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CXC Academy
On Demand Coaching Supportcxcacademy will provide individuals with yearly and monthly training overviews, objectives and goals to create an understanding of the basis for performing specific workouts and exercises.
cxcacademy will guide the planning of training hours for the entire year. Each month the program will provide a sample week of daily workouts and instructions for implementation.
cxcacademy allows members to progress at an individual pace and provides essential information and guidance. The program is designed for both novices entering the sport and accomplished skiers with an objective of improving race times.
Expertise and Experience
Bryan Fish, CXC Elite Team coach, will share with you his expertise and experience in training, technique and other aspects of training. Bryan has led many athletes to the top results at National and International levels and was awarded 2007 United States Ski and Snowboard Association Cross Country Domestic and Development Coach of the Year.
Matt Liebsch, the winner of the 2009 American Birkebeiner, 2009 US National Championships Bronze medalist, and World Cup Competitor will share with you his ideas and thoughts on training for skiers of all skill abilities: novice, intermediate and advanced. Matt will use a custom developed CXC training plan which has helped athletes to excel at all levels including CXC Elite Team.
CXC Academy is also pleased to announce partnership with Vision Quest Coaching and its owner Robbie Ventura. Robbie will introduce two bike workouts a week to our training plans to supplement or substitute some of the cross country specific training workouts. Robbie will also provide tips from his extensive career as a professional cyclist and member of the USPS cycling team with Lance Armstrong.
Trend of Success
Central Cross Country Ski Association is the backbone of this project. CXC was awarded the 2007 USSA Club of the Year for developing innovative training methods for cross-country skiers. CXC designs high quality programs for youth, juniors, seniors and master/citizen skiers. cxcacademy is an outlet for distributing this knowledge to skiers at all levels.
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Training Period 11 of Season II Recap | 1.30.2010
Training Period 11 (February 1 - February 28 '10) - will be released on Monday, February 1st.
New in the period:
Distance training is essential in maintaining aerobic fitness which is the building block for one’s anaerobic fitness. A loss of aerobic fitness will affect competitive results. The goals are to maintain aerobic fitness and focus the attention on enhancing one’s high end anaerobic capacity. Maintenance requires approximately 80% of the training load, so this general rule can be used to maintain distance training.
In Training Plans:
American Birkebeiner Training Program (Training Period 4)
High School Racing Training Program (Training Period 4)
In Video Extras:
- V2 Technique Fundamentals (with Bill Pierce – Regional Development Coach);
- Kick Double Pole Technique Fundamentals (with Yuriy Gusev – CXC Program and Athletic Director);
- Waxing Application: Kick and Glide (part 2) (with Bryan Fish – CXC Team Vertical Limit Coach);
- Striding: arms and takeoff position (with Justin Wadsworth – U.S. Ski Team);
- Taking and Navigating Corners (with Rebecca Dussault – CXC Team Vertical Limit);
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | What wax was on the Birkie skis, so I can duplicate
it in the future? - PDF download.
Training Period 10 of Season II Recap | 12.29.09
Training Period 10 (January 4 '10 - January 31 '10) - will be released on Monday, January 4th.
New in the period:
In Training Plans:
American Birkebeiner Training Program (Training Period 3)
This training plan is designed for multi sport master skiers interested in participating in the American Birkebeiner and other marathon races. Simple workout structure will provide anyone with the basic frame work to maximize training time.
High School Racing Training Program (Training Period 3)
This training plan is designed for multi sport high school athletes and their coaches. It provides a sample of a season overview and weekly progressions toward High School State Championships, Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Korteloppet and Junior Olympics.
- Period 10 lands in the middle of the ski season and the focus of many during this period is competition. All three main components of training – distance, strength and intensity should receive a training stimulus every period regardless of the time of the year.
In Video Extras:
- V1 Technique Fundamentals (with Bill Pierce – Regional Development Coach);
- Diagonal Stride Technique Fundamentals (with Yuriy Gusev – CXC Program and Athletic Director);
- Dynamic Ski Flex (with Bryan Fish – CXC Team Vertical Limit Coach);
- Waxing Application: Kick and Glide (part 1) (with Bryan Fish – CXC Team Vertical Limit Coach);
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | Testing and Waxing for Critical Competitions – PDF download;
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | Effects of Tapering on Performance: a Meta-Analysis– PDF download.
Training Period 9 of Season II Recap | 12.06.09
Training Period 9 (December 7 '09 - January 3 '10) - will be released on Monday, December 7th.
New in the period:
In Training Plans:
American Birkebeiner Training Program (Training Period 2)
This training plan is designed for multi sport master skiers interested in participating in the American Birkebeiner and other marathon races. Simple workout structure will provide anyone with the basic frame work to maximize training time.
High School Racing Training Program (Training Period 2)
This training plan is designed for multi sport high school athletes and their coaches. It provides a sample of a season overview and weekly progressions toward High School State Championships, Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Korteloppet and Junior Olympics.
- Period 9 is the start of the competition training phase. Some of you will have developed the comfort on snow to test your abilities through competition while others may use this period for further preparation. In either case, the major objectives are the same - continuation of specific preparation for events soon to come – whether that be a non-competitive group kilometer ski challenge, a local ski race, a World Loppet event like the American Birkebeiner, National Championships or even World Championships.
In Video Extras:
- Video Analysis of V2 Technique (with Justin Wadsworth – U.S. Ski Team);
- V2 Alternate Technique Fundamentals (with Bill Pierce – Regional Development Coach);
- Double Pole Technique Fundamentals (with Yuriy Gusev – CXC Program and Athletic Director);
- Ski Flex Distribution (with Bryan Fish – CXC Team Vertical Limit Coach);
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | Distance Training for Birkie and Waxing with TOKO Jet Stream– PDF download.
Training Period 8 of Season II Recap | 11.07.09
Training Period 8 (November 9 - December 6) - will be released on Monday, November 9th.
New in the period:
In Training Plans:
American Birkebeiner Training Program (Training Period 1)
This training plan is designed for multi sport master skiers interested in participating in the American Birkebeiner and other marathon races. Simple workout structure will provide anyone with the basic frame work to maximize training time.
High School Racing Training Program (Training Period 1)
This training plan is designed for multi sport high school athletes and their coaches. It provides a sample of a season overview and weekly progressions toward High School State Championships, Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Korteloppet and Junior Olympics.
- Period 8 lands at the end of the Pre-Competition phase for our single sport Nordic ski training plan, but many of you may have just concluded a fall sport - possibly mountain biking, cross country running, cycle cross, soccer or swimming. Aerobic capacity development becomes a prime focus instead of heading directly into high intensity ski specific training. A foundation of aerobic distance training needs to once again be built to sustain and improve ski performance in the winter months to come.
In Video Extras:
- Video Analysis of V1 Technique (Part 2) (with Justin Wadsworth – U.S. Ski Team);
- Video Analysis of V2 Alternate Technique and Practice Lunges (with Justin Wadsworth – U.S. Ski Team);
- Ski Selection Attributes (with Bryan Fish – CXC Team Vertical Limit Coach);
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | CXC Academy as a High School Team Training Tool – PDF download;
- Coaches Corner Notes Series | Missed Training and Sharp Ferules – PDF download.
Flexibility to Choose Your Billing Plan
MonthlyMembership : $14.95/month
AnnualMembership : $119.40/year (save $60.00)
- classic Birkie skier from MI.
”The CXC Academy is great! It’s actually information overload
it’s so jam packed with good advice.”
- DL, NY
“Thank you very much for your help!!!! I am in the Army, and am now
stationed in northern France. I grew up cross country skiing and raced
in college, so I am comfortable on skis. Challenge is that I will not be
able to get any snow time before the race. CXC Academy program
will get me as ready as I can be without any snow time.”
- HL, France
“After Spencer attended REG camp this summer and having
his VO2 tested for a bench mark, we purchased CXC Academy training
plan in hopes of greater improvements. He just recently had another
VO2 max test using the same equipment and parameters.
Here are some great results:
Starting VO2 increased from 6.9 to 10.9
AeT increased from 23.1 to 39.3
AT increased from 46.9 to 48.8
Peak VO2 increased from 53.9 to 60.1
Max heart rate increased from 206 to 209
Spencer was quite excited to see these numbers but knows
he still must work hard, he knows the training plan has made a difference.”
- junior coach from Canada.
“CXC Academy is a huge project you guys have undertaken, very impressive!”
- skinnyski.com
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The purpose of this trial is to give you an unlimited right to access Training Period 4, 6 and 8 (from 2008/2009 Training Season) for a period of 5 days. Access is permitted on a temporary basis. You are eligible for only one Free Trial. Please note that at the end of the 5-day period, your trial will not automatically convert to a subscription. If you wish to continue with the service, simply click the "Subscribe" button to establish an account. Copying or printing of the content is not permitted except for the purposes of evaluation.
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CXC Academy PDF Portfolio
Training Plan Samples | Complimentary Video Extras | Video Library ListsMultiple PDF files have been assembled into an integrated CXC Academy PDF Portfolio for your convenience. To ensure appropriate viewing experience (especially when attempting to view embedded video extras) we recommend upgrading to the latest version of Adobe Reader - available free of charge at http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
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