Week 49
Our training goal for April is to incorporate the right amount of recovery while at the same time maintaining the fitness and strength we gained this season. We encourage all skiers to take some down-time in April but these recovery-focused weeks can come at different times depending on how athletes are feeling and their access to spring skiing.
Still have snow to ski on? Enjoy it:) Get out for some easy distance training sessions without feeling the pressure of structured workouts. Athletes that have access to good skiing conditions in April should continue to take advantage of ski-specific training but recognize that they will need to build in more recovery at the beginning of the new training year come May 1st.
If you no longer have access to skiing this is a good time to focus on recovery before we jump into the dry-land training season. This week our general plans will showcase what a true recovery-based spring week can look like for skiers.
This recovery week can be used by everyone: Master, Juniors, and Elite. We don't recommend any strength workouts this week to allow the body to re-set but we will start up with new April strength plans next week. Use the dry-land and running workouts to get your muscles adjusted to new training modes like running and cycling without causing too much soreness. Use off days to relax and absorb a winters full to quality ski training and racing.