“In a year that my only hope was to just be able to get out
and ski, maybe race a little, I won a Masters National Championship and was named Male Masters Racer of the
3 years ago an unexpected meeting forever changed my enjoyment for skiing and racing. I’ve ski raced most of my life and have had good success and satisfaction from the sport. But three years ago my skiing was in need of extensive repair. After two consecutive seasons of injuries, which included a broken leg and a shattered ankle that required major surgery, I was trying to get back in shape for the coming season. I was battling against the lingering effects of my injuries, and found that I was unable to train using my old methods.
About this time I ran into a friend-of-a-friend. He knew who I was and he knew that I was struggling with pre-season conditioning and rehab. He told me that he had a way to get me skiing again. In fact he said that I would be skiing better than ever. His solution was the Skier’s Edge machine. I had seen advertisements in different magazines but never paid much attention to them. Well, he was very convincing in his efforts to get me to give it a try.
From the moment that I stepped on the machine and made the first series of turns I knew that this was revolutionary.The motion felt exactly like the movements I made on the snow when I was at the top of my game. I was feeling full lateral extension and retraction of the legs just like the light faze of a ski turn.The machine I was using, the World Cup Plyometric Power, gave sprint style workouts.These workouts lasted about 2 minutes, just like a ski run, and you used the exact same muscles.
The machine also gave me the full benefit of a plyometric workout without the pounding of other kinds of plyometric exercises.The Skier’s Edge gave me an intense workout and was non-impact. With my bones still healing this was exactly what I was looking for. I was immediately sold.
After my rehab I used the Skier’s Edge as an integral part of my training for the rest of the season. In a year that my only hope was to just be able to get out and ski, maybe race a little, I won a Masters National Championship and was named Male Masters Racer of the Year.To this day, the Skier’s Edge machine is still the most valuable part of my training program. I can’t imagine not having one. I travel a lot for work and am not able to train on the snow as much as I would like. But having the Skier’s Edge gives me access to an unlimited number of ski runs… right in my own living room. It’s an ingenious idea and a great design. I think I’ll be skiing and racing for a long, long time.Thanks Skier’s Edge.
