theDoctor said..

there is not a single serious kiter who seriously sees kiting as a way of keeping fit

every kiters fitness suffers the second the addiction sets in

gone are the days of paddling for hours through crappy drivel just for something to do

now we sail around pretending to look extreme and drink beers in carparks afterwards extolling our self defined awesomeness

is there a serious kiter who has an off season ??

kitebt said..

All right....let me be clear by what I mean as an off season. I mean in winter we are lucky to be getting out once every three weeks compared to summer where we are getting out three or more times a week. I would consider that an off season.

haha, you bite way too easily...

Freddofrog said..

kitebt said..

All right....let me be clear by what I mean as an off season. I mean in winter we are lucky to be getting out once every three weeks compared to summer where we are getting out three or more times a week. I would consider that an off season.

haha, you bite way too easily...

woof...woof!!!!

Plummet said..

craggers said..

eppo said...

fingerbone said..

My equipment looks nothing like that!!

I am sure there is a crossover of the thread here from the one about double pumps.

Maybe one of these rooms might help.

And the smiling pic on the wall of Queen Elizabeth II is for what exactly?

hmmm....must look into this wheeled device in the boot idea....also a picture of Queen Elizabeth in my Masterbatorium....I knew it was missing some wow factor

I do Mountain Biking as well in fact training for a 24 hour enduro in Canberra in October. Completely different fitness required than kiting though. However, is good to build cardio endurance.

not sure if it's relavant, but umm ..

Hey that's a ripper idea. Give it go this weekend let ya know how she goes.

fingerbone said..

sexercise is great yes

Big assumption here is that you watch AFL. We could take this thread in a completely different direction here if I went on but lets face it a lot less adds in a Rugby or Rugby League game so would not get many push ups or sit ups in and as it goes for about half the time of an AFL game no where near as many stubbies going down the throat....unless of course you are binge drinking which I gave up doing about 20 years ago

Rudebeef said..

My tip to tighten up the rig in the off season is pretty simple.

Whenever you are watching the footy, instead of pouring stubbies down your neck try this. After every goal there is usually a 30 second ad break (not on fox though so ignore that). For every ad break do 15 push ups. Then during every qtr break belt out 50 sit ups.

Result is around 200 odd push ups, 150 sit ups, no hangover, fatter wallet and good to go next time we get a breeze.

oh my.. how times have changed

one of the silliest things I've heard for a while

Rudebeef said..

My tip to tighten up the rig in the off season is pretty simple.

Whenever you are watching the footy, instead of pouring stubbies down your neck try this. After every goal there is usually a 30 second ad break (not on fox though so ignore that). For every ad break do 15 push ups. Then during every qtr break belt out 50 sit ups.

Result is around 200 odd push ups, 150 sit ups, no hangover, fatter wallet and good to go next time we get a breeze.

That's a joke right

Warmup - good 5 - 10 minutes of running and dynamic stretching 20 sets x 2 chin ups - alternate between hands facing forward with wide grip on the bar and hand facing backward with narrow grip on the bar and allow 20 sec rest between sets. 5 sets of 6 overhead squats (bar overhead) 5 sets of 4 front squats (bar on the front of your chest) 5 sets of 2 back squats (bar on your back) Its a lot squats but great for strengthening quads, butts and hamstrings to protect knees. 20 x 5 sets of hanging knees to elbows.

I have been mindful of the contribution of my gym workouts toward my kiteboarding. I do freestyle group fitness classes with an instructor who pushes pretty hard. The classes are designed to be pretty much different everytime. This works for me because I think no matter what you do (as long as you do it hard enough) it will contribute to your overall fitness. Putting alot of work into legs would be a natural. I would suggest some additions to the above workout that would be minor.... rather than 3 squat exercises maybe some opposing leg exercises as well like leg curls, leg extensions & calf raises.

I have been doing lots of explosive types of leg exercises like burpees, squat jumps and knees to chest jumps. These have made me at least 20% lighter on my feet which I'm sure will help alot.

Maybe the chins could be balanced with dips or pushups.

kitebt said..

eppo thats my regime today. Thought I would back the Sea Breeze forecast so packed the car. Currently sitting at Kurnell looking at a millpond connected remotely to my laptop through my iPhone 5 while I wait for the wind Gods to come good....tick,tock,tick,tock......i have a feeling today is not going to be my day.

Can you feel the burn....oh yeh that's it ladies. Pack car, drive, wait, drive, pack gear away...ooh yeh the burn the burn.


Or you could do the less strenuous pull up king routine above, Christ that guys serious. I'm fked just reading it. Lol.

snalberski said..

Warmup - good 5 - 10 minutes of running and dynamic stretching 20 sets x 2 chin ups - alternate between hands facing forward with wide grip on the bar and hand facing backward with narrow grip on the bar and allow 20 sec rest between sets. 5 sets of 6 overhead squats (bar overhead) 5 sets of 4 front squats (bar on the front of your chest) 5 sets of 2 back squats (bar on your back) Its a lot squats but great for strengthening quads, butts and hamstrings to protect knees. 20 x 5 sets of hanging knees to elbows.

I have been mindful of the contribution of my gym workouts toward my kiteboarding. I do freestyle group fitness classes with an instructor who pushes pretty hard. The classes are designed to be pretty much different everytime. This works for me because I think no matter what you do (as long as you do it hard enough) it will contribute to your overall fitness. Putting alot of work into legs would be a natural. I would suggest some additions to the above workout that would be minor.... rather than 3 squat exercises maybe some opposing leg exercises as well like leg curls, leg extensions & calf raises.

I have been doing lots of explosive types of leg exercises like burpees, squat jumps and knees to chest jumps. These have made me at least 20% lighter on my feet which I'm sure will help alot.

Maybe the chins could be balanced with dips or pushups.

I am not saying this is the only workout I do. However, it is a good strength routine for strengthening the key muscle groups you would do for kiting.