TheSnowden

got a barbell, got the plates, got the dbells, got loads of books lol, im in student accommodation so i don't have room for a bench..

yup its the chest/arms im having troubles with.. legs are solid from climbing/road cycling/mtb so they're fine, stomach is washboard, i just need to get a bench but i dont have room and i refuse to pay obscene gym prices so i stick with the set of dumbbells i have and bodyweight exercises. I eat loads, mostly meat/potatoes/fish/veg very rarely sweets, and i drink fruit smoothies every other day morissons blender for the win!

That's not bad going! I've just recently got my diet sorted, i have a lack of motivation with gyms/weights cos im a hard gainer.. soo i tend to steer clear and just cycle.. stomach finally getting flat though, been stuck on the last bit for ages, probably should start using weights (again...) I only got my mod on friday and it's my first trials bike so i know the theory now its for the practice, just waiting on some tubes and pads then im away

That's a fair call, it's good though, cos i know f*** all about trials...

I agree with the other guys, running loads will completely cancel out the weights work. If you are going to hit the weights though, 5 times a week is far too much, and if you do decided to 5 anyway you will definately have to eat a helluva lot more. Further to eating more you will also need to sort out your diet. I don't know what your diet is like for obvious reasons but you need to start eating more red meat/veg and less fatty stuff like the normal sweets etc (although a 'treat day' once a week is always an option to help that. When it comes to competition time you need to reduce the amount of calorie intake by roughly 15% but by doing this you will start to lose bits of the important stuff necessary for muscle/mass growth. From the way you're talking with the fat loss, are you wanting to burn excess fat or lose the weight which could also help especially in trials riding? If it is the latter remember that muscle is heavier than fat and will weigh you down a bit more, but on the other side you will have increase power for the pedal kicks require for longer/higher jumps. When it gets to the comp time as i was saying, reduce the calorie intake by 15% but you need to bump up the carbohydrate intake by about 10-15% to balance and give your (human) frame the extra oomf for the big day (especially if you want to look good in photos!). Take a look at Damon Watson, rider for Trial Tech he's built like god knows what; but he is still one of the world's best riders. So define your aims slightly more clearly i.e. -Fat loss -Muslce gain -Cardiovascular increases to help you and also keep a record of all the exercises that you do in a 'log book' or keep a blog (like i did/ do - not that i update it very often) and take regular measurements of the key areas you're focusing on (i.e. chest, biceps/triceps, waist at the narrowest point/navel etc. And the key thing as someone already mentioned is that to improve your riding, you need to ride; test yourself try and do bigger gaps, higher jumps etc, but play it safe too, always wear a lid and don't do something you know for certain you can't do or you'll just get hurt Hope this helps mate

wrong thread..

Once again (from another thread) cheers man, I just ordered some

cheers mate

This will help me too mate

Win! Thanks

good man! cheers

Also, does anyone know what year these maggies are from and where i can get a replacement screw (the red one i guess to make them match lol)

If anyone's got the time to write one, or can forward me to a simple dumb guy's guide to bleeding Maggy HS33's and when you need to do it, what specialist equipment and a rough price; then i'd be thoroughly grateful Cheers

And we have a winner Yeah I paid £100 for it, added my own pedals, and it needed a new set of maggy hs33 front pads, which were like £4.00 off ebay..

Cheers mate, but, sorry, what size, cos i can only find like 20" x 2.125 etc.. :/

Need to get a new inner tube for my front wheel.. I'm running 20" x 2.25 maxxis tyres on there, what inner tubes should i get or what would you reccommend? Cheers

short ride from oxford road on the train/ metro at deansgate to salford quays.. although you're not supposed to take bikes on it (the tram) i was there the other day plenty of good spots.. just got my bike today and im already in manc soooo ill go check it out cos its quiet and i can practice and fail on my own

Let me get this straight okay, it ain't a sale I'm just asking opinions. Onza T-Pro 2007 Onza (Alex) rims front/ rear Standard Onza tyre rear (20 x2.5) lots of life Maxxis (20 x 2.25) 'Daddy' front 50/50 life left Onza Forks Magura HS33 front/rear in black Standard Bashplate Onza Hubs Onza crankset Onza headset + bars Race face grips 50/50 life. How much would you pay for that? It is clean with a few scratches here and there Good life left in pads etc and one 50p sized ding in the downtube. Just wondering it's not for sale lol I just got it. Cheers

fair play, my 26" Hardtail MTB came, my Dawes Giro 200 (08) spec Road Bike is here... we could try and establish a trials soc or something at uni?

Haha wicked! Yeah that's the guy haha do you know any other trials riders at Salford then?