Snowboarding Workouts From Olympic Snowboarders

Snowboarding Exercises Straight From Pros Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, and Kelly Clark

November 18, 2011

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by Michele Foley 0

Plyometrics

Used by many professional athletes in training, plyometrics is a form of conditioning aimed at creating controlled impact with maximum power: think fast explosive moves and lots of jumping. Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler includes plyometrics in her off-hill training — it's a great way to teach your body how to land even when you can't focus your attention on technique. Perfect for snowboarding, right?

Add explosive plyometric exercises into your routine by doing jumping exercises like jump squats, jumping lunges, jump roping, or traditional jumping jacks. Doing jumping intervals of 30 seconds to one minute in a strength training routine will do the trick.