9012/3K FAST KIT Functional Alpine Ski Training

Functional Alpine Ski Training stands for a training method specifically designed for athletic preparation dedicated to Alpine skiing. Skiing is a complex, technical, combinatorial, situational sport, the execution of which, although carried out in a standardised manner, is subject to numerous variables characterised, on an athletic level, by high muscular tension (more than 3 g of acceleration in curves, corresponding to more than 300 kg) and extensive joint mobility. For this reason, in the FAST KIT we find equipment that involves strength exercises characterised by destabilisation and full range of motion, hence coordination and joint stabilisation capabilities. For this reason, the FAST KIT contains equipment that involves strength exercises characterised by destabilisation and full range of motion, hence coordination and joint stabilisation capacity. The objective of this strength-conditioning work is to improve all the specific neural and metabolic capacities of the athlete, starting with strength in all its components: maximum strength, explosive strength (power), elastic-reflexive strength, resistant strength.

KIT consisting of:

• 9012/3 LOW HEX BAR  (click HERE for video) It is the central piece of equipment in the method. It allows strength training with deep squats, dynamic and destabilising multiplanar exercises.

• 8054 FLOW-Bag  (click HERE for video) The water moves inside the bag. The tool complements, in terms of proprioception, reactivity and general strength, the work done with the Low Hex Bar. Being equipped with several grips, it allows the performance of both traditional movements: take-off, squat, etc., and ballistic movements: swing, snatch, etc., increasing coordination between the hips and shoulders, as well as the overall stability of the body in the multi-planarity of movements.

• 0606 Hip Band (click HERE for video)  Elastic ring band used as a complementary tool in hip flexion and extension exercises, especially squats, in order to achieve greater activation of the gluteus minimus and tensor fascia lata.

• 9123 Ghd & Sissy Squat - Hamstring Bench  (click HERE for video)  Hamstring Bench Two pieces of equipment in one: Hamstring Bench and Sissy Squat. The Sissy Squat, performed using the bench, is an exercise for training the quadriceps that reproduces the condition of the backward load that can occur during skiing action. Hamstring Bench (Nordic Norwegian Curl) is effective in training part of the posterior muscular chain (ischio-crural muscles, trunk muscles) mainly by means of eccentric (slowing down the load) and isometric (stopping the load) yielding exercises. The 9123 bench, combined with the fundamental exercise of the pulldown, makes it practical to train all types of muscle contraction (isometric, concentric, eccentric) and thus all components of strength production.