I strongly dissagree. They prob have a stronger core. GS + DH spend the whole time in a squat putting up w high G-forces. Top super-G skiers usually have massive thighs. The only athletes I've seen who's thighs are often as big and toned are olimpic sprint track cyclists, some footbal running backs, and I'm blanking on the third. IMO a unicyclist could train to increase strength and endurance
I'll say this about strength. I was a competitive bodybuilder back 15 years ago, and still get to the gym, but much less frequestly than I used to. I am a frequent MUni rider, riding very technical rocky terrain here in New England, and my ability to navigate the most extreme stuff I would attribute to strength and power gained through weight training. I'm a 185 lbs., so there is a draw back to
SkierAlex wrote: Actually I think skiing is quite a bad example. Strength has basically nothing to do with ability. That's partly why there are some awesome female skiers out there (Sarah Burke, Ingrid Backstrom etc.) Somewhat true for freestyle but still much stronger than your average fit woman. Pro giant slalom, Super-G, and mogul skiers all have incredebly strong legs. Mogulers
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skilewis74 wrote: I was mainly interested in the strength of top riders. My experience from skiing is all of the top skiers are very strong, especially legs, core too, but less so (although those in different skiing disciplines tend to be more strong in different ways). Maybe, but power to weight ratio has to be more important than overall strength. If you look at the
