Cross Training

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 13 Jun 2007 21:59

I was curious to see what other people do for cross training. I'm starting to realize how much cross training helps for the mental aspect of sports too, as well as strengthening your body. What other sports/activities do you guys do to make yourself a more well-rounded athlete?

I do rock climbing, juggling, slackline, and sometimes hockey. I just started swimming, and I'm really getting a kick out of it. I think it'll really help my left leg to recover.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 13 Jun 2007 22:39

When it's warm enough, I try to jog about 3 miles 3 days a week mainly to drop some extra weight and improve stamina. If I'm not running then I'm on my mountain bike. Its less formal than when I jog, I don't ride a specific distance. I just try to maintain a brisk pace for however long I'm riding.

In the winter I get fat

HG · Post by HG » 14 Jun 2007 06:39

I play basketball for a few hours a day about 4 or 5 times a week. But its not really for cross training. Just to schoo' dem foo's on the court ya know?

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 14 Jun 2007 06:49

i bike everywhere, so its a lot, but its not for my health or crosstraining or anything. but its good because its non-impact, unlike footbag.

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 14 Jun 2007 07:55

I swim like a madman... Nothing like getting to the creek at 9 o'clock in the morning and leaving at 8 in the evening

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justinkicks77 · Post by **justinkicks77** » 14 Jun 2007 08:41

I run 2-3 miles a day...5 days a week and lift weights. And I also get out on the mountain bike as often as I can. I guess basketball, softball, and soccer give me a little bit of a work out too.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 14 Jun 2007 09:04

Racquetball.

RawSko · Post by **RawSko** » 14 Jun 2007 10:15

I bike to and from school everyday, even though the bus would get me there about 15 minutes faster. It's up-hill in the morning too. It's perfect, cuz I get good excersize on the way there, and then when I'm all tierd and excited to get home at the end of the day it's a breeze. I beat my bus home by over half an hour!

I also used to do Kung Fu. That was interesting and kinda fun, but I don't think it helped my game that much.

Outside of that, I used to go to physio every week and that helped my knee pain and my sprained ankle.

I used to lift weights too. But two years of working out every god-damn day after school, chugging back the protien shakes and living a life-style based on beefing up... and no gain....

It's quite discouraging, so I don't do that very much anymore.

So... basically my cross-training consists of only cycling these days. I shred more now though, so it's prolly better for my game anyway.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 14 Jun 2007 10:17

rowing.

dp · Post by dp » 14 Jun 2007 11:49

I run and juggle a lot, although I'm not sure how much it affects my footbag game.

I also do a bit of cycling, pick up soccer, and pick up basketball.

freestyler4life · Post by **freestyler4life** » 14 Jun 2007 13:47

mowing lawns.........jk

soccer

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 14 Jun 2007 14:53

about 10 miles of biking a day to get to where I want, and I play alot of basketball, some soccer.

SlashC · Post by **SlashC** » 14 Jun 2007 20:14

Croquet.

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 16 Jun 2007 15:57

Ya' know... if I didn't swim so damned much I would play more footbag...usually so sore from swimming I can't move....

Colin · Post by **Colin** » 16 Jun 2007 22:44

I've been playing crazy amounts of ultimate frizbee so far this summer. Like, five times a week for a couple of hours each. Grass is so much more forgiving on my poor knees.

Look out footbag, I'm shaping up, then I'm coming for you. We've got unfinished business.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 17 Jun 2007 12:54

Breakdancing

and a few physical exercises

DJJAZZYJEFF · Post by **DJJAZZYJEFF** » 17 Jun 2007 14:10

I've been doing some pretty serious cycling lately. I have been doing about 100 miles per week, with the average ride being around 20 - 30 miles. The only problem is that i don't have enough energy to play footbag after a long hard ride today

Dave Da · Post by **Dave Da** » 17 Jun 2007 20:49

Colin wrote:I've been playing crazy amounts of ultimate frizbee so far this summer. Like, five times a week for a couple of hours each. Grass is so much more forgiving on my poor knees.

Look out footbag, I'm shaping up, then I'm coming for you. We've got unfinished business.

Agreed. Ultimate is awesome. I play like 3 times a week

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 18 Jun 2007 06:50

Hiking -- great for endurance

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 18 Jun 2007 14:15

I just ran on my family's eliptical for the first time. I think I'm going to do that with footbag every other day from now on.

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