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Just discovered this epic #throwbackthursday to ab

Just discovered this epic #throwbackthursday to about 1998-9 racing DH at the SAMS in Checkenden, possibly the flattest place to ever host a race.
I’ve got shin pads. Combat shorts including thigh gap. My local shop jersey @activfolkestone in Folkestone. And a dodgy piss pot helmet for good measure.
This weekend I raced XC on the Saturday and DH on Sunday with my cousin, Lurch.
Good times.
Go check out @rootsandrain and support the site in these difficult times. There may be some old gold in there. 🔥😎😂😬 #mtb #dhmtb #mtbfitness #retrobike #mtbrace #notenduro

I have been loving all the live coverage of the @s

I have been loving all the live coverage of the @spacex @nasa mission that blasted off this weekend. It’s truly inspiring and a momentary escape from the craziness of 2020.
Did you know though that in zero gravity, muscle atrophy is a major risk factor for astronauts? No gravity means no resistance and no effort to move around. That is why the ISS has its own gym, designed to maintain strength, fitness and health of the astronauts on board. How cool is this! 🤘🏼🧑🏼‍🚀 #training #astronaut #strengthfactorytrained #fitness #mtbfitness

#blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday

#blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday

I only went and did a podcast in Australia!!!! 🦘
Well, I didn’t go to Oz obviously but I did get to sit down and chat with Darren from @beyondthetape.podcast last week and have a really fun chat about all things MTB training.
Give them a follow on social media and make sure you subscribe too. They have some great guests and episodes. 🤘🏼🤘🏼 Link in bio. 💪🏽 Posted @withregram • @beyondthetape.podcast This is the first episode of BEYOND BORDERS. A sub series of Beyond The Tape, where essentially I find rad people doing cool things, just all over the world. This will be an additional 1 episode per month to add a little extra to what I am already doing with Beyond the tape which will remain as 2 episodes per month. .
In this episode we have Ben Plenge the head trainer and owner of Strength Factory training. As a trainer to EWS , DH, and MOTO racers we had a great chat about training pro athletes and average joes. He has an interesting way of getting to where he is now, studied Geography, entered the army, and then became a PT. We chat about training, covid and everything in between.
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He has also offered a discount to any listeners, use "beyondthetape" when signing up and save 20% off a programme until the end of June. .
You can check out and join The Complete MTB Programme through the link in my BIO.
#strengthfactorytrained #mtb #mtblife #mtbfitness #enduromtb #pinkbike

I’m really missing racing, both for myself, but

I’m really missing racing, both for myself, but mostly the buzz of seeing one of my athletes head off to compete at the highest level.
I really hope we get to race @world_enduro and @ucidownhillworld this year. 🙏
Posted @withregram • @chrishutchensmtb Doesn’t seem like 4 years ago I was trucking to @world_enduro in Wicklow, Ireland with @stokagegram and @james.m.hall It was going to be interesting with the stoke lord himself. Good racing in front of some amazing crowds and even though Kyle didn’t finish his race (see why >>>>) he was just buzzing to be away on a road trip. Good racing memories. Can’t wait to get back to some events soon.
@trevworsey pics I think 🤔 ~
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#ews #stoke #racing #wicklow #enduro #mtb #teamwideopenmag #wideopen #nukeproof #ireland

Getting back to coaching and working to fill the g

Getting back to coaching and working to fill the gaps from lock down.
During the last 10 weeks off-bike conditioning has taken a back seat for @fergus_ryan93 so now that we have access to a range of torture instruments from @concept2inc we are getting back on it.
Each session will build on the last until race season rolls around. 🤮🤢🤮🤢 #strengthfactorytrained #skierg #enduromtb #enduroworldseries #mtbfitness #mxfitness

Lift the light weights like you lift the heavy wei

Lift the light weights like you lift the heavy weights.
It’s easy to go through the motions at the gym. Checking your phone and chatting as you hit your warm up sets. Not focusing on the details of your form and how you feel that day.
The problem is, how do you then learn to lift the heavy sets?
Every light lift and warm up set needs to be a rehearsal for lifting a personal best. It requires the same focus to create tension, adopt good positions and execute to the best of your ability.
Focus on the details to master the basics.
Be consistent with the basics and your progress will go through the roof. 👊🏼 #strengthfactory #strengthfactorytrained #training #mtb #mtblife #mtbfitness #motocross

We Are Back! Following the guidelines I started co

We Are Back!
Following the guidelines I started coaching again this morning. 1-2-1 outdoors with distancing. Happy Days.
The focus?
Fill the gaps that have been left open after weeks of home training. That meant adding some load to the athletes. Focusing on the basics, and only working up to about 70-80% of what they can lift, we deadlifted, pressed, pulled and hit some split stance work. Simple, safe, effective.
When you start back don’t turn it straight up to 11, ease back in. 👊🏼 Great work @fergus_ryan93 @chrishutchensmtb
#training #mtb #dettol #mtbfitness #mtblife #motocross #fitness #mxfitness #strength

Learn how to do an effective interval training ses

Learn how to do an effective interval training session out on the trails in my latest video. - Warm up
- Make a plan
- Pacing
- RPE & Heart Rate
- Lap button

Link in bio

#training #mtbtraining #mtbfitness #fitness #mountainbike #intervaltraining #enduromtb #pinkbike #mtblife

Day 5 of lessons from the Army. - Today is a short

Day 5 of lessons from the Army. -
Today is a short selection of lessons from combat that I think apply to training and broader life. -
SIMPLICITY. The noise, intensity and confusion of battle is unimaginable. If tasks, communication or the plan are complicated, they usually break down. Simplicity is king. -
BASICS. The best soldiers don’t have crazy secret skills. They are masters of the basics and can do them when it counts, under fire. -
TASK DRIVEN. The task or mission is more important than the individual. We all worked together to achieve it, no matter what. Our feelings, fears, or emotions didn’t matter. Only the mission. -
TRUST. In battle you need to trust the men around you to fight hard. You need to trust their courage and judgement. Ultimately you trust them with your life every time you move under the cover of their fire. When someone gets hit, it’s the men beside you who determine whether you live or die. -
RESILIENCE. You can take more than you think. You are tougher than you know. -
FEAR. We all experience it. It’s how you deal with it that determines whether you fail or succeed. -
Photo post fire fight, Afghanistan. January 2009. Soaked to the waist from fighting along the deep irrigation ditches that criss-crossed the area. I remember this day well. It was a good day. -
I don’t ever really talk about this stuff but Iraq and Afghanistan were some of the best times of my life. I know it sounds weird and I’m not a psycho, but I’d always dreamed of war and combat and I was lucky enough to be involved in some of the heaviest fighting of the whole Iraq campaign. I fought at The Battle of Danny Boy (16 years yesterday) and through The Siege of Cimic House (google them if you are interested) and was part of the most decorated company in the Army at the time. Note - Private Beharry who won the VC was in my company. I’m immensely proud of my time in the Army and hope that it makes me a better person now. -
I hope you enjoyed these posts. Back to press ups next week! 👊🏼
#motivation #team #army #fiercepride #coach #coaching #leadership #mtb #mtbfitness

Day 4 of Lessons from my time in the Army. - A REF

Day 4 of Lessons from my time in the Army. -
A REFERENCE POINT. -
This photo was taken shortly after dawn on an icy cold day in Afghanistan. We had driven all literally all night through sub-0 temperatures in our ‘convertible’ WMIK Land Rover. No windows, windscreen, heaters or comfort. That’s frost on our kit in the foreground. It was, and still is the coldest I have ever been. -
The fact I was cold didn’t matter though. The boys in my platoon were cold too. Complaining was not an option. I still had to function as a leader and a soldier, navigating through the night, communicating and making decisions. I have never been happier to see the early morning sun and to feel the first glimmers of warmth. -
That night I had a new reference point in my life for cold, discomfort and suffering. -
Now on a cold winter ride in South Wales I realise that I’m really not THAT cold. -
When things get tough in my coaching, business, or training I think back to my experiences like this and realise, “It’s not so bad, if I can handle xxxxxx in Iraq/Afghanistan then doing my accounts is a piece of piss.”
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Putting yourself in uncomfortable and unpleasant situations and coming through helps to galvanise you, building mental and physical resilience. Having these reference points in your life help you to appreciate what you have in all parts of your life. It is how we learn and grow. -
A life built around short term satisfaction, comfort and convenience is not a life. It’s a recipe for fragility in every sense of the word. If we are to grow, we need to experience discomfort and think beyond our immediate wants and needs. -
What’s your reference point for cold and physical suffering? The coldest all day epic in the rain? Running your first marathon? Breaking your leg high in the mountains? Share your experience. I’d love to hear.
#cold #discomfortzone #discomfort #infantry #growthmindset #growth #fitness #training #actionsports #adventure #mtbfitness

Day 3 of lessons from my time in the Army. HUMANI

Day 3 of lessons from my time in the Army.
HUMANITY. -
Winter 2008-9 I commanded Patrol Base Barbarian on the edge of The Green Zone in Afghanistan. As well as my platoon I had a section of ANA - Afghan National Army, who were there to assist with dealing with the local population. They understood the culture and its intricacies and put a familiar Afghan face on things along with our interpreter. -
At first it was easy to be suspicious of the ANA who shared our base and slept just metres from us. We had all heard stories of Taliban infiltration and Coalition soldiers being turned on and killed during training or operations. -
The reality could not have been more different. These were good men. Brave men. Humans with the same emotions, drivers and fears as we did. We shared meals, talked with sign language and shared photos of family back home. They also loved an old issue of Nuts mag! 😂
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Despite growing up 1000’s of miles away they were the same as us and we grew to trust each other. This trust was forged in the fires of combat where they proved themselves alongside my men and I. ——————————
As my friend and mentor @action_sports_herder says, “Athletes are people too.” They are not simply machines built to train and compete. They have all the same human needs as the rest of us. As a coach, trying to get to know my athletes on a familiar and personal level is absolutely critical to delivering coaching that helps them develop on their bad days as well as their good days. -
I’ve heard some coaches say not to get too close to your athletes or clients but I think that’s bollocks. I believe that connecting as humans and finding shared ground is more important to my success with a client or athlete than sets, reps or exercise selection. -
In life and in the gym, we all need to do our best to be good humans and to treat others with love and respect. 👊🏼
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About 4 weeks after this photo was taken, one of the brave young men in this photo would die. RIP brother.
#mindset #personaldevelopment #coaching #human #humanity #athlete #training

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