tom@eastcoasttrials Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 how fit would u say trials get you ??I Would Say Trials builds arms and legs What You think ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Banks Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Definitely, i ride a lot of xc and considered myself quite fit bike wise but i've only been riding trials properly for about a month or so and i've really noticed the different muscle groups you use.My back hurts, my hands hurt, my ankles hurt and my arms hurt, but its all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 depends how you ride. If you just ride street where you do one move, rest and then another move then you will only build up a certen amount of fitness. It will build muscle strength, but not endurance.If you do comps, you have to be fit enough to ride flat out for up to two and a half mins at a time for a full day (or more sometimes), you still get the same power gains for your muscles, but with added endurance.I do comps and would consider myself to have a good level of fitness, I can do a comp and not be knackered at the end, I also did a road ride the other day that took me up the longest gradient hill in England, I got up it with no stops and even overtook other roadies (on my singlespeed too)So to get good fitness....do comps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-bird tom Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Yeah trials dose build up you arm and leg muscles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onza boy27 Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Trials builds up your muscles and keeps you fit. But sometimes you get aces and pains in your back, ankles ext.I would consider myself pretty fit.Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashleylips Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 When i was still in school me and my best buddy used to ride trials near enough everyday and we never once really appreciated just how much it keeps you fit. First of all my mate quit then i did shortly after and we are now the biggest nackers, its ridiculous! I really miss doing something that you really enjoy and that keeps you fit without yourself really noticing, which is exactly why im gona get back on that bike again!! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Trials builds really odd muscles that you never really see 'built' before. I have a pretty odd shaped body, as I don't go to the gym or anything, but ride trials alot and have done so for years.Having another bike (road or mountain) helps with endurance and cardio fitness stuff, so if you train with another bike it means you can go faster and harder for longer () which = more enjoyment for you (and lady). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 I consider myself a fat sh*t, but I am fit enough to ride more than 24 hours a week, I sometimes do three days in a row with 12-14 hours each day and I am fine after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 out of all the sports i do (appart from surfing) i would say that trials is like by far the most intense and toning... but it does depend on how your ride, if you do like tgs and go the biggest at each move youll get hench e.g tunni, damon (before he went gym), biff and basicaly al the stock tgs nutter... TRA! but then you look the comp riders and theyre like super toned but pretty weedy... but then i guess your only need to lift your self and your bike and when you ride bikes like theirs, you dont need to be strong lolsince i rode mod, i actually lost weight and im not the slightest bit fat so that just muscle lost lmao just cus it so light and easy. Now that im back on my heavier stock riding proper tgs/natty i ache all the time and find powermoves like big gaps, sidehops and stuff hard... yet taps are as easy as every lolif you wana gte hench and look like damon ride tgs style, wana get skinny nd look like a road rider (or like vincent hermance) ride comp style (no breaks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 if you wana gte hench and look like damon ride tgs style, wana get skinny nd look like a road rider (or like vincent hermance) ride comp style (no breaks)vince always looks quite a beast to me? i know compared to damon he isnt, but not alot of trials riders are. close up vincent is a beast, as are the cousts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom@eastcoasttrials Posted February 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 awsome guys stocks rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Damon is well into his weight training though, trials didn't make him that big...Look at Tunnicliffe, he's not that big and muscley, yet he probably does the biggest TGS moves in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 cls and tunni are hardly huge....although damon is a tank ( im sure he'll love me saying that, but oh well ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 i can ride street aaaall day and feel fine at the end. take me to natural/compy riding (westbay,portland) and within literally 1min of being on the bike my arm-pump is insane and iv gotta sit out for a couple mins to let it settle. it all depends on how you ride and what you ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 When I ride street I ride I ride I ride.... I cant sit around like some people. This doesnt exhaust me though.The two recent comps I have entered have been a completely different ball game.The fitness you need is specific to competition, I think stamina is heavily involved in comps too.In my opinion I think riding natural regularly will shape you into a better rider- fitness, balance, technique, power etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlir Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Trials Makes Your Arm Muscles Bigger And The Back Of The legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Trials Makes Your Arm Muscles Bigger And The Back Of The legs It does, But like I said in the other thread, Dont Use Capitol Letters At The Beggining Of Every Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlir Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 It does, But like I said in the other thread, Dont Use Capitol Letters At The Beggining Of Every Word.Why ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Chinnery Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Why ????Because You Look Like A Tard. And Will Never Get Validated Like It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collossus Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 on this subject , what is the average weight of people riding trials , i crossed paths with a guy in Leicester, he was easily gaping 6 or 7 foot, he was was built like a rugby player, had to ask his weight 16.5 stone!!!! is this normal , i couldn't believe how he threw his bike about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Because You Look Like A Tard. And Will Never Get Validated Like It.Pretty damn ironic, considering you got validated and then put back here... Although you are right about this one. Colossus - There are some pretty big guys riding trials, although most are smaller. It's all about power to weight ratios as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom@eastcoasttrials Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 cheers just always good to know how fit trials keeeps you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 trials does keep you fit and gets you toned, my brother goes gym 3-4 times a week, hes a little bit shorter than me and 3 years older but still he does not have any tonned muscles, whislt me i dont go gym but i do a bit of weights and kick boxing apart from that all i do is ride. and im more tonned than him and still stronger all round due to the amount of riding i do (i hate walking so i ride everywhere on my trials)just think about what muscles you use when you do a single trick ie a sidehop so your on 2 wheels you use your arms to bring the front wheel up then your legs for the rear and doing your back when you extend your arms and your abs as well, is it not true that steve peat (world dh champion) does trials as well for a work out to work on his fitness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Very fit! Lol. I also weight train:D Edited March 3, 2009 by 1337 Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger allen echo Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 due to the amount of riding i do (i hate walking so i ride everywhere on my trials)+1 I hate walking to different trials spots in my town. All my friends get off their bikes unless it's downhill And im the only one wanting to ride to the spots.I cycle nerely one and a half miles each day to get to my nearest village to see friends and ive noticed in the past few months that my thighs are more toned which is good Ginger Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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