Remember the first sexy Lange Girl poster from 1970, called Soft Inside? It was at the beginning of a long series of memorable Lange Girl posters, which came out every season.
What baby boomer skier doesn’t remember the Soft Inside poster hanging in the local ski shop? That was before they had to be taken down, due to the threats of sexual harassment law suits, according to info from a ski shop insurance agent, Jake Hoeschler. Fortunately, Skiing Magazine, and other ski related magazines, sold this poster to skiers for $1 in the early 70’s. These of course got hung in dorm rooms, garages, and basements.
Now let’s be honest –Soft Inside? The Lange ski boots were anything but Soft Inside! They hurt like hell! It’s no wonder the marketing team pared a bold face lie with a gorgeous model!
Because these new plastic ski boots were so cool and high tech, everyone put up with the pain. Including saps like me!
Remember the famous “Lange Bang“? Everyone who wore these can remember bruising or ‘banging’ their shins with the hard Lange liners. ‘After ski boots’ were never so popular! Personally I wonder why Bob Lange wasn’t sued for false advertising. Maybe it’s because all of us were so seduced by the Lange Girls, plus we hoped to be the ‘coolest’ skiers on the slopes with our new shinny plastic boots.
Additionally I must admit that they really helped the skier have a whole new advantage in ‘edge control’. Therefore, they were used by the famous skiers like Jean Claude Killy. So all of us as young skiers just acknowledged that it was worth it to suck up the pain, because we skied way better than our peers who were still in the leather boots.
I think the painfully hard Lange boots were that the reason for the creation of the thick padded socks, with inch of foam around the shin area and top of the boots. I was too cool to wear those socks, but my mom had them and they are still in my collection.
I had the Lange Comp with the yellow liner, which I thought was the coolest color, especially since I had my black Head skis with the yellow bottoms. What color were your liners? And I’d love to hear anything you have to say about these boots and posters.
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Hi Conor,Great question. A lot of it denpeds on what your current level of fitness is? I’m going to assume you have a good level of conditioning and have access to some gym equipment. Here is an example of a program you might consider. Remember this is just a guide. You should talk with an exercise specialist or strength coach in your area to get a properly designed workout program.Strength Workouts: 2 days per week; Perform 2-4 sets of 8-15 repetitions depending on your level of fitness (lower sets and higher reps with lighter loads if you are less fit)Warm-up: Jog or bike for 5-8 minutesStretch: hamstrings, quadriceps (front part of thigh) and hips (about 5 minutes total)Strength: Focus on 2 lower body exercises like lunges and leg curls with a fit ball, 2 upper body exercises like pull ups, dips and push ups, 2 core exercises like rotational pikes with a medicine ball and torso rotations with a band and 1 total body exercise like a deadlift.Plyometrics: Try adding 1 plyometric exercise to your program at the end of a workout. BOSU Lateral Hops are a great one for ski specific movements. Start with 2 sets of 30 seconds and work your way up to 5 sets of 60 seconds over the course of 8 weeks.Cardio or Energy Workouts: 3 days per weekEnergy Work: Skiing requires a solid level of aerobic (so you can ski longer) and anaerobic (so you can ski harder) fitness. Try performing one day of running or cycling for 20-60 minutes (start with 20 or 30 minutes and add 5 minutes a week until 60 are reached). That will help build your aerobic base. On another day perform intervals on the bike or running. Start with a good 5-10 minute warm up and then perform 5-10 1 minute runs or hard bikes (you should be pushing at about 90% of max effort) followed by a 1-2 minute light jog or bike recovery (about 50% of max effort). This will help keep that burning sensation in your legs and lungs at bay when you hit the slopes.fitskiing.com and skinet.com have some examples of the above exercises.Always check with your physician before starting a new exercise program.
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