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  2. Is Trials Good Cardio?

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    Posted · Edited by Maladie

    youre near enough right there! youre arms are pushing/pulling forwards/backwards AND up/down....and will pretty much work your whole upper half....balance usually always works the core, and the leg workouts speak for themselves

    part of the reason it can be a great workout is that youre doing short explosive bursts repeatedly, often in a plyometric way (where the muscle is working as it lengthens rather than shortens) and this is fantastic for your strength

    you dont need to be riding the full time...if anything, studies show that the benefits of steady state cardio (just jogging/cycling at a steady pace for ages) are not nearly as effective as interval or intense short stop/start exercises (that work both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems)

    done right,the results wont be all that slow either...especially when combined with a decent diet ;)

    Some very good information there mate, cheers :)

    I already knew about interval training being the best way to go, so doing trials to lose weight is sounding great!

    My diet is good now ..but it wasn't 2 weeks ago :giggle:

    apologies for shocking punctuation, odd words and spelling. I'm using my phone and starting to think i need glasses!?

    It's a pain but if you want to improve you have to put it in to take it out. I get bored on the x trainer but stick some tunes on and blow through half hour. Think someone else mentioned circuit training. I'm trying to get fit to get back on the run at work and made a circuit today of chest row, bicep curl, shoulder press, knee drag, shoulder raise, squat with weight bag, press up off a step trainer and an ab stretch to help my scars. Do that circuit three times with 15 reps on weights were the last rep is near to fatigue and it Will work.add a skipping station to keep cardio rate up but i designed this to strengthen the core as all movements should le carried out controlled, don't hurl weights, do everything slower and controlled whilst tensing your core in a strong stance and you Wont go wrong, I'm using this to recover from abdo surgery. Lots of low of low impact core work whilst you target key areas! Let me know if you want to know more in a Pm!

    This is great buddy, but i have a workout plan at my gym and it's working well for me right now. But if in a few months i'm not making any progress then i think i'll give this one a go! Thanks :)

  3. Is Trials Good Cardio?

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    might just be me but my arms and hands yet give up long before i get to a point where I'm getting a cardio workout. Our pt guy told me not need to work constantly for at least twenty minutes to have an effective workout. Think someone mentioned it but x trainers are ideal. I had the same problems with treadmills and that worked great. The resistance you apply Will give you a better workout than a treadmill to, you can just pump your legs, pull with your arms or both so it's a big win, only thing that comes close is swimming otherwise!?

    Well i don't mind cross-trainers to be honest, i would just prefer to spend as little time as possible doing cardio in the gym, and focusing more on my core and upper body strength.

    IMO, trials riding focuses on every part of the body, and will (possibly very slowly) get you in decent shape.

  5. Is Trials Good Cardio?

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    I think trials is a great workout. Obviously if you stop for a fag every other line then it won't be so good but if you ride constantly, don't put your feet down between moves etc then it really works you.

    I find with 'normal' exercise I get bored and there's not much to focus on other than how tired I feel whereas with trials I get carried away and soon realise I'm dripping with sweat and totally knackered.

    For CV I guess you just need to keep working so you maitain a high heart rate. if you specifically want your ride to be more of a workout then try doing more endurance type riding like get up and down the same wall/rock constantly till your too tired to carry on. Maybe invest in a HR monitor watch so you can set a target HR etc.

    I think it's good to mix things up though eg. do some swimming so you get more CV without putting stress on the joits like trials probably does.

    This is a great help mate, thank you :)

    I will be stopping for a few fags though admittedly, but if i'm out for 1/2 hours riding, and i spend like 2/3 of the time actually doing moves, then i'm sure it's gonna' be beneficial.

  6. Is Trials Good Cardio?

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    Cheers for the replies guys,

    road biking doesn't actually sound like a bad idea.. would have to buy a decent bike first though. :P

    Yeah i see what you're saying about the heart rate, but that means it's kind'a like interval training, which is shit hot.

  7. Is Trials Good Cardio?

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    Posted · Edited by Maladie

    This may be an odd question, but as i'm getting my new bike very soon I would like to know if trials riding would actually be a decent enough trade for running/cycling at the gym.

    Treadmills make my ankles and knees extremely painful after about half an hour, and the static bikes just don't really do it for me.

    So if i instead went trials biking for around 5/6 hours a week, would it be a good replacement for aerobic training inside the gym?

    Thanks

  11. Brakeless Riding

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    I think that brakeless riding provides a great watch, and it's always interesting to see what new lines the brakeless guys come up with.

    I don't think, however, that it is something i would want to try myself.

    My bmx doesn't need them ..but i would surely die on my mod without them.

  12. Where To Ride Indoors?

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    I'm picking up my new bike in less than 2 weeks time now, after being out of the trials game for a little while.

    I was just wondering, as i'm gonna need some practise to get back into it, is there anywhere that has a good indoor trials section?

    Preferably within about 100 miles of Portsmouth.

    Cheers

  14. Hmmm... Which To Choose

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    Maladie: You asked me to explain how a 24" bike for street riding isn't a big bmx? Well lets look at what makes it the same as a BMX for starters.......

    1)they have seats

    2).......

    Cool, so yeah, I can think of ONE thing that makes them similar to a BMX. I guess the bikes people used to ride in the world championships with seats were big BMXs too?

    I've seen people do flips and 360s on seatless bikes, does that make that bike a BMX?

    Honestly, just think about what you are saying! The whole idea of a streetier bike is that it opens windows, you CAN do some BMX moves if you want, you CAN do trials if you want. Why ignore so much of what they are about just because you've seen riders so spins and stuff? A lot of the riders who ride these so called "big BMXs" are very good trials riders who could show a lot of TGS and comp riders a thing or two.

    So yeah, before you type next, think about what I have said, I am not trying to bring any negativity here, I only respond to others negativity if I feel it was un-called for.

    Everything you've written here I believe is true, and you've made some fair points.

    I don't disagree with you, and i wasn't ever trying to create an argument between us.

    My opinion still remains that the inspired bikes do 'look' like big BMX's.

    But i have never ridden one, and so it probably was unfair of me to make the generalisation that i did.

    :)

  17. Portsmouth/southsea

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    Shit, that's the only weekend me n the missus have both got off work for a while. With that n pay day falling at the same time I'll probably be either hungover, shopping or if I'm reall unlucky both, for most of the weekend, but might be able to squeeze a ride in

    Haha, ah that's too bad mate. Let me know if you do get some free time though (Y)

  20. Hmmm... Which To Choose

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    as said, they couldn't be much more different!

    If you like to ride a big bmx as some narrow minded people might call it then get the inspired and have more fun than you could imagine.

    If you want to do bigger sidehops and maybe enter comps then the Echo makes quite a good seatless trials bike, I've ridden Duncan's and it's pretty nice.

    Thanks babe :wub:

  22. Hmmm... Which To Choose

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    Posted · Edited by Horndean Trials

    I would personally choose the Echo.

    I think it will be alot nicer to ride as the frame is way lower and all the parts are going to be lighter than the ones that come with the inspired.

    To me, the inspired bike range are all just big bmx's

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