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Roycroft
The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 26 Aug 2006
Posts: 1512
Location: Newcastle
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 Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: Pro Rider fitness secrets revealed. |
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thought i would show this, you can clearly see what it takes to be a good rider and you can also see who is at the top of there game, like Wimmer, joe byrd, Josh Creamer and Chad Wienen.
what do you do to get faster???
Pro Rider Fitness Secrets Revealed
July 20, 2009 by Neal Steinbrecher
Most of us have seen top-level racers in action. For those of you that haven’t, it’s amazing to witness how long and fast these men and women can lay down the rubber. To do that, they have to be SUPER FIT! Tons of riding is an important ingredient for racer success at the top pro ranks but that is no longer enough. To stay competitive these days, racers have to exercise intensely. So what do these mighty riders do off-the-quad to get and stay at the top of their game? I thought you’d like to know, and I had the pleasure to quiz some of the top guns to discover their secrets. Apologies to several great riders that I wasn’t able to connect with for this article.
Dustin Wimmer
Q. Hours a day spent exercising on average?
A. I guess about 3 hours.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Ya, 2 hrs worth.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. I’m doing more training and more cross-training.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Running stadium stairs.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Mountain & road bicycling, sport boating with my dad, golf, RC airplanes, boats, & cars.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. Rarely.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. 9hrs.
Chris Borich
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. 1 hr plus.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. I lift weights but not often. I train the same all year long.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Yah, I’ve had to do more of it because it’s (racing) a job.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Not really, I run and mountain bike.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Boating, Tubing, paintball.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. Yes, I can eat what ever.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. 8+ hrs.
Joe ( The Professor) Byrd
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. I have different programs for training, and each one takes different times. I workout off the bike several hours a week. I don’t want to get too specific on that question because I don’t want to pass out my whole training program. Ha Ha.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. I use weights in the off-season, only some during the season.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. The more I have learned my body, the more I need to change my program.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Running with my dogs.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. I like extreme sports like snow x, skydiving, SX, sand rails, roller coasters, bungee jumping… (We think Joe likes to go fast!!)
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. I don’t eat junk food unless I win and that’s my Monday treat. ha ha.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. I usually get 9hrs every night.
Joe asked to include his sponsors: Honda, IMS, Fly, Dunlap, Hardkor, Axis, Outerwears, Alpine, DWT, Uni, Walsh, Percision, TireBalls, DASA, Hinson, Scott, Streamline brakes, Scott, Quadteck, Works Connection, Web Cam, Power Madd, quadsouth films.
Harold Goodman
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. I do about 2 hrs a day off-season, no training during racing season.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Yes.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Back in the 90s I didn’t have to train, now I do cardio, and light weights for high reps (25+).
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Parachute Running for 30 minutes, and running without too.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Hunting.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. Yes.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. 7.5-8 hrs.
Additional comment: Harold says that he uses an oxygen inhalant supplement “Oxygen4energy” to improve energy and recovery.
Adam McGil
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. 2-3 hrs.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Yes, mostly free weights with light dumbbells, also core work
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Yes, more intensity and more running.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Bender Ball. (I looked this up and it’s a small rubber ball used for core exercises)
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Fishing, hunting, Mountain bike and BMX riding. Adam also mentioned that he likes long walks on the beach, poetry, and horseback riding.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. YES, anything with apples and cinnamon in it, apple pies, apple cake, any apple deserts, and Coldstone ice cream! (Adam got very excited as he talked about this)
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. Eleven hrs.
Adams closing remarks - “don’t be discouraged when you first go to the fitness center because you’re not as strong or fit as others.”
Angela Butler
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. 3 hrs a day for five days.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Yes.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. I spend more time on cardio, and I learned what types of things (exercises) to focus more on.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Elliptical trainer.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Softball fast and slow pitch, roller blade, snow boarding.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. “I love junk food! Chips & dip are my favorite”. Angela also said “You can’t ever not be in the mood for a Whopper & Fries!”
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. At least eight. “I hate naps.”
(Digger) Doug Gust
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. 1 hr.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Off-season yes.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. I’ve decreased the running because it was hard on my knees, and I’ve increased my (time on) cardio machines.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Elliptical trainer.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Snowcross, riding dirt bikes MX (but not racing), basketball, water & snow skiing.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. yah, once in a while.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. 8-9 hrs.
Additional comment: “A lot of it is staying focused. If you want it in your heart, it’s easier to stay focused.”
Digger
Chad Wienen
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. I would say around 4hrs with gym exercises. Along with around 2-3 hrs of riding and exercising on top of that out of the gym per day. Around 5-6 days a week. In-season I tend to do less, around 5 hrs total of exercises per day…
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. I use both; just try to mix it up all the time to keep it interesting. A ton of cardio.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Well before 05 it basically changed from just riding to doing a lot of off track work that has paid off big dividends for me. Training has changed so much over the years.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. I would have to say running is my favorite.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Football, Basketball, swimming, biking, paintball, pretty much anything to do outdoors.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. Huh… Nope I haven’t for ooh about 4 or 5 years…
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. I would say on average 8 hrs. It is so important to get on a good sleeping schedule.
Additional comments: “For all of you up and coming riders reading this, I get asked all the time on what I do for workouts and training. The best advise I can give you is. It’s not what you do, it’s how you do it. So, if you were to do anything to get where you wanna be, and as long as it is productive and has a positive affect on your body it is good for you in some way. But riding is the best thing for you. But It helps a lot to do the off track stuff. Thanks and looking forward to the New Ride for the 09 Season and doin work! Lata, Wienen”
John (Iron Man) Natalie
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. Seven days a wk, usually about 20hrs /wk.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Yep both.
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Its intensified three fold!
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Yah curls. (John is taking care of the guns)
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. Water, snow, and jet skiing, dirt bike and horseback riding.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. Not as much as I used to but I still cheat once in a while
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. Probably 7hrs.
Additional comment: yah for a racer, I’m on the bike 20hrs /week also, that’s a huge part of training.
John
Josh Creamer
Q. How many hours a day do you spend exercising on average?
A. 2hrs + 1hr calisthenics/Core, off-season & on-season. I try not to do a lot of wt training in-season to prevent over-training.
Q. Do you use resistance/weight training as part of your routine?
A. Yes
Q. How has your training changed over the years?
A. Increased core training, hired personal trainers & nutritionist. Over time I’ve dropped a lot of stuff and just do the things that work for me.
Q. Favorite exercise?
A. Swimming.
Q. Other sports you like to do?
A. I played soccer in the past but everything revolves around racing now.
Q. Do you eat junk food, i.e. burgers, fries, sodas…
A. ah…occasionally, I watch my diet as much as possible. French fries are my favorite but I can’t remember that last time I ate a hamburger.
Q. How much sleep do you get on average per night?
A. 7-8.
Additional comment: A lot of outsiders see us riding 4-wheelers and assume we are lucky, and don’t work hard. But we do a lot of work behind the scenes. This is not the sport it was 5yrs ago. Fitness is better, the competition level is higher, and the equipment is better prepared because there are more factory jobs and younger guys (racers).
Josh C
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Mrs_Gaitar
Roostin Away
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 749
Location: WA
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In an endeavour to get my son to go to bed earlier, and get 8-9 hours sleep a night, Ive printed this all out for him 
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muzzgit
Big Bore, Stroked & Bling +
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 354
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I've recently learned to turn the snags with my left arm so I can excersise my right arm.
Another beer anyone?
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Todd 127
The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 1267
Location: Hawkesbury
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| Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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I just spent the weekend with Factory Team Kawasaki, and these guys are definatly getting faster, talking to some of the older riders, who dont believe their getting slower, the pace is just that much faster, which also comes with much better equipment. I got a bit of a inside look into how these teams operate and they take this serious and you need to perform.
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Todd 127
The Day Starts With OZATV !
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 1267
Location: Hawkesbury
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Me explaining how fast i am to Keith Little !!! 
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