Beginner Split Boarding
Designed to prepare new or returning backcountry snowboarders for the physical demands of split boarding.
Training Plan Overview
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Plan Description
This 8-week beginner splitboarding training plan is designed to prepare new or returning backcountry snowboarders for the physical demands of splitboarding, with a strong emphasis on aerobic base building, muscular endurance, and foundational strength. Whether you're gearing up for your first skin track or looking to increase your efficiency and enjoyment in the backcountry, this program will help you develop the fitness and resilience needed for long days of touring and confident descents.
Sample Week
- Rest Day
- Warm Up: Spiderman Step + Reach, Mountain Climbers, RKC Hip Flexor Stretch, Squat Prying, and Jog/Row/Ski Erg/Bike
- Core: Front Plank Reach, Side Plank Rotations, Alternating Bear Holds, and Deadbug Bent Knee Heel Tap
- Strength & Conditioning:
- Leg Blaster Circuit #1 with Air Squats, Split Squats, Single Leg Deadlifts, and Threading the Needle.
- Circuit #2 with Lateral Lunge Knee Up, Push ups, Supine Banded hip Flexion, Pull Up, 90-90.
- Circuit #3 (optional) Ski Erg, Walking lunges, and Lateral Mini Hops
- Cool Down
- Warm Up: with Spiderman Step + Reach, Mountain Climbers, RKC Hip Flexor Stretch, Squat Prying, and Jog/Row/Ski Erg/Bike
- Indoor Endurance Option: Equipment of choice: jog on treadmill, hike on treadmill at incline, stairmaster, elliptical, stationary bike. 30-60 min (may do a combination of equipment to prevent boredom)
- Outdoor Endurance Option: Run, hike (try some incline), bike at your "forever" pace- this is a pace that feels like you could go for a long time- fight the urge to go too fast!
- Warm Up: with Spiderman Step + Reach, Mountain Climbers, RKC Hip Flexor Stretch, Squat Prying, and Jog/Row/Ski Erg/Bike
- Core: Front Plank Reach, Side Plank Rotations, Alternating Bear Holds, and Deadbug Bent Knee Heel Tap
- Strength & Conditioning:
- Leg Blaster Circuit #1 with Air Squats, Split Squats, Single Leg Deadlifts, and Threading the Needle.
- Circuit #2 with Lateral Lunge Knee Up, Push ups, Supine Banded hip Flexion, Pull Up, 90-90.
- Circuit #3 (optional) Ski Erg, Walking lunges, and Lateral Mini Hops
- Cool Down
- Free Day: No workout planned. Light recovery movement encouraged.
- Warm Up: with Spiderman Step + Reach, Mountain Climbers, RKC Hip Flexor Stretch, Squat Prying, and Jog/Row/Ski Erg/Bike
- Indoor Endurance Option: Equipment of choice: jog on treadmill, hike on treadmill at incline, stairmaster, elliptical, stationary bike. 30-60 min (may do a combination of equipment to prevent boredom)
- Outdoor Endurance Option: Run, hike (try some incline), bike at your "forever" pace- this is a pace that feels like you could go for a long time- fight the urge to go too fast!
- Aerobic Conditioning (optional)
- Run, hike, hike with 15-25 lb pack, bike: road, gravel, mountain
- Incline hiking or running preferred for today’s workout due to better specificity to uphill in splitboarding.
- 30-90 minutes depending on your fitness levels! We will build upon this throughout training. Try to incorporate moderate elevation gain. This may be slightly longer than yesterday’s workout as well.
- Mini Strength (Optional): Barbell Step Ups, Plank, Wall Sit
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Beginner Split Boarding
Frequently Asked Questions
All of our training plans are hosted through the platform TrainingPeaks. Upon purchasing one of our plans, you’ll create an account with TrainingPeaks and access the plan via desktop or mobile app.
With our training plans, you get access for life. This means that you can use the training plan for as many cycles as you wish, year after year.
This varies between plans but it is often recommended that you have access to a gym.
Of course! Plenty of our athletes live nowhere near mountains. We make a point of giving a variety of training options in each of our plans.
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