activities. However, you need to have good physical strength and skills before you can start.
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| 12-17-23 06:39PM |
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byronmarquez
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| 12-18-23 08:15AM |
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Robb0
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@brian walking with extra weights train your core like crazy - can def feel it after hiking a few hours with 30-40 pound backpack(even with TT I've got from https://gritroutdoors.com/ that has some decent waist support).
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