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(@parkcityguy)
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Do you do anything to prepare or warm up right before you strap in for the first run of the day? I do not, but I think I’m gonna try to do a couple of minutes of hip mobility work before my next time out to see if it helps at all. This got me wondering whether the expert carvers do any kind of warmup. Maybe I’m a dummy and should have been doing stretching before every ride, heck I see older skiers doing their leg-swing warmups when I arrive at the mountain. 


   
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Strapping into my board without sitting down at high elevation is my warm up!  For real, I have to catch my breath after.

I get about 400 vertical feet with some decent turns from gondola top to the stoke chair every morning.  I often warm up my shoulders too on the chair or at the top; these are my vulnerable parts when carving.  From stoke top it's about 600 vertical feet of wide blue until the steeps hit, and then I'm all in and warm by the bottom for sure.

I also feel like my body is more vulnerable when I'm cold so I dress for the first few laps and keep my muscles warm.  And you don't want to stretch cold muscles either, so jog across the parking lot or take a few laps before any serious stretching; get your heart rate up.

I like to stay loose and I do take a "training" mentality sometimes, but I never treated snowboarding as a sport you have to train for like rock climbing.  Before attempting a climbing route at my limit, for example, I'll warm up for 30-45 minutes for the best chance of success.  But I'll often just ride cold and enjoy the turns.

Also, you can open up your hips in the necessary way for carving by simply carving while focusing on rotating the hips toward the front of the board and dropping the back knee in toward the front.  Dryland stretching and yoga can help for sure, but you can gain a lot of active flexibility by pulling your hips forward while riding.

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I use this for dorsiflexion:

https://medi-dyne.com/collections/prostretch/products/prostretch-original-single

And also stretch hamstrings, quads, lower back and neck.  After a couple whiplashes you don’t forget the neck.

Big White, BC, Canada


   
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(@parkcityguy)
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Re: ankle dorsiflexion, I like that equipment suggestion and there’s lots of reasons to want to improve ankle flexibility. One thing I’ve noticed is that ultra stiff boots reduce my ability to flex my ankles by maybe 50-75%, meaning my boots rather than my body are the limiting factor. @board-doctor how do your boots impact your ankle flexibility?


   
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The boots and the ankle strap can certainly limit it... I'm not sure how much?  By stretching it out it really decreases or even eliminates any tendonitis though.

Big White, BC, Canada


   
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Posted by: @parkcityguy

Do you do anything to prepare or warm up right before you strap in for the first run of the day? I do not, but I think I’m gonna try to do a couple of minutes of hip mobility work before my next time out to see if it helps at all. This got me wondering whether the expert carvers do any kind of warmup. Maybe I’m a dummy and should have been doing stretching before every ride, heck I see older skiers doing their leg-swing warmups when I arrive at the mountain. 


Maybe you are like me, I don't deny that warming up will temporarily make you forget your laziness, or in other words, overcome inertia. However, for me, I don't do it often and just start right away. Seems a bit rushed 😛
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