USST Testing Camp Update

Mon, Jul  30, 2007 - By Pat Casey - TeamToday.org

Blood, sweat, and tears

10 days of testing camp for the CC Team is over. Wake, eat, train, eat, train, eat, sleep, then repeat...

Training Plan for most of the team:

Monday	AM: Arrive/ OFF
	PM Arrive/ OFF or recovery jog
Tuesday	AM: Natural INT So Ho Skate 2x10
	Run and Strength (1:00)
Wednesday	Classic DP Dist. W/ Speed
	(10-20 drop in's with agility course)
	PM: OFF or active recovery
Thursday	Ski Bounding INT VO2 Max
	PM: Strength
Friday	AM: Skate Roll w. specific strength (2x20 min no pole)
	PM: OFF
Saturday	AM: Classic INT L-3 (3x10 Min)
	PM: Strength
Sunday	AM: OD Run
	PM: OFF

Parker Tyler AM double pole

 

Lindsay Williams 15 x 6-10sec speed with some pop! Get up for the down stroke...

 

Agility on one ski for a challenge

 

Matt Gelso- total focus during the workout. He is always working on something.

 

Morgan Arritola- looking fast for the speed day

 

Leif and Liz 'drop-in' speed- serves as an overspeed to train the muscles to go faster than they could go otherwise. The terrain that we use here is a downhill into a 6-10 second flat. Warm-up, 3 sets of 5 speeds with 5 minutes in between sets. Warm-down.

 

Lindsay Williams doing a Marquette Mountain simulator workout. 4-6 sets of 4minute VO2 Max intervals.

 

Lindsey Weier Dehlin- Forward and Fast

 

Leif and Timpanogos Mt. (Timp. for short)

 

Laura and Timp

 

The training is not over for the camp, but the testing has started.

Blood:

Sweat: most afternoons during the 1st week were in the 90 degree range...

Alice Nelson and the CC Team in Weber Canyon

 

And Tears...

Bird giving it all during his max VO2 test.