Bulgaria Ski discussion board

I play American Football and after 2 -a-day training camps in summer my legs have become very sore and cramped up, that was until i discovered ice baths!!
Go buy yourself some big bags of ice, stick it in your tub with cold water after a workout and sit in it for 8-10 minutes max. This effectively drains the blood out of your legs (hence causing you to feel numbness) and once you're out your legs begin to fill back up with new blood leaving your legs feeling fresher and less tired/sore.

It doesn't sound too appealing and the initial cold snap isn't pleasant but it really does work :-)

With any physical exercise warming up is a must, but stretching afterwards is even more important. Your muscles have built up an overload of lactic acid, which will tighten the muscles effectively enabling them to endure further punishment. The problem with hard training then periods of inactivity is that the muscles remain tight (stiff) unless the lactic acid is shed, or at least deminished... Stretching the muscles allows for the acid to be spread throughout lessening the effect, hard massage is even better especially if accompanied with stretching. It would be normal for your muscles to ache as the exercise is not routine, but to continue with your regime will make even this much less...
The biggest single reason people have problems or even give up skiing is because of poor preparation physically, it is a sport and should be treated as such, congratulate yourself, because you are doing the right thing