motorcross fitness training??

[trailrider894]

i'll be racing motorcross this summer and would like to know about some fitness and diet thing's to help out?? like certain workout' sor certain food's that are good.

[crfjedi393]

Don't neglect to do a search here. This has been discussed more than once.

[pjg351]

Breathing right is one of the biggest things that will help you, and help stop arm pump, so cardio vascular exercise like running , swimming, boxing is good, that type of thing. Then whatever length of time your races are say 20 min + 1 lap = 22 min (approx) you need to add 30 percenent more time onto it +7 say, which means 30 miniutes of solid workout. Getting tired yet Iam! Also get yourself a hart rate monitor and check your hart rate and recovery time, this is a big help maintaining your fitness levels. Good luck

[trailrider894]

are there particuler muscles that should be focused on i will be racing atv's if that help's any???

[kawamama3]

As far as muscles go I think that a good strong core is a must. You can work your abdominal muscles and your lower back. work them at least 3 times a week. Check out a website like ...I'll send you a link. Also it would be important to have strong upper body, hell work everything. Thats the best way to be a well rounded athlete. But if your not into that definetly do arms delts, and back and core. You could do a full body circuit 2-3 times a week. That would be sufficient. Train with about 70% of the weight that you work out when you strength train. Dont take more than 30-60 sec rest inbetween sets. That way you get a cardio workout along with your weight training.

[kawamama3]

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There you go that site has a ton of info. Make sure you check out the nutrition in the site also. What you eat is huge on how you perform.

[mxracr121]

I did this little work-out and it works pretty good. Seems pretty easy, but it'll kick your butt. And no weights or anything special required. I found this on a website dedicated to MX training, but can't remember which one. Do these one right after the other without stopping, until you've completed at least 3 sets. Add more sets as you get into better shape.

When I first started doing this, I'd feel a little light-headed and nuasea.

1. 10-12 push-ups

2. 10-12 sit-ups

3. 10-12 pull-ups

4. 20-30 squats (bend yours knees and squat down, arms out, then lift up and raise arms all the way up.

I need to start again!

[mx754]

Hey here is a site I found that is giving away a free ebook, "Strength Training For Motocross Racers." you have to give your first name and email and they send it to you. I did it and got the book right away and its a good one. Here is the link, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]