Psycho City Derby Girls

Q:What are the workouts like? Is there anything I can do at home to get ready for try outs?

Anonymous

“Practice involves plenty of cardio, so it wouldn’t hurt to jog or run. You’re gonna learn to fall properly, so work out your legs. Beyond that, skate and get comfortable moving on wheels. We’ll do the rest in October.”

-Ivana Crushyu

“The workouts are similar to a boot camp-style total conditioning class. Be prepared to take lots of epsom salt baths to help with the muscle soreness because there will be days where you can hardly get out of bed. The best thing I did was skate as many open sessions as possible to work on basic things like balance on my skates, endurance, and of course dodging children for agility and plow stops.”

-Alexis Delarge

“Squats and cardio interval training”

-The EmpaleHer

“go to an open session :)”

-Spikey Blows-Whales

“Work your core with ab workouts.”

-Ruby Ruff n’ Tumble

“I do planks, squats and lots and lots of crunches at home when I’m not skating.”

-Roxxy Harlot

“Skate, skate, skate. Endurance is everything!”

-Broozed Ego

“To get comfortable on your skates try wearing them while you do housework. This helps you get used to moving in different directions while getting a feel for your skates. Workout in your skates. Do planks, squats, different variations of leg lifts, and other core exercises. There are also a bunch of workouts on youtube for speed skaters that would also benefit you greatly. Really, crosstraining of any kind is beneficial - you can do soccer agility drills, speed skating strengthening exercises, pilates, yoga, biking, dancing, etc. Exercising in any form is not going to be detrimental. I also highly recommend dancing, especially if you never do. You use your hips a lot in roller derby, so being able to move them is important. When a skater is struggling with moving her hips and loosening up I usually ask if they dance - the answer is typically no.”

-Chainsaw Chelsea