A couple NordicSkiRacers have been out playing with the Vasa Ergometer. We've been trying different competitive scenarios: Who can do a fixed distance fastest and who can do the most distance in a fixed time.

By Mike Muha
Jun 4, 2007

To get myself more motivated, I decided I'd do the US Ski Team fitness test (also called the "Medals Test") in May to set a baseline for the year.

By Mike Muha
Jun 1, 2007

We skied a lot, trained a lot and worked hard on team cohesion in Bend now we're bringing it down a notch before heading home.,

By Pete Vordenberg - TeamToday.org
May 31, 2007

The US Ski Team for years has had a standardize method of testing cross country ski athletes so tests could be compared across the country and at different times of the year. You can easily perform these tests, too!,

By Mike Muha
May 30, 2007

Are you a retailer, club, team, or training group and interested in hosting a Get Your Nordic On! clinic?,

By CXC Skiing
May 25, 2007

Skiers must spend lots of time working the muscles of the shoulders, back, stomach and arms that power the PUSH phase of poling. But you shouldn't forget to strengthen the RECOVERY phase too!,

By Craig Storey
May 21, 2007

Goal setting; physiology and general fitness testing; results analysis and individual coach/athlete meetings to develop individualized plans; and begin ski specific team training and technique analysis.,

By Bryan Fish
May 21, 2007

It's almost June, and I haven't even reviewed the racing season! Time to get this over with so I can start covering my spring and summer training...

By Mike Muha
May 20, 2007

During skiing the contribution of the upper body to movement velocity varies from perhaps 10% during the classic diagonal stride to 100% during double poling. During skating uphill , the upper body contributes 50% or more of the total force.,

By Stephen Seiler
May 17, 2007

This is an annual educational opportunity for Central Coaches at all levels; youth, middle and high school, junior, collegiate, club and adult/master skiers.,

By CXC Skiing
May 17, 2007

Joanne Gerstner of the Detroit News wrote a series of articles in Saturday's paper about the difficult of being an elite athlete while pregnant or recovering from pregnancy.

By Mike Muha
May 13, 2007

The US Biathlon Team is in the midst of their first training camp of the year this week in Colorado Springs.,

By US Biathlon Team
May 10, 2007