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MTB - Bodyweight Strength
Complete MTB Programme - DH
Complete Motocross Programme
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Should you use lifting straps?
As always the answer is, “It depends.”
Constantly relying on them and never working your grip strength is bad news but there are times that they are a really useful training tool: 👊🏼 Female athletes will often have way stronger lower bodies than upper bodies. Straps will allow exercises like heavy RDL’s or DB Lunges to be performed. 👊🏼 Heavy deadlifts beyond your grip strength. I would choose straps over a mixed grip due to the risk of bicep injury in the open arm. 👊🏼 To reduce training fatigue in the forearms in the run up to an event or race for MTB or Motocross. 👊🏼 They may allow you to continue training with a forearm or hand injury. Do you use straps? If so, when and why? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
#goldsgym #deadlift #mtbdaily #mtblife #mxfitness #mtbfitness #motocross #mountainbike

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Do you have a Garmin or other training watch or computer?
Learn how to set it up so you can actually use it to improve your fitness.
Video link in bio. 👍🏼
@garminfitness

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A serious wrist injury at the end of the 2019 season took @300franklin_ off the bike for a few months.
Fast forward to February and we have just finished a 4 week training camp with re-testing Ben’s strength and fitness. All his numbers are up and now he heads off to Europe to start racking up some bike time to find that race speed ready for the 2020 motocross race season.
Coming back from injury?
Need to up your game for MTB or Motocross racing this summer? Get in touch to discuss short and long term training options.
@chambers_racing #husqvarna #motocross #mx #mxfitness #motocrosstraining #rehab #moto #monsterenergysupercross

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Stoked to tell you the 4th and final Ambassador for The Complete MTB Programme 2020 is @georgia_leslie
Georgia is a rad rider with plenty of Enduro podiums to her name. She brings loads of energy to everything she does and I can’t want to see her development with a decent programme behind her. 💪🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🚲 #mtb #mtblife #pinkbike #iamspecialized_mtb #enduromtb #mtbfitness

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Trap Bar Jumps are my preferred method of delivering power training to my athletes.
Why not Olympic lifts?
For me the reasons are many and listed below. - Many of my athletes have a history of wrist shoulder and collar bone injury that makes Oly lifting very hard or impossible to do safely. - The amount of time to coach and learn to Oly lift safely is massive. I only get limited time with my athletes as they need to be doing their sport. 🚲
- For my general population riders who I coach they almost all have restricted overhead and thoracic mobility from desk jobs, driving, and their phones. We constantly work on it, but it’s a battle and it takes Oly lifting off the table. - The trap bar allows an athlete to express maximal power in a way that requires a lot less technical competency or skill. It’s easier to coach so we spend more time actually getting stronger and more powerful instead of messing about with the finer points of the barbell snatch and clean. ☠️☠️ In case you are wondering, this is not simply because I can’t do the lifts or coach them! I did my Olympic lifting courses some time ago, learnt a lot and applied it safely with several clients and athletes. I have just moved away from it as I refine my coaching practice. I am not saying Oly lifts are bad or wrong. This is just how I operate. 😎

#strength #mtb #mtblife #pinkbike #deadlift #trainwithpush #fastat40 #power #motocross #mtbfitness

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Throwback Thursday to the time I got to put @deanwilson15 through his paces with @jordanbooker114
Stoked to see him build back to fitness and race speed after such a savage injury. 👊🏼👊🏼 #moto #mx #motocross #mxfitness #motocrosstraining #tbt #deanwilson

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Working on my plyometric skills today.
Each rep I am trying to jump as high as possible with minimal ground contact time.
I used the slow-mo app on my phone (clip 2) for self coaching so I can check a few things.
1- Are both feet landings the same time? Often the stronger leg tries to get over involved!
2- Do my feet, ankles and calves look stiff but springy?
3- Do I achieve triple extension on every rep?
#plyometrics #plyometricstraining #fastat40 #mtb #mtbfitness #mxfitness #actionsports #ski #snowboarding #jump

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ASK THE COACH
I am going back on the @mtbtribe podcast to answer YOUR MTB training, strength and fitness questions.
Got a burning question?
Drop it in the comments below or slide into those DM’s. 💪🏼
Note. I won’t be able to answer specific or individual injury questions. See a physio! Sorry
#mtbtribepodcast #mtbtribe #mtb #mtblife #mtbfitness #mountainbiking #mtbtraining

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Training single leg power today jumping from the bench.
This is great for training speed of force production as you go from minimal muscular tension sat down to an explosive maximal effort in as little time as possible.
The lack of eccentric loading also helps to reduce the stress on the athlete which may be favourable in some instances.
Remember.
Maximal means total 100% effort and commitment to EVERY rep. Slow, half arsed reps create slow half arsed athletes.
#fastat40 #mountainlife #mountainbiking #mtbfitness #powertraining #speedtraining #mountainbiker #motocross #surf #ski #mtblife

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3 Point Row.
4 videos to help you get it right and avoid common mistakes.
1. Perfect form. Whole body braced and rock solid. Neutral spine. Strong pull with elbow tucked in and high. Controlled lower.
2. Too much body movement. Each rep starts too low and pulls too high rotating the torso. Usually too heavy. Instead keep the shoulders and hips level throughout and use core to resist rotation.
3. Looking up and putting pressure on base of neck. Remember your neck is part of your spine. Keep it neutral throughout.
4. Not holding yourself properly on supporting arm. Notice how my chest is dropped down at start of this video. I then press box away and set my shoulders correctly so I have a solid base to perform the exercise from. This is a whole body exercise and the supporting arm and shoulder must be loaded correctly.
Any questions?
#strengthcoach #coaching #strength #fastat40 #mtb #mtbfitness #mxfitness #motocross #actionsports

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Stoked for @mtb_bish pulling over double body weight this morning for a PR.
Dan is 50 this year and is continuing to put in the work on his body and it shows. Strong, powerful and pinned.
#mtb #mtblife #mountainbike #enduromtb #pinkbike #enduro #mtbfitness #strength #deadlift

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I would like to welcome @harrypatrickson17 as the 3rd ambassador for The Complete MTB Programme. Harry is a rad rider who used the programme for the whole of 2019 with great results. Going into 2020 he steps up to Junior and will be racing the British National DH Series.
Harry joins @mylesjames57 and @astontutt on the ambassador programme with a 4th and final rider being announced later this week. 👍🏼👍🏼 #mtb #dhmtb #mountainbiking #pinkbike #mtbfitness #mtbtraining #youngathletes #downhillmtb

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