What is a Day of Trainning like?

[FSWer]

Say,I've always wondered what a typical Day of Trainning for a Competitive Skater is like. I only know from what I've read. But I'd love to hear it from all of you.

[TheGirlCanSkate]

By competitive do you mean one who skates in competitions or a skater who was at Nationals?

[misskarne]

Well, I know Jason Brown outlined his day roughly in an interview once, I'll try and remember, it went something like this:

6:30am - wake up
7:00am - get to Highland Park rink to skate and loosen up
8am - midday - Takes all Senior classes straight through, no breaks
lunch
then skates for an hour and a half, takes a break, skates for another hour and a half
dinner
homework/piano
bedtime usually about 9:30

I think that was it.

[treesprite]

Like anyone else's day but add in some skating.

[FSWer]

By competitive do you mean one who skates in competitions or a skater who was at Nationals?

Competitions.

[TheGirlCanSkate]

She gets up over 2 hours earlier than any of her friends, skates and has a normal day. Some afternoons, she skates again.

[Clarice]

When my daughter competed, she got up around 5, went to the rink, then went to school, then to the rink again, then did homework and went to bed. It was pretty much a normal day like all her friends, except she skated instead of going to track practice or swimming or volleyball or whatever. The biggest difference was that she had to go to bed earlier and get up earlier than most of her friends, because she skated at 6 a.m. every day. She could only have slumber parties with other skaters, because they would all have to be at the rink on Saturday mornings, so they would all go to sleep earlier. Most of her friends were skaters anyway, so it wasn't really that big a deal.

[overedge]

Yesterday I was at work all day, came home, got changed, went to the rink and skated for an hour, and then had a (late) supper with a glass of wine. Such is the life of a competitive adult skater

[ioana]

Yesterday I was at work all day, came home, got changed, went to the rink and skated for an hour, and then had a (late) supper with a glass of wine. Such is the life of a competitive adult skater

I skate in the mornings before work, so wine isn't really an option for me . I am in a much better mood the whole rest of the day as a result, so my coworkers are fully supportive. I also do pilates & stretching at home once or twice a week -or more often if I have a test or competition coming up.

[AndyWarhol]

When i was younger i would get up at 5, skate from about 6.30 to 9.30, then school from 10.30 - 2.
then skate again from about 5.30 - 7.30. Some nights i woudl do office with my coaches after skating, or
would just do a bit of a work out at home.

These days I skate a couple of days before work, go to the gym a couple of days, and work.