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08-12-10 10:43AM |
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Alta Advantage
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Registered: Jan 2010
Location: Edmonton
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Re: pmauro's first sentence is apposite
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Originally posted by wee eddie
I haven't investigated it in any depth but, by using such a technique, one could make most of ones warm-up routine, invisible.
Sometimes, I do Tai Chi exercises to warm up before a game. They are good for flexibility and balance. But this approach is anything but invisible and does tend to draw a few askance glances.
I don't care because I believe the curling world is a little too stiff, restrained and conformist. If I could remember the whole Tai Chi routine of 53 (?) movements, I might try that sometime, although it might get me kicked out of the club.
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08-18-10 10:41PM |
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RockDoc
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Registered: Apr 2005
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The main reason for strength training...
...is not necessarily to throw nuclear weight takeouts, but to reduce the chance of injury when you are playing 80+ games a year. I gave my fitness trainer a copy of Fit to Curl and explained where I hurt or got injured during the season, and we worked out a plan using what we had in the fitness center I go to. Not surprisingly, I'm doing a lot of intensive strength training to stabilize shoulders and knees, and also some core muscle work. Add to that 40 minutes of cardio three times a week off-season, focusing on the same muscle groups as weight training. When y'all get over 55 you'll have a greater appreciation for the length of time it takes to recover from an injury in-season, and why this is all so important.
In-season, I'll revert to maintenance weight training and cardio once or twice a week, and let the curling do the rest.
Weights and conditioning makes a huuuge difference. Improves balance, too, if your core muscles are up to the task.
I agree with a previous poster that having a stationary bicycle in the club would be terrific for dynamic warmup before the game. It's not necessarily the stretching you need to do pre-game, it's getting the muscles warmed up so they are ready to do their job. (The literature actually suggests that pre-game stretching reduces in-game muscle strength and may increase the risk of injury.)
BTW, weight and cardio training doesn't mean you can't have a brewski after the game. 
Cheers.
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