About zmetheringham

Future Ski Champ ? Maybe ! But I am going to give it my all ! - This Blog follows my ups and downs (hopefully more downs at controlled speed!)

26th May 2013 – Pre Camp Warmup

Posted on May 26, 2015 by zmetheringham

23rd May 2015 – Strength and Conditioning Training With BRPC

Posted on May 23, 2015 by zmetheringham

Great session with Ben of BRPC today. Measurement screening scores today.

Managed additional 5cm on standing two leg jump. Shows right knee coming back up to strength. Overall scored 3’s and 4’s out of 5. So lots to work on.

Second half worked on Single leg squats, solid press ups and balance on Swiss ball.

Managed 2 out of 3 attempts in standing Swiss ball with time over 2 minutes !

10th May 2015 – Post Training Sleep Catch Up

Posted on May 13, 2015 by zmetheringham

Photo says it all.

7th May 2015 – Dogs of Vail Mountain and Alpine Meadows Ski Patrol Team

Posted on May 7, 2015 by zmetheringham

After our family helped our local charity Medical Detection Dogs, these videos show what amazing animals dogs are.

And our amazing dog, Woody, that sadly failed to make the grade as a Medical Detection Dog, but luckily for us we got to adopt him.

6th May 2015 – Beachborough Colts Cricket

Posted on May 6, 2015 by zmetheringham

Not been able to trial for Beachborough School Cricket teams, due to rehabilitation on the MCL, but finally got batting time in the nets on Tuesday and obviously did enough to be picked for the Colts B team !

So all ready for for my first match against my ski buddy Kaynes’ school today ! Guess what the British Spring Weather put paid to play, as match cancelled before we even left !

Hopefully more chance to practice and move up the batting order.

6th May 2015 – Dad Doing Great, But Can’t Wait Until Mum Returns From Shanghai !

Posted on May 6, 2015 by zmetheringham

It’s Exam week at School and Mum’s away with work in Shanghai. Dad’s doing ok but we are all missing Liz ! Especially Woody – look at those sad eyes!

6th May 2015 – Post Number 201 ! So Time To Update Header

Posted on May 6, 2015 by zmetheringham

Passed 200 Blog Posts ! So I thought it was time to update my header picture!

4th May 2015 – Rehabilitation – Return to the Slopes

Posted on May 4, 2015 by zmetheringham

Part of the rehabilitation process as back on skis for first time since my fall in Hintertux, some 4 weeks ago. 1:1 for one hour with Ben, included warm ups, very easy skiing, turns ensuring knee follows ski tip. Ben also video’d several of my runs and we analysed my lower leg, knee, thigh alignment. Good news no pain either on the slope or afterwards and the video analysis shows very little/no dependancy on my left knee or compensation for my right knee. Thanks Ben and thanks to SnoZoneMK for the slope access.

[Dad edit – I am sure I could make an iMovie of these funky Dance Moves below!]

Great piece of sports video analysis software that allows angle, line, position analysis to be measured. Green lines show I kept my legs/knees parallel so no dependancy / compensation. All good news.

Massive thanks to Ben and Paul @ Elite for getting me back so quickly. Now the hard work continues !

3rd May 2015 – MK Dons Promoted

Posted on May 3, 2015 by zmetheringham

Well done to the Dons today, can’t wait to watch you in the Championship.

2nd & 3rd May 2015 – Team Evolution Fitness & Assessment Weekend @ RAF Brize Norton

Posted on May 3, 2015 by zmetheringham

Invited along by Paul Telling to take part in the Team Evolution Fitness & Assessment Weekend @ RAF Brize Norton. What an amazing weekend.

Day 1 included welcome and aims of the weekend and plans and aims for the programme. Assault courses (I did take it easy with my knee) lead by RAF PT Instructor Greg (amazingly fit instructor), chance to take off, fly and land in a £15m Hercules Flight Simulator, and team building and development skills with Greg. Day completed with a BBQ at the Officers Mess.

Tug of War between Evolution Staff and Athletes – best of 3, we did it in two pulls ! Ed Drake in full combats. Private U12 coaching from Greg.

Hercules Flight Simulator – wonder what happens when you crash land – found out very quickly on trying to land – screen goes red !

Take off from Las Vegas Airport.

Team building activities and games. 10 minute static push up position for talking when Greg was talking ! Must learn.

Day 2 fitness and agility testing, decremental runs, video’d posture and stretches and Greg teaching us how to climb properly. I was having to run the decremental run on my own, so Dad ran (and BEAT ME ! – edited by Dad) Run 1 and Run 3, with Paul T running the other Runs!