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c143fair · 03-31-2011, 07:19 PM

hey everyone, I have a 157 wide arrpeture alibi, ride ex bindings. My stance is set at 22" and bindings are at +16/-16. the problem im having is i get one run in and my upper legs are on fire to the point of needing to stop for a while. does anyone have any ideas what may be causing the upper leg pain.......please help 5"11 198 lbs

itzzzberny · 03-31-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by c143fair

hey everyone, I have a 157 wide arrpeture alibi, ride ex bindings. My stance is set at 22" and bindings are at +16/-16. the problem im having is i get one run in and my upper legs are on fire to the point of needing to stop for a while. does anyone have any ideas what may be causing the upper leg pain.......please help 5"11 198 lbs

are you stretching before hitting the hill? how in shape are you? try playing around w/ your stance width. it's personal preference (i'm 5'8" w/ 23 " width 15/-15). sometimes i will get that feeling if its one of my first runs of the season but i power through it and usually goes away after a couple runs. drinking water helps too.

BurtonAvenger · 03-31-2011, 07:54 PM

eat a banana and get off the couch more often

linvillegorge · 03-31-2011, 07:58 PM

Yeah, upper legs just sounds like a general fatigue issue.

**Donutz** · 03-31-2011, 08:06 PM

Although it might be caused by being out of shape, it might also be caused by crouching too much in your riding stance. Standing up straight is bad, mkay? But crouching too low is also bad, mkay?

If you have someone with you on the slopes, have them look at you as you ride and then have them tell you how you compare to some random person. That'll at least give you something to work from.

c143fair · 03-31-2011, 08:25 PM

i am pretty active. paintball, snowboarding, skibiking, softball,,, i do stretch pretty good before and during the day and i always eat a bannana in the morning and with lunch.. could the board be to big and i am having to overpower the board to much

AcroPhile · 03-31-2011, 08:32 PM

I had a a friend who was having a lot of the same problems you're describing. Turns out, his stance was WAY too wide.

Shocktroop531 · 03-31-2011, 10:28 PM

get in better shape

AcroPhile · 03-31-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Shocktroop531

get in better shape

There are lot of less active people in worse shape than this guy who don't get the same problem. If it was just a case of him not being in shape he would be fatigued quickly and ache in more than that one specific area.

c143fair · 03-31-2011, 11:41 PM

thanks acrophile, i was kinda gettin beat up there for a minute. i will try shortening my stance a little bit and go from there. thanks everybody

03-31-2011, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
c143fair Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	need help hey everyone, I have a 157 wide arrpeture alibi, ride ex bindings. My stance is set at 22" and bindings are at +16/-16. the problem im having is i get one run in and my upper legs are on fire to the point of needing to stop for a while. does anyone have any ideas what may be causing the upper leg pain.......please help 5"11 198 lbs

03-31-2011, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,055	eat a banana and get off the couch more often __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,501	Yeah, upper legs just sounds like a general fatigue issue. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

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Donutz Drunk with power...er beer. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 3,671 Blog Entries: 176	Although it might be caused by being out of shape, it might also be caused by crouching too much in your riding stance. Standing up straight is bad, mkay? But crouching too low is also bad, mkay? If you have someone with you on the slopes, have them look at you as you ride and then have them tell you how you compare to some random person. That'll at least give you something to work from. __________________ Illegitimi non carborundum Mountain Days: 30

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03-31-2011, 08:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
c143fair Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	i am pretty active. paintball, snowboarding, skibiking, softball,,, i do stretch pretty good before and during the day and i always eat a bannana in the morning and with lunch.. could the board be to big and i am having to overpower the board to much

03-31-2011, 08:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
AcroPhile Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 630	I had a a friend who was having a lot of the same problems you're describing. Turns out, his stance was WAY too wide.

03-31-2011, 10:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shocktroop531 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: park city , Utah Posts: 500	get in better shape

03-31-2011, 11:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
c143fair Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 3	thanks acrophile, i was kinda gettin beat up there for a minute. i will try shortening my stance a little bit and go from there. thanks everybody