I know what you did last summer?

With summer now in full swing the winter seems way off but it's never to early to start with a cross training program. Adam Robertson has put together some pointers that will make you stronger come the start of the season.
Adam is a COPSBT performance SBX coach.

Here's what Adam had to say:

I love summer just as much as anyone, but also can’t wait to get back on the snow and start snowboarding. While we are waiting for that to happen there are many things we can be doing to get ready for that so that you can perform at your best and achieve what you want to on your snowboard. Whether you are just a young one and getting started into the world of competitive snowboarding or are a national team athlete there are many things that you can be doing to prepare yourself for the upcoming season.

We spend the whole year training for snowboardcross and snowboard year round. Of course the best thing you can do is SNOWBOARD year round. There are many options for this from the glaciers at Whistler and Mt Hood, to heading to the Southern Hemisphere and riding in New Zealand, Australia or South America. We just finished a camp in Whistler and will be heading to Argentina to train and race for 1 month in mid August.

Of course not everyone can snowboard year round, but you should be cross training in a number of activities:
1) Weight training (for older athletes under qualified supervision)
2) Skateboarding
3) Wakeboarding
4) Mountain biking- downhill or cross country both are great for endurance and for working the same skills as snowboarding when going downhill
5) Hiking
6) Running

If you are competing at a high level, one thing you should put some time into is getting a job and making some money to help your parents out as snowboarding cost’s money and the more you can help them the better.