Dip Those Triceps

I came across a new (to this season) blog called Snowboard Women. I’m not sure how old Erica (riding since 1999) and the rest of her Southern California-based gang are, so I’m not sure if they’d be comfortable identifying with the Grays on Trays demographic, but they do get “age points” for remembering vinyl records.

Also, I liked the post “Snowboarders Getting Older.” At least I plan to be snowboarding while getting older, as are the folks on the Grays on Trays discussion board.

The blog has a post on pre-season conditioning that comes with this twist: strengthen those triceps.

Say what?

“You heard me. Unless you have step-ins, you’re gonna spend a fair amount of time sitting at the top of the run strapping in. Once your gear’s all set, you gotta push yourself up off your seated position… over and over! Getting your arms prepped will prevent you from being too sore the next day.”

Not a bad idea to tone those arms, of course. But you could also get some Flow bindings and avoid that sitting on your bum.