This is a tough one because it is hard for me to state my true feelings without people feeling like I am insulting them and their decision to do CrossFit. The truth is that while it may have been a decent training program, the quality control has dropped tremendously and the emphasis on work...
Just to inject some sport science into the conversation - one workout is not a "program". A program is where you evaluate where your weaknesses are, where you want to be and then design 3-4 workouts that systematically get you there. You need to purposfully manipulate exercises, sets, reps, load...
I've said my piece and people can either take it or leave it. I've seen this work with my clients, I have pages of testimonials from riders around the world telling me it has worked for them, there are several studies that point to the reasons this works so i really have nothing to more to say...
Here you go, hopefully you are not accusing me of making up those studies
TABATA STUDY ABSTRACT
Effects of moderate-intensity endurance and high-intensity intermittent training on anaerobic capacity and VO2max.
Tabata I, Nishimura K, Kouzaki M, Hirai Y, Ogita F, Miyachi M, Yamamoto...
Aerobic Training is Dead The Scientific Proof
Ever since I came out about a year ago and blasted some huge holes in the idea of aerobic base training for DH and 4X riders Ive had a lot of people doubt my sanity. Aerobic base training has been a staple of training programs for decades and...
To be honest I am not familiar with that exact program but it looks like a rather common version of the 5X5 method. In my opinion that program has too flaws for MTB riders -
1. There is a crap load of leg work. I think that at most you should deadlift once per week and squat once per week (I...
Short answer, only do 1 session per day. Long answer, you don't need that as much as you need to be on a good, well rounded strength and conditioning program. Doing just those for your training is less than optimal as they do not address strength, mobility and other physical qualities needed to...
No problem on the answers, I'm always glad to help out. As for your question, I do think that you should get to doing 5 minute "intervals" but they should be built up to and used to build work capacity prior to the season. I do think that multiple shorter intervals should be used at first during...
This is a simplified version of a complex where you perform a sequence of exercises that progress from heavy and slow to light and fast. The idea being that it really increases the strength and coordination of the nervous system which is the ultimate goal for a strength and power move, which is...
To be honest bodybuilding training is not an expertise of mine, although I am pretty well versed in their tactics. While I agree that the Big 3 lifts from power lifting are great (although i would substitute front squats for the back squat and military press for bench press in my Big 3) there is...
Sorry brother but most of this is completely not true. Respectfully I would like to know where you get your info.
Saying that 70-80% of a bodybuilders routine and a powerlifters routine is not true at all. Yes, they may use similar exercises but that is like saying a XC rider and a DH rider...
Learn do do a proper deadlift and work on getting strong on it. Do 6 sets of 3 reps a couple of times per week. Don't go super heavy as in that you are grinding the weight up from rep #1 but instead try to go go with a weight that allows you to accelerate some on the way up. Follow each deadlift...
I would expect that you would want to do 3-5 cardio sessions per week. Remember, though, that "cardio" and "aerobic" or not the same thing. As a DH racer I would recommend that you focus more on your anaerobic conditioning as it will be of more benefit to you. There would be 1-2 steady state...
Holy crap, the "low reps for size, high reps for tone" is idiotic (not your fault, there is a lot of idiotic crap floating around in the fitness media that gets taken as gospel).
Without getting into too much science, lower reps elicit more of a nervous system effect while higher reps elicit...
The bodyweight workout program has a video link at the bottom of it to a video demo of all exercises used on both days. The video link is also on the Videos page of my website.
As for your issues, I would recommend doing a workout that incorporated unilateral upper body exercises for your...
I would say that an "off-season" is charaterized by when the weather and shorter days do not allow for you to ride as much as you would like. Instead of simply doing nothing or just drinking beer (and believe me, I enjoy a malted beverage as much as the next guy) you do some things that you may...
Hello all, hope your seasons went well. Since it is time to think about some off season training strategies I thought I'd start this thread so anyone who had a question could ask it here and I will do my best to answer it for you (of course others are encouraged to contribute their thoughts as...
Although I know that you are probably joking, the reason American DH riders get their a$$ handed to them every year on the World Cup Circuit rears it's ugly head. Training plays a big part in being a good athlete and as such should be taken seriously. While fun and games has a place, I hope that...
My first tele-seminar was a big success and riders from all over the world were able to get in on some great training info and advice, some of which I had never discussed before.
If you are interested in learning stuff like why CrossFit sucks for mountain bike training, why getting stronger...
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