training and working out

[blasterboy08]

do you need to work out for racing??or just riding trails in general??i just jog and keep fit and do 50 press ups and sit ups every day because when i first had a bike i found after a good solid 2 hours driving my arms ached!!! so you do have to be fit dont you??

 

[yb200]

sure...............

 

[blaster01]

well u dont have to be completely fit just have pretty good arm strenght.....and to tell u the truth riding alone is a good work out...turning and moving around on the seat works ur muscles pretty good.....the press ups you are doing should be good the get ur arm and chest muscles stronger

 

[blasterboy08]

well u dont have to be completely fit just have pretty good arm strenght.....and to tell u the truth riding alone is a good work out...turning and moving around on the seat works ur muscles pretty good.....

ya thats what i found on the very bendy and twisty trails,leaning from left to right made my arms ache but its a good workout..

 

[tjsdaname]

you wont realize how out of shape you are until you actually start racing...

I go on a 15mile bike ride 3 times a week
and I work out at a gym 3 times a week (access to a free one at work!)

 

[blasterboy08]

you wont realize how out of shape you are until you actually start racing...

I go on a 15mile bike ride 3 times a week
and I work out at a gym 3 times a week (access to a free one at work!)

haha ok now thats fit,i just play sport nd do mountain biking but i dont race yet so im okI:II:II:I

 

[cwright#26]

You won't be laughing when actually realize how mentally and physically tiring racing is. Any kind, including mx and xc. I ride mx and its hard to make a 5 lap moto wfo. I know I have work to do and in reality you just don't really understand it until you've raced a time or two. Props goes out to all the xc riders out there, you guys have my respect theres no way I could hold on that long. Not right now atleast lol

 

[NOVIS]

i need to work out the fingers on my left hand lol, because at the end of a day of slow trail riding with some un-coordinated friends pullin the clutch in starts to get tiring and my fingers hurt. if we rode a consistant speed it would be fine. but on flat parts we fly and on rough terrain we gotta go slow. relllllllllllllllly slow

 

[UniRacing]

For sure,

Staying fit is a must

Ever seen a a weak guy ride a qaud or d bike?

I jog a few miles a day workout for an hour,5 days a week

I never get worn out riding but i feel the workout

 

[blasterboy08]

ha yeah i saw a week guy ride a blaster,went straight into a ditch haha