Dustin,
News to you? Why would a skater be any different from any other athlete when it comes to building stamina? Sure, it takes time, but it is doable. I'm just an average Joe (Joelle?), but I build the endurance to complete an Ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) in 9 months of training. I had no triathlon experience prior to signing up for that event, but I had run two marathons so I wasn't starting from endurance level 0. So, yeah, building endurance can be done - and rather easily.
Seems to me that it just needs to be a priority. I'd think any training program would include not only the technical work, but off ice weights, core strengthening, and aerobic work to build endurance. A skater with excellent technique isn't going to be successful if they can't make it through a full program. No doubt skating is different from any other sport, but it seems to me that there are certain things that apply to sport in general and this is one of them.
tharrtell
News to you? Why would a skater be any different from any other athlete when it comes to building stamina? Sure, it takes time, but it is doable. I'm just an average Joe (Joelle?), but I build the endurance to complete an Ironman triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) in 9 months of training. I had no triathlon experience prior to signing up for that event, but I had run two marathons so I wasn't starting from endurance level 0. So, yeah, building endurance can be done - and rather easily.
Seems to me that it just needs to be a priority. I'd think any training program would include not only the technical work, but off ice weights, core strengthening, and aerobic work to build endurance. A skater with excellent technique isn't going to be successful if they can't make it through a full program. No doubt skating is different from any other sport, but it seems to me that there are certain things that apply to sport in general and this is one of them.
tharrtell