Visualizing this allows us to understand the pounding our legs take while skiing. The key is to develop muscle resiliency through plyometrics. When doing plyometrics, muscles become loaded. When you move to the direction of travel, the muscles that are coiled and compressed are released, and you are propelled forward and upward. The muscles under compression build up force and after being fully loaded, expand to their original shape, which causes movement.
Plyometric training has many forms, but jumping activities are primary.
Single and double leg hops, hopping across lines such as those on a basketball court or parking lot, and double leg hops on or between boxes are basic examples. If you are jumping on turf, you might want to tape your ankles in case you hit any irregularities on the surface. Before beginning a plyometrics training regime, you should strength train for a minimum of 4-12 weeks. Summer's a great time to work on performance and injury prevention. The point of transition between one turn and another is marked by the change of edges.