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2010 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Training by Nathan D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Feb 2010 12:00am Ever notice how lean speed skaters are? They are lean, muscular and in amazing condition. I decided to look into their training and see if we can learn a thing or two from them. This was the only decent video I could find. I know there is a lot more to speed skating training than shown above, the Tabata protocol came from Japanese speed Read on »

Winter Olympics Contest Day #2: Short Track Speed Skating by Dr. Andrew Schneider Posted Sat 13 Feb 2010 5:44am Short Track Speed Skating became an event in the Winter Olympic Games in 1992. The eventsfor both men and womeninclude 500 m1000 m1500 mand a relay. Injuries most commonly associated with Short Track Speed Skating include lacerations below the kneewith skaters cut by their own skate blades or those of a competitorand ankle fractures. Be sure Read on »

Dutch speed skating star Sven Kramer demonstrates Olympic caliber temper at 10,000 meter DQ by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Feb 2010 3:22pm You may recall from THIS recent story that the Dutch Speed Skater Sven Kramer certainly seems to have a short fuse. When asked to say his name by an ABC Olympics reporter the Dutch skating super star threw a pretty Olympic sized temper tantrum by asking the reporter if she was stupid. The reporters question and Kramer's response sparked Read on »

Dutch speed skating star Sven Kramer loses gold medal but sticks with his coach by Roman M. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 24 Feb 2010 3:40pm As you may remember from THIS story Sven Kramer's long-time coach took full responsibility for the Dutch super star's skating mistake which cost Kramer the gold medal... THIS recent story that the Dutch Speed Skater Sven Kramer was already in the news after a controversial remark to a NBC Olympics reporter. When asked to say his name by an NBC Read on »

Skating/blading Tips - Pick your skates by Skaters .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm the time you spend inline skating, get skates that are comfortable and built well Build from components. To buy a custom speed skate, consider picking each component yourself... Choose your skates. Your choices are fitness & recreation skates, aggressive skates, artistic skates, hockey skates, or speed skates Stay above the crummy skate threshold Read on »

Fit-Pic: Inline Skating, Alive and Kicking by fitink Posted Sat 18 Sep 2010 3:08pm Hedrick picking up speed skating to win Olympic gold. And there were plenty of Chicagoans lacing up their skates for the 10K. Those donning full-on uniforms for Team Rainbo... somewhere along the lines that inline skating was a fast-fading sport, at least on a general fitness level around home. And to be honest, I even believed it for a time too. Roller Read on »

Speed Skater Extraordinaire Jennifer Rodriguez by Fit Bottomed Girls Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Feb 2010 11:00am for Gold” Olympian FitStars series! Long track speed skating is no joke. Just ask Jennifer Rodriguez—top medal threat in the 500m, the 1,000m and 1,500m speed skating events. I... Jennifer put retirement talk on ice and go for the gold when women’s speed skating starts on Saturday, Feb. 14. —Tish Read on »

Skating/blading Tips - Reasons to skate by Skaters .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm

1 Comment Reasons to skate 1: Its invigorating, and provides mental serenity. Reasons to skate 2: It firms up your buttocks and thighs. Reasons to skate 3: For the love of it. Reasons to skate 4: Becaues it frees you. Reasons to skate 5: Inline skating is social. Reasons to skate 6: It clears the air. Reduce your carbon footprint when you skate Read on »

Skating/blading Tips - At the skate park by Skaters .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm of the way as fast as you can Let your skating do the talking. At the skate park, don't brag about how great you are! Try a skate park. Find a skate park that has other... for the fast ones. Some skaters may practice one line over and over, getting faster each time Watch the other skaters. They will have typical patterns of skating - anticipate where Read on »

Olympic Skating Workout with Chelsea Piers by Beth F. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 03 Mar 2010 4:42pm , and lower back. SQUATS - This exercise if very similar to the traditional exercise on the ground. Start by just skating until you pick up a little speed. Raise your arms out... Sick of your normal workout? Inspired by the Olympics? Stop thinking, "I wish I could skate," and head outside to try your hand at skating. Make the most of your Read on »