Appreciate you following and happy to hear the content has been helpful 💪

Appreciate the thoughtful comment xlr8offroad and looks like your open for a discussion rather than an argument 😂 You make valid points with the importance of zone 2 work and high intensity training. And you are right that high intensity training can be quite taxing. This video is aimed at the rider who works full time and rides on the weekend.. They want to improve their racing but still have to go to work. So the challenge is what is the most effective type of training with the limited time that is available. I disagree with the point about enduro riders being endurance athletes. The difference between a marathon runner and enduro racer is one has to wrestle around a 100kg+ bike, the other doesn't. Thats not to say endurance isn't important, it is. But it shouldn't be the only focus to improve performance on the bike.

@@AndrewHammer1 yep, always up for great conversation about a topic that I am also passionate about 🙂. I genuinely missed the "target audience" portion for the video. With this, I understand your point. When time is very limited, strength and V02 development are low hanging fruit. Both of which don't take a lot of "time" to develop when compared to other conditioning techniques. Everyone is an individual with different time requirements, so that's definitely understandable. I have personally seen the most benefit from 5hrs of zone 2 and 2 days of traditional strength training per week. This requires gym work 5 days a week, but also keeps me fresh for riding sessions on the weekends. My weekends include skills based training on the trials bike, and hard enduro "motos" on the big bike which are higher intensity. HIT or VO2 max work throughout the week left my body too taxed for the weekend bike training, which is why I shifted to zone 2. I can easily do 1-2hrs of zone 2 on an assault bike or elliptical, and still feel fresh each day while greatly increasing my aerobic base. Additionally, 2 days of strength was enough stimulus to continue to gain strength and resilience that could be felt on the bike. As for the endurance sport piece, I don't think the bike input really makes that much difference. We're not carrying our bikes like a cross fit competition style workout would suggest. But, I will concede to a point and say we are definitely hybrid athletes. Even with hard enduro, the input to the bike comes from rider movement. Since our hips control our body position, we end up in a dance of constantly raising, lowering, and putting our hips forward and back to ride the bike in technical terrain. Scapular protraction and upper body input is key, but performed with finess as technique is key. The bike movement requires our body to move itself and 30lbs of worn gear. Are there times the bike requires heavy input, yes. Are there times we need to grab the bike and move it, yes. However, the question is, are we constantly pushed into an anaerobic state? In a 6hr race, I am moving myself way more than moving the bike. Per the National Library of Medicine, endurance sports are characterised by repeated isotonic contractions of large skeletal muscle groups. No matter the nomenclature, I think we are both right about a few things: we must perform work for hours at high intensities and we need to be strong. Again, thanks for the channel and your content! There aren't many folks talking about this and your videos and coaching is appreciated.

yep, been down plenty of rabbit holes Stephen. Some good, some not so good 😂

Thanks for having a watch Justin. What did you find most helpful from this video?

Thanks for following Stephen and having a watch. What did you find most helpful from this video?

@@AndrewHammer1 Honestly i live in a small town where i dont really speak the language and i love mx /enduro etc so sometimes i doubt myself and forget things your information is both a reminder and confirmation i am in the right track or that i may do better if i change tracks i am always open to learn and the information you share i give to my son when needed

Not always easy to hear but that’s where the progress is 💪

Facts and to the point Andrew. Love the openness, not the fastway click bait approach. 💪🏻

Yep assault bike is great if you’ve got access to one 👍

Agreed Coogan, good on you for keeping at it 💪

Awesome takeaway Stephen. Yep, the best and worst thing about the internet, lots of information 😂

Sounds like a good video idea Brandon. Hope recovery goes well

Good stuff Cliff. What did you find most helpful?

@@AndrewHammer1 The whole being in shape to be able to ride full force for a 3+ hour race. Im 52 and still at it!!!

Good suiff Coogan.What have you found most helpful?

Good to hear Stephen. What did you find most helpful?

​@@AndrewHammer1 I have been racing on an empty stomach for years with up and down results but I really suffer post race with Dom's and headaches etc .This info is relevant to mx/ Enduro etc so it applies directly to me I feel I have sometimes been misled info which has put me on the wrong path I am now fuelling myself better still not perfect but I am at least on a better path so thanks for that I hope both my results and at least my enjoyment for the sport I love Improve ,as implement some of your insights thanks again

@@stephendavis8852 Awesome, thanks for sharing Stephen

Good stuff Wardiup. What did you find most helpful from this video?

Great to hear Jason. What did you find most helpful in this video?

Carb loading and powerade during a ride

Awesome Makentrax. What was your biggest takeaway from this video?

@AndrewHammer1 The importance of strength training to help counteract the decrease in testosterone.

Yeah it can be a tough gig out there but plenty of things you can do to make it a bit easier 💪

A lot of strength work! You're wrestling around a 100kg+ bike for 4 days. The stronger you can get yourself, the lighter the bike will feel. The lighter the bike feels, the less energy you'll use on race day. Does this make sense?

@@AndrewHammer1I’m talking more like any specific brands of gels for fuel or powders for packs you’d recommend.

Not sure what country you are in but here in Australia we recommend using Powerade. A 600ml bottle has about 35g of carbs in it so riders can just buy a few from the petrol station and make sure they are getting through one every hour. There are also Winners carb gels that you can get from the supermarket here which are easy to have at fuel stops. The brand isn’t really the important part, making sure you have the carbs measured out and you can stomach the product are the most important things. Always give things a test run before the big race.

@@AndrewHammer1 Thank you!

Unfortunately not but I reckon I would enjoy that style of content

I reckon it would be good. I listen to you while I'm driving most of the time, or working on the bikes, be much easier. your content needs to be heard. I spread the word as much as I can. The info you give is spot on for me, and I am aFIFO worker so hard to keep calories down and strength up but listen to you and I find the motivation you just put things into context that is understandable. Cheers for the hard work. Keep the content coming

Yep, sounds like a good start.

You mean Lemon in your Hydration Pack Tony??

Thanks Aron. Do you like it or is it a bit too much?

I agree bike set up and technique play a role motodude, but strength can get rid of arm pump. If a rider isn’t as strong as they need to be, they won’t be able to maintain proper technique because of fatigue. I just dropped a full video on Arm Pump and the causes if you’re interested. How To Stop Arm Pump While Enduro Riding kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l62KkrZ2u8DHqn0.html

Thanks for the comment Rhys but not sure what this means?

I've found with our riders the feeling is the same, the intensity of those feelings is different.

Thanks Sylas. I’m good at Coaching and putting Programs together for our racers but still working on the editing skills 😂

Thanks for watching Justin. What was your biggest takeaway?

@@AndrewHammer1 refuling every hour with simple carbs on long hard days.

Thanks for watching Steven and happy you found it helpful. If you are racing enduros you might find this video helpful as well where I go through how to load up your Camelbak: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7eHfragtr-acps.html

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Not sure what this means Henry 🤷‍♂️

😂 thanks for having a look Valdemar

Thanks for watching ✊️

Just dropped a new video with my thoughts on Crossfit if you're interested

Thank you for the support 😆

I’ll try put some funny bits in there 😂

Awesome Sam, not long now ✊️

Did you watch the video Michail 🤦‍♂️

@@AndrewHammer1 half of it:)