mauricemaher wrote:
Come on that sleds gotta be worth a few pounds!
I had assumed that you had accounted for the weight of the sled; that makes more sense now.
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Having said that because of your post I am now quitting triathlon and my sole purpose in life is to beat you in a leg press dual. As you live in NS and I am in BC maybe we could meet in Winnipeg in January, heard its awesome that time of year, if you win I'll pay for a Jets game ;)First, I don't think anyone is going to be watching any Jets games this year and second, I'm pretty sure that pretty much anyone who has even walked by a weight room in the past five years can push more weight than I can :)
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Regarding the skate skiing, I am a huge fan. I did IM Aus (early april) in 01,02, and 04 each time most of my work was done on the skis with only about 300-400km of cycling under my legs, never seamed to be an issue. Catherine Pendral (world champ MTB) lives here and she spends a lot of time on the trails, as does Olav Stana- a pretty good Ager (World AG champ on skis and bike)
I just ski because I prefer to be outside, not because I think its better or worse than cycling, although as a cross over sport to cycling it's pretty damn close. Like you say because its weight bearing and involves similar muscle groups perhaps there is an additional strength component over cycling.
In terms of intensity most of it was not at but below IM HR (160 or so)
I think that your ability on the bike after little bike training is likely more the result of the skate skiing as opposed to anything you did in the weight room. You've seen success with it before and it appears that you have again; I would be very hesitant to attribute any of your bike fitness to your leg press routine.
Shane