No time for exercising
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FredMikmik wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Yeah, you don't get to an All-Europe showjumping competition without a strong core, for crying out loud.
Unless it's some "vanity" competition with ridiculous entry fees (like a Toddlers and Tiaras competition for Euros), you are going to have SERIOUS core strength and a healthy lower back if you can legit compete in equestrian events.
And, seriously, even royalty is expected to "build character" by mucking out stalls.
LOL, crazy. Everyone I've ever known from real "old money" style wealth has had to do serious nasty chores and brutal summer "camps" to "toughen them up." Are these all pampered nouveau riches that get coddled like this? because, dayum. I went to college with some Presidential relatives, etc....there was all manner of "hike the mountain to have empathy with the poors" BS going on. No "take the pretty horsie and ride" BS.
But, even if you aren't doing upkeep work...show jumping takes CORE. I did show jumping at a low level. If you have a weak core, you BY DEFINITION will be a terrible show jumper. How does someone get to an all-Europe competition with a weak core?
By making it up?
Don't have to.
Dutch riding school education sends out their students to big stables
To be fair, you dont have to be an excellent rider these days.
I had them at my stable/riding school and some of them were even afraid for a horse. Let alone they could ride a horse pretty decent.
But that must be the fact that i am old school and believe that they have to mug out stables too hehehe
But yes a lot of girls make things up too. And there is a huge group who think that they will make it in the horse world. But reality is that this is only for some really though athletics. Riders who train their horses every day, who bike and run ( cardio) for being fit.
Been there done that. For more than 46 years!
And teaching and coaching and judging for more than 30 years.
See, I think this is why this bothers me. There is a reason that Equestrian events are part of the Olympic games. Because real, legitimate competitors in this field are ATHLETES. They go to the gym, they lift some hardcore weights to strengthen their quads and core....because equestrian is a SPORT. A challenging, demanding, REAL sport. And any outfit that tells pampered kids that they are "competitive" when they are weak? A con job.
Look, OP. You just started talking about "owning horses." Yeay for your parents having money. Yawn. If you are serious about competitive riding, your coach will have you in the gym working on squats and front squats and deadlifts to get your thighs and back where you need to be to compete on even a basic level. If you seriously are in poor condition? Then you need to fire your coach and move your horses to a REAL stable that will have you shoveling poo for hours every day before they let you enter the tack room. That's what REAL equestrian programmes do.
I don't understand what this has to do with the OP's question.
Ops question is about how she can't work out because she spends HOURS of every day doing what SHOULD BE A WORKOUT.
If you read her posts in this thread, you'd see that she is looking to find a way to do strength exercises that are necessary for managing pain.
I don't think it's at all becoming for a grown woman to be all up in a teenager's face about what a "workout" is supposed to be, or riding cred or - who cares, I mean, it's such a weird thing to be up in arms about. Especially when the kid's dislocated her hip, for crying out loud.
If she has a dislocated hip, the last thing she should be doing is riding horses.
When did the dislocated hip come into the equation? Missed that totally
So did I.FredMikmik wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Yeah, you don't get to an All-Europe showjumping competition without a strong core, for crying out loud.
Unless it's some "vanity" competition with ridiculous entry fees (like a Toddlers and Tiaras competition for Euros), you are going to have SERIOUS core strength and a healthy lower back if you can legit compete in equestrian events.
And, seriously, even royalty is expected to "build character" by mucking out stalls.
LOL, crazy. Everyone I've ever known from real "old money" style wealth has had to do serious nasty chores and brutal summer "camps" to "toughen them up." Are these all pampered nouveau riches that get coddled like this? because, dayum. I went to college with some Presidential relatives, etc....there was all manner of "hike the mountain to have empathy with the poors" BS going on. No "take the pretty horsie and ride" BS.
But, even if you aren't doing upkeep work...show jumping takes CORE. I did show jumping at a low level. If you have a weak core, you BY DEFINITION will be a terrible show jumper. How does someone get to an all-Europe competition with a weak core?
By making it up?
Don't have to.
Dutch riding school education sends out their students to big stables
To be fair, you dont have to be an excellent rider these days.
I had them at my stable/riding school and some of them were even afraid for a horse. Let alone they could ride a horse pretty decent.
But that must be the fact that i am old school and believe that they have to mug out stables too hehehe
But yes a lot of girls make things up too. And there is a huge group who think that they will make it in the horse world. But reality is that this is only for some really though athletics. Riders who train their horses every day, who bike and run ( cardio) for being fit.
Been there done that. For more than 46 years!
And teaching and coaching and judging for more than 30 years.
See, I think this is why this bothers me. There is a reason that Equestrian events are part of the Olympic games. Because real, legitimate competitors in this field are ATHLETES. They go to the gym, they lift some hardcore weights to strengthen their quads and core....because equestrian is a SPORT. A challenging, demanding, REAL sport. And any outfit that tells pampered kids that they are "competitive" when they are weak? A con job.
Look, OP. You just started talking about "owning horses." Yeay for your parents having money. Yawn. If you are serious about competitive riding, your coach will have you in the gym working on squats and front squats and deadlifts to get your thighs and back where you need to be to compete on even a basic level. If you seriously are in poor condition? Then you need to fire your coach and move your horses to a REAL stable that will have you shoveling poo for hours every day before they let you enter the tack room. That's what REAL equestrian programmes do.
I don't understand what this has to do with the OP's question.
Ops question is about how she can't work out because she spends HOURS of every day doing what SHOULD BE A WORKOUT.
If you read her posts in this thread, you'd see that she is looking to find a way to do strength exercises that are necessary for managing pain.
I don't think it's at all becoming for a grown woman to be all up in a teenager's face about what a "workout" is supposed to be, or riding cred or - who cares, I mean, it's such a weird thing to be up in arms about. Especially when the kid's dislocated her hip, for crying out loud.
If she has a dislocated hip, the last thing she should be doing is riding horses.
I got it fixed and was cleared by my doctor a while ago and I went to a sport physio who told me to do exercises
The same physio who gave you bad advice on page 1? I would think a dislocated hip would put you out for much longer.
I fractured my ankle at age 14. It healed but I was never able to return to ballet (pointe) because of the stress it would put on my ankle. I would think a hip injury would end the game of horse riding.
It still hurts but that's why I need to do exercises it was both my doctor and physio who cleared me. And it did take a couple of months I don't know why I'm allowed to do exercise but maybe I was just luckier than you I'm not a doctor so I can't give you a good answer on that
If it still hurts, that is a good indication you should STOP. Otherwise you risk permanent injury. It wasn't about luck. If I wanted to I could have gone back to pointe about a year after. However, I didn't because the muscle memory had diminished and I risked doing permanent damage to my body. It was a hard choice, but worth it.0 -
FredMikmik wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Yeah, you don't get to an All-Europe showjumping competition without a strong core, for crying out loud.
Unless it's some "vanity" competition with ridiculous entry fees (like a Toddlers and Tiaras competition for Euros), you are going to have SERIOUS core strength and a healthy lower back if you can legit compete in equestrian events.
And, seriously, even royalty is expected to "build character" by mucking out stalls.
LOL, crazy. Everyone I've ever known from real "old money" style wealth has had to do serious nasty chores and brutal summer "camps" to "toughen them up." Are these all pampered nouveau riches that get coddled like this? because, dayum. I went to college with some Presidential relatives, etc....there was all manner of "hike the mountain to have empathy with the poors" BS going on. No "take the pretty horsie and ride" BS.
But, even if you aren't doing upkeep work...show jumping takes CORE. I did show jumping at a low level. If you have a weak core, you BY DEFINITION will be a terrible show jumper. How does someone get to an all-Europe competition with a weak core?
By making it up?
Don't have to.
Dutch riding school education sends out their students to big stables
To be fair, you dont have to be an excellent rider these days.
I had them at my stable/riding school and some of them were even afraid for a horse. Let alone they could ride a horse pretty decent.
But that must be the fact that i am old school and believe that they have to mug out stables too hehehe
But yes a lot of girls make things up too. And there is a huge group who think that they will make it in the horse world. But reality is that this is only for some really though athletics. Riders who train their horses every day, who bike and run ( cardio) for being fit.
Been there done that. For more than 46 years!
And teaching and coaching and judging for more than 30 years.
See, I think this is why this bothers me. There is a reason that Equestrian events are part of the Olympic games. Because real, legitimate competitors in this field are ATHLETES. They go to the gym, they lift some hardcore weights to strengthen their quads and core....because equestrian is a SPORT. A challenging, demanding, REAL sport. And any outfit that tells pampered kids that they are "competitive" when they are weak? A con job.
Look, OP. You just started talking about "owning horses." Yeay for your parents having money. Yawn. If you are serious about competitive riding, your coach will have you in the gym working on squats and front squats and deadlifts to get your thighs and back where you need to be to compete on even a basic level. If you seriously are in poor condition? Then you need to fire your coach and move your horses to a REAL stable that will have you shoveling poo for hours every day before they let you enter the tack room. That's what REAL equestrian programmes do.
I don't understand what this has to do with the OP's question.
Ops question is about how she can't work out because she spends HOURS of every day doing what SHOULD BE A WORKOUT.
If you read her posts in this thread, you'd see that she is looking to find a way to do strength exercises that are necessary for managing pain.
I don't think it's at all becoming for a grown woman to be all up in a teenager's face about what a "workout" is supposed to be, or riding cred or - who cares, I mean, it's such a weird thing to be up in arms about. Especially when the kid's dislocated her hip, for crying out loud.
If she has a dislocated hip, the last thing she should be doing is riding horses.
When did the dislocated hip come into the equation? Missed that totally
So did I.FredMikmik wrote: »TheOwlhouseDesigns wrote: »Yeah, you don't get to an All-Europe showjumping competition without a strong core, for crying out loud.
Unless it's some "vanity" competition with ridiculous entry fees (like a Toddlers and Tiaras competition for Euros), you are going to have SERIOUS core strength and a healthy lower back if you can legit compete in equestrian events.
And, seriously, even royalty is expected to "build character" by mucking out stalls.
LOL, crazy. Everyone I've ever known from real "old money" style wealth has had to do serious nasty chores and brutal summer "camps" to "toughen them up." Are these all pampered nouveau riches that get coddled like this? because, dayum. I went to college with some Presidential relatives, etc....there was all manner of "hike the mountain to have empathy with the poors" BS going on. No "take the pretty horsie and ride" BS.
But, even if you aren't doing upkeep work...show jumping takes CORE. I did show jumping at a low level. If you have a weak core, you BY DEFINITION will be a terrible show jumper. How does someone get to an all-Europe competition with a weak core?
By making it up?
Don't have to.
Dutch riding school education sends out their students to big stables
To be fair, you dont have to be an excellent rider these days.
I had them at my stable/riding school and some of them were even afraid for a horse. Let alone they could ride a horse pretty decent.
But that must be the fact that i am old school and believe that they have to mug out stables too hehehe
But yes a lot of girls make things up too. And there is a huge group who think that they will make it in the horse world. But reality is that this is only for some really though athletics. Riders who train their horses every day, who bike and run ( cardio) for being fit.
Been there done that. For more than 46 years!
And teaching and coaching and judging for more than 30 years.
See, I think this is why this bothers me. There is a reason that Equestrian events are part of the Olympic games. Because real, legitimate competitors in this field are ATHLETES. They go to the gym, they lift some hardcore weights to strengthen their quads and core....because equestrian is a SPORT. A challenging, demanding, REAL sport. And any outfit that tells pampered kids that they are "competitive" when they are weak? A con job.
Look, OP. You just started talking about "owning horses." Yeay for your parents having money. Yawn. If you are serious about competitive riding, your coach will have you in the gym working on squats and front squats and deadlifts to get your thighs and back where you need to be to compete on even a basic level. If you seriously are in poor condition? Then you need to fire your coach and move your horses to a REAL stable that will have you shoveling poo for hours every day before they let you enter the tack room. That's what REAL equestrian programmes do.
I don't understand what this has to do with the OP's question.
Ops question is about how she can't work out because she spends HOURS of every day doing what SHOULD BE A WORKOUT.
If you read her posts in this thread, you'd see that she is looking to find a way to do strength exercises that are necessary for managing pain.
I don't think it's at all becoming for a grown woman to be all up in a teenager's face about what a "workout" is supposed to be, or riding cred or - who cares, I mean, it's such a weird thing to be up in arms about. Especially when the kid's dislocated her hip, for crying out loud.
If she has a dislocated hip, the last thing she should be doing is riding horses.
I got it fixed and was cleared by my doctor a while ago and I went to a sport physio who told me to do exercises
The same physio who gave you bad advice on page 1? I would think a dislocated hip would put you out for much longer.
I fractured my ankle at age 14. It healed but I was never able to return to ballet (pointe) because of the stress it would put on my ankle. I would think a hip injury would end the game of horse riding.
It still hurts but that's why I need to do exercises it was both my doctor and physio who cleared me. And it did take a couple of months I don't know why I'm allowed to do exercise but maybe I was just luckier than you I'm not a doctor so I can't give you a good answer on that
If it still hurts, that is a good indication you should STOP. Otherwise you risk permanent injury. It wasn't about luck. If I wanted to I could have gone back to pointe about a year after. However, I didn't because the muscle memory had diminished and I risked doing permanent damage to my body. It was a hard choice, but worth it.
It's not that I'm in pain but sometimes if I have worked out a lot I get some discomfort I talked to my physio and a doctor who specializes in sport injuries and both of them said I needed to build up muscles.
I have been checked later on and everything is fine don't worry0 -
Capt_Apollo wrote: »no one has any extra time in their day. everyone has the same finite amount of time given to them, and it's up to us on how we use them.
QFT!!0 -
Capt_Apollo wrote: »no one has any extra time in their day. everyone has the same finite amount of time given to them, and it's up to us on how we use them.
QFT!!
Could you explain to me what QFT means?0 -
FredMikmik wrote: »Capt_Apollo wrote: »no one has any extra time in their day. everyone has the same finite amount of time given to them, and it's up to us on how we use them.
QFT!!
Could you explain to me what QFT means?
http://bit.ly/uRktzr0 -
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FredMikmik wrote: »Capt_Apollo wrote: »no one has any extra time in their day. everyone has the same finite amount of time given to them, and it's up to us on how we use them.
QFT!!
Could you explain to me what QFT means?
http://bit.ly/uRktzr
For some reason I had though it stood for something else. Mine was- well wouldn't be found in a disney movie- quite ____ true. Lol.0 -
Cryptonomnomicon wrote: »
Yes I know but I do work out for 2-3 hours and I was looking for some fast but effective exercises0 -
FredMikmik wrote: »Capt_Apollo wrote: »no one has any extra time in their day. everyone has the same finite amount of time given to them, and it's up to us on how we use them.
QFT!!
Could you explain to me what QFT means?
http://bit.ly/uRktzr
How much do you workout a day?0 -
OP you've had enough time to keep checking back on this thread, maybe if you stepped away from your electronic devices and used that time wisely you could have had it done already.
We make time to exercise if it's important, I wake up at 3 am so I can get my workouts in before work. So, stop with the excuses and reasons you can't.0 -
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I skimmed this thread because it's Monday morning and I don't want to read them all....
I've been riding/showing/taking care of horses of all sorts for over 15 years. Depending on what type of barn work and what type of riding you are doing - you are not burning that many calories, or creating that much strength. To be a strong rider you really need to workout OFF the horse. I am friends with a lady who is a PT and nutritionist who focuses on riders. Her name is Leah Hinnefield and she runs The Athletic Rider. Look her up on Google or Facebook. She runs all sorts of free and paid programs that are designed specifically for riders. All of her stuff you can do at home (no gym memberships required), and she has an incredible supportive following. Thought I'd mention it since there are a lot of riders posting on here.
OP - as far as time, it is all in your priorities. If you have an injury that your doctors tell you you need to rehab then you need to STOP riding and rehab it. Make the time. You only get one body, you need to take care of it. If your doctors are not telling you how and which muscles to be strengthening then you need to talk to someone who will tell you. I think you mentioned riding 5 horses a day....can't you cut one of those out or shave down the time somehow to give you an extra 30 minutes to bust out some squats and push ups? Do lunges holding water buckets. Do it while your at the barn and already gross and sweaty.
Bottom Line: if you are really serious about building some muscles to prevent injuries you will find 30-45min in your day to bust out a workout.
Best of luck!0 -
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.0 -
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GiveMeCoffee wrote: »OP you've had enough time to keep checking back on this thread, maybe if you stepped away from your electronic devices and used that time wisely you could have had it done already.
We make time to exercise if it's important, I wake up at 3 am so I can get my workouts in before work. So, stop with the excuses and reasons you can't.
Im in school and don't feel like doing squats in the middle of the class hehe0 -
I skimmed this thread because it's Monday morning and I don't want to read them all....
I've been riding/showing/taking care of horses of all sorts for over 15 years. Depending on what type of barn work and what type of riding you are doing - you are not burning that many calories, or creating that much strength. To be a strong rider you really need to workout OFF the horse. I am friends with a lady who is a PT and nutritionist who focuses on riders. Her name is Leah Hinnefield and she runs The Athletic Rider. Look her up on Google or Facebook. She runs all sorts of free and paid programs that are designed specifically for riders. All of her stuff you can do at home (no gym memberships required), and she has an incredible supportive following. Thought I'd mention it since there are a lot of riders posting on here.
OP - as far as time, it is all in your priorities. If you have an injury that your doctors tell you you need to rehab then you need to STOP riding and rehab it. Make the time. You only get one body, you need to take care of it. If your doctors are not telling you how and which muscles to be strengthening then you need to talk to someone who will tell you. I think you mentioned riding 5 horses a day....can't you cut one of those out or shave down the time somehow to give you an extra 30 minutes to bust out some squats and push ups? Do lunges holding water buckets. Do it while your at the barn and already gross and sweaty.
Bottom Line: if you are really serious about building some muscles to prevent injuries you will find 30-45min in your day to bust out a workout.
Best of luck!
Thank you! I'll check her out0 -
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts0 -
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FredMikmik wrote: »GiveMeCoffee wrote: »OP you've had enough time to keep checking back on this thread, maybe if you stepped away from your electronic devices and used that time wisely you could have had it done already.
We make time to exercise if it's important, I wake up at 3 am so I can get my workouts in before work. So, stop with the excuses and reasons you can't.
Im in school and don't feel like doing squats in the middle of the class hehe
Either this thread is a big joke or you just want to keep making excuses.
Were you at the birthday party all day yesterday?
It started at 17 but yes pretty much. I'm probably in a different timeline than you. And I guess you can call my school a type of high school we have computers and that's the only thing I use so I'm on my computer and I don't think that's an excuse...0 -
This is one of those "If you want to you do it, you don't need anything from us" threads
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FredMikmik wrote: »
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts
Wait, now you work out 2-3 hours a day but don't have time to workout? What was the point of this thread again?!0 -
FredMikmik wrote: »
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts
Wait, now you work out 2-3 hours a day but don't have time to workout? What was the point of this thread again?!
I horseback ride 2-3 hours a day but I'm looking for quick exercises it would really be helpful if you knew any since the horseback riding isn't enough I know horse back riding is a sport but you can read the earlier answers to find out why I need more0 -
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FredMikmik wrote: »FredMikmik wrote: »
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts
Wait, now you work out 2-3 hours a day but don't have time to workout? What was the point of this thread again?!
I horseback ride 2-3 hours a day but I'm looking for quick exercises it would really be helpful if you knew any since the horseback riding isn't enough I know horse back riding is a sport but you can read the earlier answers to find out why I need more
push ups. do as many as you can at the start (or near the start) of the hour of the every day.
this can be alternated with squats or lunges or sit ups, etc etc.
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Capt_Apollo wrote: »FredMikmik wrote: »FredMikmik wrote: »
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts
Wait, now you work out 2-3 hours a day but don't have time to workout? What was the point of this thread again?!
I horseback ride 2-3 hours a day but I'm looking for quick exercises it would really be helpful if you knew any since the horseback riding isn't enough I know horse back riding is a sport but you can read the earlier answers to find out why I need more
push ups. do as many as you can at the start (or near the start) of the hour of the every day.
this can be alternated with squats or lunges or sit ups, etc etc.
Thank you!0 -
I am doing the XTFMAX90 Programme. It has lots of different strength workouts between 26 and 46 mins. Might be worth checking out? I set my alarm that amount of time early in the morning and do it before everyone else wakes up - only chance I get too!!0
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FredMikmik wrote: »FredMikmik wrote: »
How much do you workout a day?
Lol I make time. So enough.
I work out everyday 2-3 hours and even more on weekends! that's a lot of time and I can probably make 30 min extra but still think of how much time I use it's a lot when I have school work for 12+ hours and I need to do good in school and also go to classes please respect that and if you have some advice in form of exercises please tell if not then maybe use some time on other posts
Wait, now you work out 2-3 hours a day but don't have time to workout? What was the point of this thread again?!
I horseback ride 2-3 hours a day but I'm looking for quick exercises it would really be helpful if you knew any since the horseback riding isn't enough I know horse back riding is a sport but you can read the earlier answers to find out why I need more
.. really?
How many programmes do you want .. you've been given exercises since the start0 -
juleszephyr wrote: »I am doing the XTFMAX90 Programme. It has lots of different strength workouts between 26 and 46 mins. Might be worth checking out? I set my alarm that amount of time early in the morning and do it before everyone else wakes up - only chance I get too!!
Thank will check it out!0 -
No time to exercise? That is a bunch of horse-pucky. Too much horsing around....
In all seriousness, while you are busy, you can find plenty of training circuits on youtube that are 15 minutes or so as a starting point. Go to youtube and search for a "15 minute workout" and you will find many options.
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