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Question about posture

7K views 18 replies 11 participants last post by  Shred&Butter 
#1 ·
Hi guys,
I hope that is the right section for my question.
I have beginning with the snowboard about two month ago and my problem is that when I go down the mountain after half track I have a strong pain at the rear leg and after few time I am forced to stop because of too much pain.
Many say that I have a problem of posture but I don't understand what I am doing wrong.
There is someone that can give me some advice.
Thank you all.:smile::smile:
 
#9 ·
If it's just muscular, Quad burn I may give a 2 second rest for in a visible safe spot flop on the belly and stretch em out quick bringing board up towards my back. Then I just ride it out - adrenalin or endorphins help cover it up:)
 
#10 ·
Don't forget to stretch beforehand!

Also, what are the angles on your bindings? I don't know that much about snowboarding but I know that when you're squatting heavy in the gym then pain in the quads can mean your feet's angles are off. I'd be willing to bet it applies to snowboarding too.

A stance that's too wide or too narrow can make you focus too much of the force on a very small section of the quad (and also alienate the hips/glutea).

Is it your inner quad or your outer quad that's hurting? Also, how high up does it hurt? If it's close to your knee then that usually means your hips are off. If it's halfway up the leg but only on one side then it could be the angles. If it's the middle and spread out then it means you have a bad case of "outofshapeitis" which is cured with more snowboarding (and creatine!)
 
#13 ·
I think the study he's referring to talks about static stretching not being a good warm up. Immediately after stretching, muscles performance decreased and injuries were no less likely. I think there's value in stretching for flexibility and injury prevention, just not as a warm up. Air squats and some light jumping would be a better warm up for snowboarding.
 
#18 ·
It might not have a significant effect on injury prevention, but chronic stretching can improve exercise performance, and improved range of motion or flexibility can be linked to injury prevention. So no, it's unlikely a single bout of stretching will have much effect, but done regularly there are positive effects. How many Olympics athletes do you know of that don't do some form of warm up and stretching before their event?
 
#19 ·
I used to have exactly the same, in my right quad (rear leg). It's because I wasn't relaxed at speed and sort of trying to lean back to protect myself. After a few runs leaning on my back leg it seized up and I had to stop for 5 minutes. Learning to put more weight on my front leg helped. Keep your weight even on both legs and relax. See if that helps you out.

Binding adjustment can also help. Try making your highbacks parallel to your heel edge (if yours are adjustable). A little forward lean on the highbacks also makes it easier to swtich between edges.

As for the stretching debate: Dynamic to start (a slow run on a nursery slope is always good) and static stretches at the end will help reduce soreness the next morning :smile:
 
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