Off Season Workout

[rookie74]

What off season workouts are you doing?

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by rookie74

What off season workouts are you doing?

Continuing the parameters of regimented rehab prescribed as result of aforementioned surgical procedure (which I can't mention MultipleTimes ).
Nothing special: 45 minutes split between Treadmill and Gazelle every other day to keep cardio up and legs in shape.
First time I've set out to remain in mid-season condition throughout the boring months between June camps and December season. We'll see how long it lasts.

What's an off season? I'm still working games.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by AremRed

What's an off season? I'm still working games.

Anything outside the scholastic season is off-season for me: AAU, Pro-Am, Camps, etc are all off-season.

[BktBallRef]

Off season? There are more games now than during the winter.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Off season? There are more games now than during the winter.

Maybe, but not the kind *I* work.

[bainsey]

I'm trying some new interval training...

One rep is: Walk for a minute, jog for 15 seconds, sprint for 15 seconds.
Do six reps, then take an extra minute walking.
Then, do five reps, and take an extra minute walking.
Then four reps, extra walking minute, three reps, extra walking minute, two reps, extra walking minute, then really sprint on the last one, 21 total reps. It takes about 45 minutes and you cover a bit more than three miles. I downloaded the JogLog app to guide the workout with audio cues, which works around your iPod/iPhone's music.

Tonight was the first time I did this since my trapezius injury nine days ago. It got me huffing and puffing, but I was soaked in sweat at the end.

[brainbrian]

I love to just get on the bike and ride. It's a non impact and non weight bearing exercise, great for joints. Doesn't need a gym full of equipment, simple, and I love it.

I have been working out in the gym too, but I enjoy biking the most for staying in shape.

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Off season? There are more games now than during the winter.

The perfect opportunity for us to hone our craft.

Originally Posted by brainbrian

I love to just get on the bike and ride. It's a non impact and non weight bearing exercise, great for joints. Doesn't need a gym full of equipment, simple, and I love it.

I have been working out in the gym too, but I enjoy biking the most for staying in shape.

Swimming is great for cardio, provided you don't swim in short bursts and keep your heart rate up. Also no-impact and great for your joints.

[grunewar]

I too do a lot of swimming and running over the summer now that my weekends are free.

My summer season lasts another four weeks though, so I'm still running the floor too.

[BillyMac]

Run (actually the "survival shuffle") 1.5 miles every Saturday, Sunday, and holiday. Run (again, the "survival shuffle") an occasional five kilometer race. Kayak two, or three, times a week, usually about a mile paddle each time, although longer for some flatwater races. Some bicycle riding, including a twelve mile race (my only goal is to finish alive).

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by rookie74

What off season workouts are you doing?

Chasing my 20 month old grandson around the house, then followed by a nap.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Umpiring baseball and walking the golf course

[jTheUmp]

Baseball umpiring.

Riding my bicycle to and from work every day (6.7 mile round-trip).

Riding my bicycle to about half of my baseball games (anywhere from 2-20 mile round-trip, and yes, I carry all of my plate gear on the bike when I do this).

Running on my non-umpiring days, anywhere from 3-8 miles depending on prior day's activity level and how much time I have that day, always at my 10 minute/mile pace. Usually I ride the bicycle if I have more than an hour to work out, otherwise I run.

I've lost 30 lbs since January, trying to lose 5 more before football season starts, and hoping to lose 15 more overall.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Kayak...about a mile paddle each time...longer for some flatwater races.

Are there other races you can enter where the water has hills on it? If so, doing those contests, given the increased resistance, could yield better conditioning.
Just an idea.