Training

[MX_563]

Originally Posted by Prozach

There is a reason you don't see any fat pros on the line at a national.

What about Eric Sorby? He looks chunky. Bobby Bonds raced Hangtown and that dude's carrying some weight too.

But they're exceptions, I know.

[sean 252]

Originally Posted by MX_563

What about Eric Sorby? He looks chunky. Bobby Bonds raced Hangtown and that dude's carrying some weight too.

But they're exceptions, I know.

MARTY MOATES ROCKS!!! Ya think this is Millsaps problem?

[LukeNCMX]

like prozach said diet is #1 by a long shot for reaching your athletic potential. With weight loss you can chalk up all the diet fads as bull****, it is all simple math. You MUST burn more calories than you consume every day without fail.

As far as cardio goes running is the best for me by a huge margin. I have experimented with other types of training but running as hard as I can for 20-30 minutes 6 days a week is the only thing that has worked for me. The problem with running all the time especially on concrete is that it can be painful and wear out your joints, especially if you are slightly overwieght, old shoes etc.

The whole strength training=armpump I don't buy it. Lack of saddletime is what creates armpump. The fear of gaining too much muscle mass is very overrated. Unless you are gentically gifted most people struggle to put on much muscle mass beyond your body's normal equilibrium. All the pros strength train. Especially training fanatics like carmichael etc.

If I had to list the most important things it would go like this:
Time on the bike
Rider weight
Diet
Flexibility training
Cardio
Strength

of course you have to work on your biggest weakness first, so that you can see the fastest benefit and gain momentum from there.

[rickywr]

desire and heart. prozac is right cordio is the best thing outside of riding ,what your figure looks like is not important no offence but look at moe he rides 5 20minute motos and more than holds his own ,loving the sport and appricating every ride you get can help to motivate ,by the way moe is over 50 and rails in the master class

[kawis2ride]

i wasnt diggin the whole gym scene and since i live at the top of the huge ass canyon at the american river i started running up and down the canyon, killer work out it works good!

[Dube340]

Cardio.............

[Shgnwgn008]

Thanks guys for all the tips, gonna check out th gym scene and see if I like it, I just think it might get boring going by myself, and im gonna start eating healthy, and just exercise and see how it goes

[DirtGobix]

Dude, those videos of the workouts are gnaaarly! haha i couldnt do half of what they expect you to do lol. I started riding my road bike for like 20 miles 3 days a week and riding 3 times a week and goin to the gym twice a week to lift light weight but A LOT of reps. I could tell it helps a lot when it came to riding and racing. did the worcs race for an hour and a half and i felt like i could of done another one ! i was not even close to being tired. Diet helps a lot too.. i try to not drink sodas, only when its like absolutely necessary lol

[hondarider753]

who needs to train to ride the cmc novice class? lol

[sean 252]

Originally Posted by Shgnwgn008

Thanks guys for all the tips, gonna check out th gym scene and see if I like it, I just think it might get boring going by myself, and im gonna start eating healthy, and just exercise and see how it goes

CHICKS DUDE!!!The gym scene can be full of them...WTF you are a young buck....Start parading them out for us old guys to see.....Have fun!!