Is it possible for you to create a heading for the theory seperate from the results articles?

To Lyle and Kenny: RE Alpine Ski Training. The Austrian National Team amongst others have adopted the exact concept you speak about lyle and do a ton of extensive endurance work for the oxidative and aerobic capacity to work so they can do more more on the hill and weight room with less fatigue and quicker recovery. The great thing is they still produce phenomenal power numbers on all their specific tests.

I will stop by Joel’s website and take a close look at it tonight.

Thank you.

For an “in between athlete”, I totally agree that balance is key. As you mentioned, the difficulty is in finding that balance. What are your thoughts on muscle fiber conversion from fast to slow and what precautions can be taken to minimize it?

Kenny: I’m American. Rugby makes as much sense to me as cricket (a game somehow involving a ball). But thanks for the clarification. For skiing, there’s as much strength as overall work capacity involved, you always hear horror stories about folks who go without any training, get tired (which can be as much lower body strength as anything) and then get hurt to ‘squeeze another run in’. I’d be of the opinion that cycling would be a bit more specific in terms of body position and muscles used to skiing, moreso than running. So lower body strength work including some stability/one-legged work with cycling would probably be my best recommendation. Certainly the endurance component isn’t massive, most runs are only a few minutes or so, I could see some shorter intervals being used (simply for specificities sake). But it’s more about getting through the day without tiring and running into ‘last run syndrome’. And being smart enough to get off the hill when your brain is telling you to stop.