Does this help skiers?

Talk about the ski ergometer and training tool from Concept2
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Jroden
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Does this help skiers?

Post by Jroden » March 22nd, 2021, 4:55 pm

Curious if skiers have had success using these machines as an alternative to roller skis?

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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by ejrene » March 22nd, 2021, 6:58 pm

Check this video of a ski coach . She uses the skierg in her training at the CX Academy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVvoLcC ... Q4&index=1

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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by mict450 » March 22nd, 2021, 11:02 pm

Used as a supplement to, not a replacement of.
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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by hjs » March 23rd, 2021, 3:13 am

Jroden wrote:
March 22nd, 2021, 4:55 pm
Curious if skiers have had success using these machines as an alternative to roller skis?
Me being a skierger, not skier, think its different. Rollers use much more legs, skierg much more upperbody. So maybe both but not as alternative.

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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by DghSpanishWelsh » July 12th, 2024, 5:20 am

https://www.instagram.com/p/C4u2r-woDbn/

Anders Aukland certainly does - but as someone else said, as a supplement, not a replacement.

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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by DghSpanishWelsh » July 15th, 2024, 6:09 am

I hadn't rollerskied for a few years until this weekend (covid restrictions, then impact of long covid and increasing unavailability of my fave rollerski route). Anyway, compared to the skierg, rollerskiing is waaayyyy easier. I reckon regular skierging would lead to a significant improvement in ski-specific conditioning.

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Re: Does this help skiers?

Post by Dpoleit89 » July 22nd, 2024, 9:34 am

If you double pole all the time, even in races, i would say a big yes.
If not, it would be maybe yes.
Muscular side, 7/10 damper is like wheel n.4 on rollerskis or heavy snow.
On rollerskis I don't reach the same hr that i reach on skierg.
Anyway this is my first season that i use skierg (2/wk) so i will let you know in 5 months :D

ps. this year vasaloppet winner, torleif syrstad, works fulltime as a PT so many wo of the week are on skierg...
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2k 06:42.0 5k 17:13.0 10k 35:50.2 HM 01:17:46.0
FM 02:44:28.3
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