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MTB upper body strength - what exercises to do? (and not to bother with - me a LSB)

  • 29-05-2010 9:55pm
    #1
    worded
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    Im a lazy son of a beach.

    What do I need to do to be a better MTBiker?


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  • #2
    Diarmuid
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    Ride you bike more often and faster. As for upper body strength, ever seen a picture of a pro cyclist? There's your answer


  • #3
    Bluefoam
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    worded wrote: »
    What do I need to do to be a better MTBiker?
    Watch more youtube clips


  • #4
    rob1891
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    Diarmuid wrote: »
    Ride you bike more often and faster. As for upper body strength, ever seen a picture of a pro cyclist? There's your answer
    Upper body of a professional mountain biker:

    lopes-280-75.jpg

    Get into the weights room!

    XC is different of course (the guy above is a 4x/DH pro). The main 'upper' body issue you will have in XC is lower back pain, which you can alleviate with core strength exercises. Building this strength just by riding is going to involve a lot of hurt, so I'd look up some core exercises to do daily.


  • #5
    uberwolf
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    I remember seeing this image adorn the front cover of a mag in 1998 and the scrawny me thinking I'd a lot to do.

    Turns out he was an EPO cheat.

    1998.jpg


  • #6
    Diarmuid
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    Julien Absalon is 5foot11 and 68kgs. Doubt much of that 68kgs are triceps/delts/traps


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  • #7
    Beasty
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    I think the OP's needs the upper body strength to help him to carry the bike up the hills when he hasn't enough in his legs to cycle up!


  • #8
    concussion
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    Work on your technique, leg strength and cardio-vascular endurance.


  • #9
    worded
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    MTB - I thought initially it was all leg muscles and I was so wrong. Ive been biking three weeks, SPDs on the way from chain reaction.

    Last ride – at times I was nearly sitting on the back wheel going down hill and also leaning very far forward going up a very steep long hill. I think I need to stretch in future as my lower back is still in pain after that five days later (but lower back its getting slowly better)

    Upper body strength – I will get a set of weights.


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