1st time snowboarding didnt go so well - Page 3 - Snowboarding Forum

Varza · 01-15-2013, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by raven159

As you become accustomed to the physical demands of snowboarding on a regular basis, your body will become stronger and the muscles used will adapt. Be patient, stretch, jump in the hot tub during the evening and before you know it, your body will no longer ache or feel sore from the activity. If you take long lay offs and then try to do 2-3 consecutive days of hard riding, your body will have to go through the whole process again and DOMS (delayed onset of muscle soreness) will set in again. Enyoy and have fun!

Well going several times a week like I practice my other sports (indoors) would be very nice, but there is no way I could get away with doing that and still be able to eat and get any work done! Is there any hope for those of us who can only go "sometimes"?

BTW Snowolf, you are the awesomeness! You've been helping me indirectly too. I also have a severe edge catching problem

raven159 · 01-15-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Varza

....there is no way I could get away with doing that and still be able to eat and get any work done! Is there any hope for those of us who can only go "sometimes"?

I've only been able to go once a week lately due to my work schedule and other personal commitments. Many years ago, I was able to go 3 times a week. It sucks when "life" interferes but if you want to get better and enable your muscles to adapt to the load, you need to increase your frequency.

cozmo · 01-15-2013, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by raven159

I've only been able to go once a week lately due to my work schedule and other personal commitments. Many years ago, I was able to go 3 times a week. It sucks when "life" interferes but if you want to get better and enable your muscles to adapt to the load, you need to increase your frequency.

Most of us in Europe (Holland) go one week a year if lucky. It's a 12 hr drive.

t21 · 01-18-2013, 10:30 PM

patience grasshopper,it will come. just keep at it but not overthink it.

tigre · 01-18-2013, 10:52 PM

The importance of relaxing and remembering to have fun is absolutely true. If I'm worried about doing everything right or psyching myself out because it's steeper than I'm really comfortable with, I'll wipe out all over the place (mostly because stressing out leads me to keeping my knees too straight). As soon as I relax and remember why I'm doing this in the first place, everything becomes much more fluid and I gain a lot more confidence.

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tigre Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Valdez, Alaska Posts: 116	The importance of relaxing and remembering to have fun is absolutely true. If I'm worried about doing everything right or psyching myself out because it's steeper than I'm really comfortable with, I'll wipe out all over the place (mostly because stressing out leads me to keeping my knees too straight). As soon as I relax and remember why I'm doing this in the first place, everything becomes much more fluid and I gain a lot more confidence.