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I've been on a week long bicycle ride, and learned some things about managing my own nutrition and hydration.
But buy a mountainbike, ride the balls out of it. It'll help with line of sight stuff and keep you in tune for picking lines.
Lots of core work.
I'm in no mans land, so I'll report back when I can really get down with some connectivity
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Riding a bicycle will put some wind in your sails. Doing some core exercises will help. Balance activities will help. Jump rope and beam hops.
But.. Nothing beats riding. Riding a lot. When I was in race shape I would do this 3-4 nights a week. Start out doing a few easy laps to warm up your muscles. Then put your head down and ride hard for as long as you can. (45 minutes when I was in good shape). Take a break for a few minutes. Get a drink. Then I would work sections of the track for a half hour concentrating on technique and not outright speed. I would follow this with another short moto of riding hard for about 15 minutes. Then I would go play ride for another 20 minutes. Wheelies and jumps. Hill climbs and trials to cool off and have fun. This will get you in shape. If I didn't race on a given weekend I would figure on running a couple more tanks of gas through the bike over the weekend too.
I was lucky. I had a 1.5 mile track that I could run both ways and access to another 250 acres to play ride on.
The biggest secret is to ride relaxed. You will spend way less energy if you are relaxed.
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That looks like Starting Strength. Great program, though I liked Stronglifts better.
It all depends. If you start at skinny little bitch boy like I did the strength training programs make a huge difference at first and translated to a significant difference in my riding and life in general. I agree that there is a point where bigger is not always better and if you don't mix cardio in at the right time and back off on the strength training some you suffer overall.
I took some of the weight off, increased reps and added in cardio for the right mix. Sure, I get shit from people who saw me lift heavier at the gym and are doing it for numbers and bragging rights, but I'm better off overall and don't give a fuck what they think. It probably helps that I'm old enough to past my peak numbers days and chasing a PR all the time just beats up my body for little reason at this point.
This was what I looked like on a trip through the VT woods for 120 miles this past weekend. The strength training definitely helps build a stable core. Combine that with some cardio and the rides become easier on you. I've been sick and I'm not in the best shape right now. 180 sounds crazy high to me for a working heart rate.
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Last edited by e30addict; 07-28-16 at 08:54 PM.
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yeah, my post made it sound like sustained 45min each but i just mean over the course of a ride that's usually how it splits out fat burn vs cardio. this is for ~1.5hrs of mostly technical singletrack with only 19-25 or so miles. depends how many loops we do. i'm not in shape so some days are good, some evil. been working harder lately though, tired of being tired.
180+ heart rate is common for an MX moto. the pros will train at even higher rates, and sustained!, so they're prepared.
EDIT: btw, that's a long freekin' ride at 120 miles/10hrs. what sort of terrain?
Here's my ride last Thurs...
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Last edited by typeone; 07-28-16 at 09:03 PM.
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Yup...It's starting strength. I started on Stronglifts but switched to 3 sets when the weight got heavy (which is recommended by Medi). I made some great progress with the barbell rows but recently switched to power cleans after noticing I was not getting good development in my upper back. So technically I'm now on the starting strength program. I gotta say, power cleans are a great lift and I'm starting to understand why they are so highly recommended.
What I like about stronglifts is that it's more to the point. The starting strength book is extremely helpful but talk about taking the long road to learning what is in reality a very simple program.
I was skinny when I started too so maybe that's a factor, but I would say anyone average sized, or maybe a little larger than average, would benefit greatly from strength training. If you are already bulky then the pure cardio route may be best.
i really enjoyed doing crossfit for the few months i did it. unfortunately, there isnt one anywhere near me. as my wife and i get the new house more straightened out i plan on starting P90X again and im looking for a rower. for some reason i enjoyed it in my x-fit class, much more than running or pedaling.
wife wants to get MTBs, which im ok with, but im afraid that she will lose interest when she cant keep up, (kind of like most things we do together) and then ill be prevented from doing it.
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I hesitate to post because everyone has strong opinions on this topic, but here's my 46 years of experience in a nutshell. I'm an accomplished athlete in distance hiking, surfing, cycling, trail running, skiing/boarding, MX, etc. Most who know me will agree that I can hang with most regardless of age.
Action sports like MX, surfing, climbing, etc. require a balanced musculature. I'm no scientist, but I have found that means that your guiding muscles (mostly core and smaller muscles) should be pretty close in strength and flexibility to your big muscles. This requirement has narrowed my focus to bodyweight exercises. Most everything else including road cycling, weight lifting distance running, and others make your body too specialized and throw it out of balance. Those pursuits are valid on their own, but a waste of time if what you want is functional fitness for MX.
Bodyweight.
The seven minute workout is a 3x a week good place to start. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0...?smid=fb-share
I say go for 40 seconds or 30 reps, whichever is longest. I also add in a few important exercises for surf and MX. Hip thrusts, resistance band shoulder flies, lat pulls, and curls, plus pull-ups.
Done once, it is a great maintenance workout, done twice in a row it is a strength builder... core strength and balance that is.
The other key is windsprints. jog 2 miles with 7 30 second full out sprints 1x a week.
Then push hard on the MX bike, at least once a week.
You will not struggle to hang with anyone short of a pro with this routine. Total time training is low, results are high.
Train smart. Enjoy more time for real sports.
I second any recommendation of body weight training. Gymnasts have certainly proven it to be very effective and it requires minimal equipment (pull up bar at most).
I still stand behind barbell strength training programs because they achieve the same objectives (especially the stabilizer muscles) and progress occurs much faster, but it requires a lot of equipment and Gyms that support this kind of training are few and far between. It also depends on how much lean mass you already have. If you are naturally strong and bulky, then body weight training might be better.
I am fully smoked after riding with Clinton today. Sore all over except for my arms. I'm still holding onto my pregnancy weight which has to drop.
Thought on more or less riding exclusively for fitness? 4-5 times a week, minimum hour session (woods.) I have an extremely low barrier to entry with trails out of my backyard. Something nice about the idea of exercise being extremely fun.
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you know my vote = yes.
once you get those loops connected and build some good flow, i think you'll have a great training circuit. add more logs (those were so fun today), more rocks, stand exclusively in the tighter and sit through the switchbacks at first ... then, like were were talking about, ONLY stand everywhere, no breaks until you fall off. after those loops become mechanical, start timing yourself![]()
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I was going to say the hardest rides were the "best" workouts for me, but I am way over torture rides. I can take it in small bits, but unless I'm on a cheater bike, naah
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Anybody try the 7 minute workout? I'm still using it and still getting results. I have modded it for a bit more intensity adding a single kettlebell to the squats/stepups/lunges and Full body weight weight to my chest on the floor for the pushups. still doing the theraband shoulders and curls.
I do the routine twice through. Twice a week. This has been killer for my riding and surfing. I dropped a pant size as well. And I was already pretty lean.
I just saw it and am considering it...my upper body is in complete atrophy, and I actually carry more body fat with the cycling than when I hit the gym all the time. I actually feel and look pudgier than before. I may not actually have more body fat, its just that I don't have any muscles beneath it anymore to compensate. I spend all the time on my bike so I'll never get to a gym, but I could probably spare 7-14 minutes a few times a week.
If it works, my girlfriend will thank you.
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