Exercising specific to motorcycling
 

Any of you do any exercises (yes I'm talking physical activity) that helps you with your motorcycling? If so, what do you do and what benefits have you seen?

alot of pro's ride bicycles.

I would say most important is abs and back

martial arts. Seriously.

Keeps my muscles loose and helps with leg strength for long rides.

When I first started riding I did some weight lifting to improve my upper body strength. Other than that, nothing specifically geared toward riding.

Great thread!

I'm at the gym regularly but I found that my lower back would get tired after a day of riding so I added in more strength exercising for that and it has def helped. I don't even notice it anymore.

The fastest guy I know is a 4x black belt. I have no doubt whatsoever that there's serious crossover. He has uncanny balance, eye-hand coordination, and sensitivity to what the bike is doing. He gets on anything and is insta-fast.

I work out hard, 5-6 days a week. I also follow a very strict diet. I have been doing this since 2005, about the same time I started riding. It has had a very significant impact on how well I handle my bike.

Any kind of physical conditioning will help. For cardio, bicycling is a good one, especially for a sportbike riding position.

Weight training, on your entire body, will also help a lot.

Being in better physicial condition also means you bounce back quicker from an accident, God forbid.

Kegals

:lol:

Pedal bicycles - and work on core strength.

:shrug: hey if you're gonna suck foam at some point or another :lol:

I was waiting for someone to say this....

Abs and back: Building up your strength in these areas helps endurance on longer rides especially. And by building up those muscles, you're supporting yourself through the core, rather than resting all your weight on your hands (which can lead to numbness, fatigue, wrist pain, etc...).

lower back lifts help the stamina on sportbikes for riding longer. neck helps stamina in holding that helmet.

1/2 lb curls

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Wow, that was very official sounding. :lol:

:lol: Just spoken from experience... when I first started riding, I had HORRRRRRRIBLE problems with numbness in my hands, cus I was putting all my weight on them.

you probably gripped the bars very tight, as most beginners do. as you become more comfortable you realize you dont need to grip the bars much at all

Oh absolutely. I had white knuckle death grip! :lol: But I also wasn't supporting myself properly; I still find on longer rides sometimes, I'll get tired, and then get lazy, leaning on my hands too much.

Actually Im with Nee, I did exactly the same when I first started riding. Too much pressure on the wrists, bad posture, etc. All of it led to soreness and discomfort. I didnt exercise so much to stop it, I just changed my habits.

its true flexibility and strength in places you never knew you had. Ive noticed since ive stopped jiu jitsu i get sore/tired on the bike when i never did before.

I have never been more motivated to work out than after my first track day.

I was surprised by how physical the riding is.

I'm spending the winter focusing on Cardio as well as flexibility. With my hip issues I jsut wasn't able to get my knee out but I'm also incredibly inflexible....need to work on it.

Great thread!

A few years ago I was strength training so that I wouldn't get so tired and sore at my track days. It helped a lot. Now I'm lazy and just run. In the winter I will swim and weight train some more.

Otherwise I don't generally have a problem.