Here's my usual:

Monday: Run 1-2 miles or off
Tuesday: Run 1-2 miles or off (depending on what I did Monday)
Wednesday: Pilates
Thursday: Freestyle session 50 min.
Friday: Off or walking
Saturday: Freestyle session 50 min. or 100 min.
Sunday: Stroking class (50 min), lesson (30 min.), freestyle sessions 70 min.

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Monday: 1.0 hrs. (new schedule...sadly my time on Monday nights been cut b/c I have to be up early in the morning for Tuesday's lesson... and if the crowd gets worse during the holidays, I will end up at our Skating Club's other rink for the Club Ice session.)
Tuesday: 1 hrs. including 30 minute lesson, gym cardio 45 min, weights and abs: an hour.
Wednesday: gym cardio 45, weights and legs: an hour.
Thursday: 1 hrs. including 30 minute lesson
Friday: gym cardio 45, weights and legs: an hour.
Saturday: 1.15 reformer group class, 40-45 minutes cardio, 1.5 hrs public session (will soon be one hour FS on Fridays come holiday season 'til the Winter )
Sunday: 1.5 hrs. public session (will soon be 1-1.5 hours Club Ice FS at our club's other rink come holiday season thru the Winter.)

This winter is NOT gonna be fun... I hate giving up the public session b/c of the social aspect of it... but if it's what I have to do to focus and improve...

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Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

I think as you progress, you need more practice time because you just have more to practice. I am competing at Adult Gold level and working on my double jumps, combination spins, etc. I skate 6-7 hours per week and here's how it breaks down:

Sunday
1-2 hours freestyle. Skate my program (if I can get my music played!)
1 hour moves in the field

Tuesday
1 hour moves in the field. No program.

Wednesday
1 hour freestyle, incl. 20 min. lesson. Skate my program 1-2x

Thursday
1 hour freestyle. Skate my program 1-2x

Friday
1 hr 45 min. freestyle, including 20 minute jump lesson (doubles). Skate my program 1-2x

Off-ice: Physical therapy 2x per week for strengthening and stretching left hip/hamstring. I also stretch for at least 20 minutes 5 times per week right after skating.

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - off

Friday - 7:45 to 9:30 (public session)
7:45 to 8:30 stroking around, edges
8:30 to 9:00 jumps
9:00 - 9:30 spins/program run-through

Saturday - 10:30 to 3pm (public session)
10:30 to 11:25 edges, jumps
1:00 to 1:50 jumps, spins
2:30 to 3pm cool down, edges, stroking, program run-through

Sunday - 1pm to 5:30
1:00 to 1:50 edges, jumps
2:45 to 3:00 jumps (warmup simulation)
3:45 to 4:30 jumps, spins
5:15 to 5:30 jumps (warmup simulation), cool down

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Its just not fair, never has been and never will be. I've been skating 7yrs - 1 off cumulative for surgeries, and I'd just be happy if my knee stopped hurting long enough to do my flipflopflip again, probably will never have an Axel. If I work hard not to hunch, my back starts spasming after only 15 minutes. The only natural ability I have is that I can take a fall. Sigh, good luck on your axel at 6 months of skating!

My schedule: Mon - about 70 min 6AM Freestyle (nothing ever works right), PM go to gym and lift (tonight is a Zumba class too LOL)
Tues - 2x 50 min freestyles including a 30 min lesson. Bike a little if I can find the energy.
Wed - 2hr Public skatemare - getting so bad I may just give this up and start doing a 6AM Freestyle
Thurs - lift a little and a jumprope conditioning class
Fri - 50 min Freestyle including a 1/2 hr pairs lesson
Sat - 2x 50 min Freestyles and 30 min edge class or now show practice.
Sun - 90 min Yoga, sometimes 2hr public skatemare
(I need more days in the week )
Lyle

I need to add time to work on my ice dances....been told that i WILL be testing this year... right....

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Wait - give Jo Ann's (the About.com Expert) full quote:

At least one to two private lessons a week is necessary. One private lesson per day is really the ideal option; however, private ice skating instruction is quite expensive, so that ideal may not be possible for many skaters.

She was addressing new students who want to be "serious" figure skaters. I didn't understand whether she meant you had to skate EVERY day (many of the high-level skaters do) or take a lesson every day you SKATE.

Not agreeing or disagreeing with anyone. Just being fair and giving the full paragraph.
(I'm with Hannah - an unlimited bank account would be divine!)

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Yep, same here and I know how you feel....I've been told I'm doing the British Adult Nationals next year.....

S xx

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She said that you should practice more than one session a day, AND have one private lesson per day (ideally, if not, a couple a week might suffice).

The point being, as adults, how would that ever be possible? We lack either the time due to employment, or the money due to lack thereof, and don't have nagging parents to drag us to the rink even when we don't feel like going.

So, my unspoken point was, it's not merely a matter of age, even an adult in the best physical condition who might actually stand a chance isn't going to be able to put that kind of time and money in logistically.

But even if I were a kid with rich parents, one lesson per day and multiple sessions every day? Oof!

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Totally agree, Casey.

I'm wondering if by 'serious skaters' she means like Olympic level or something?

S xxx

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My schedule is wonky but here it is:

Sunday: Off
Monday: 40 minute lesson
Tuesday: Ballet
Wednesday: 40 minute lesson
Thursday: Ballet
Friday: 2 hour public session
Saturday: Off

I also try to swim, run, and skate publics when I get the chance. It also looks like a lot of ballet but I dance for the sake of dancing. It is just an added bonus that it helps with skating.

hi everyone...just reading through all of these replies and i was just wondering if you're talking about the average competitve skater or adult skaters trying to do skate because that is two different stories because with being a competitive skater time can be taken off if needed because of injuries or other tests like a fitness test so i just wanted some clarifications because if the wrong information is given, say perhaps some adult skater comes and asks for information, and a competitive skater comes and replies, and then this adult skater tries to do that, it would be impossible because the amount that most competitive skaters skate are unbelievable because there are many skaters that do their shool stuff online or they're home schooled...just wanted to put in my opinion on this thread. also, skating schedule depends on how much you yourself want to do because if you dont want to do it, there is no point in trying to do more.

forgot something....hehehehehe

for those who try jumps but cant get them for a long time...there are many different factors that can affect the way you jump...one major thing is the coach, and to me, the only other thing is your surronding because if there are other people there, they can help you by explaining how they do there jump...for me...i switched coaches and then over a short period of time my jumps were coming so fast and i was like i think that was the right thing to do...but i really encourage the looking for a new environment

Okay, here's my schedule:

Sunday: Weights, run 3-5 miles
Monday: 1.5 hour practice, Weights
Tuesday: 1.5 hour practice
Wednesday: 1.5 hour practice, 30 min. dance lesson, run 3-5 miles
Thrsday: 1.5 hour practice, 30 min. regular lesson, weights
Friday: 1.5 hour practice
Saturday: Cardio, weights

This also includes stretching three times a day. I used to take ballet twice a week (I was a ballerina before skating) but I can't afford it right now and I don't have the time with law school.

As far as jumps, my singles took me less than a year. However, moving up beyond that has taken me longer.

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Assuming you're an adult skater, the 'train enough' question doesn't make sense in isolation. Training enough for what? To become an Olympic champion? (Har har har.) To stay fit? To meet your goals?

I enjoy skating, but have no discernible talent. My goal is 'don't be bored on the ice.' To that end, my ice schedule is:

Monday: 7-9am.
Tuesday: 11:30-12:00 lesson in ice dance.
Wednesday: 7-9am.
Thursday: 7-9am.
Friday: 7-9am when ice is available.

Off-ice:
Yoga: MW for an hour.
Ballet: Tuesdays for an hour.
Gym: Fridays when I don't have ice time, Saturdays when I'm good about getting there. Usually cardio rather than weights.

And the answer is different for each one of us. First of all, I skate for myself. Second, for the rink's shows (love them). The fact that I really like to compete is under #1 but competition prepares me mentally for the shows. Doing the shows is also under #1. It's all linked together.

I'm now pushing myself harder than I ever have (and paying for it also). Now I'm researching sports nutrition. All this skating takes a toll on my blood sugar and sometimes it's all I can do to maintain my weight (I have other health issues so I don't want to lose weight).

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

I'm USFSA Pre-Preliminary, working on landing my axel and 2sal. I have very solid single/single combos. Spins, scratch, sit, camel, layback, backspin, struggling with back sit and back camel. Flying camel would be good if the back camel was good! I've tested Pre-Pre MIF and FS and have Preliminary MIF ready to test just waiting till after State Games. Currently working on MIF Pre-Juv through Intermediate. Only Pre-Juv is close to passing!
I skate about 10-11 hours a week, one 30 min private lesson, two 30 min group lessons (MIF class and Cardio class). I sometimes have two privates a week. I also take 3 hrs a week of ballet. I had been doing a 1hr weight workout but didn't feel it was really helping and I needed the time for other stuff.

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Working on:
NOVICE! MIF
Juvenile FS
Bronze Dances

Not as much as I'd like to, but like someone else said, my main goal is not to be bored with my progress...

Currently I'm skating:

Sunday 1 45min session
Monday usually 1 40 min session (did 60 this week, that cha cha test coming up...), followed by social dance (an hour, but I can only do about half the dances)
Tuesday off (bicycled this week, ~1 hour)
Wednesday off (more biking, ~1 hour)
Thursday 1 50 min session
Friday 1 or 2 sessions
Saturday varies; last week did a public session for relaxation

Lessons vary, but the average is 2 20 minute lessons per week. Test level: completed preliminary dances, working on pre-bronzes, working recently again on that APBM test as well ... (plus the ABM 5-step mohawk pattern for help on the dance maneuvers.)

My son skates the same days, but usually double the sessions, and has 3 20 minute lessons per week.

Rob Dean