28 күн бұрын
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@DWillis0 9 сағат бұрын
Really good video, but I would say overly technical. Too many things to think about and consider. A follow on, more simple summary to these videos may be helpful.
@mountainbikeacademy 9 сағат бұрын
Fair enough!
@ianfleischhacker6154 10 сағат бұрын
Too much eye contact.
@VILLNoise 10 сағат бұрын
Did you have AI write a script for this short? Wtf are you on about?
@stefanchlebo8464 13 сағат бұрын
I haven't even tried your paid program yet, but I am getting the fastest results from a few of your videos that I added to my training routine. I ride faster, jump higher and safer, it is amazing!
@mountainbikeacademy 4 сағат бұрын
Epic- way to extract value Seriously that’s something I respect - good work!
@jordanwilson4425 Күн бұрын
What if I ride a fully rigid? How to standing spring?
@grandpre25 Күн бұрын
This season I am hoping to incorporate my torso/core control while jumping and land front wheel first(ever-so-slightly). I believe your techniques will help me progress!
@rvtech101 Күн бұрын
Same happens with me and my dirtbike group. They are all in their 20s,30s and even a guy in his 40s, then there’s me at 60. My go to is “ I gotta run back to the truck and take my heart medication “.
@tomkruger3496 Күн бұрын
Man, I wish I only had to sit for 6 hours a day. I love this focus on mobility and core engagement. So important.
@JoseLopez-sq3gx 2 күн бұрын
Preach on brother Beavis!!!!
@HenrikLantzHedstrom 2 күн бұрын
I’d argue that yoga is mobility?
@mountainbikeacademy 2 күн бұрын
It can be, lots of ppl benefit from it. There’s other approaches that we’ve found improve riding dynamics better than just yoga alone.
@LoamReaper 3 күн бұрын
C'mon. You can't state that like a fact.
@mountainbikeacademy 2 күн бұрын
Perhaps not. Based on anecdotes evidence of the hundreds of riders we’ve worked with it’s fact. I have an hour long intake call plus monitor and track their progress, so it’s accurate however I’m sure there’s people where it doesn’t apply because here’s millions of riders.
@LoamReaper 3 күн бұрын
C'mon. You can't state that like a fact.
@MTNMAX88 3 күн бұрын
Do I still qualify if I’m not actually 40, but my body feels closer to 50, and I’m only 36?
@mountainbikeacademy 3 күн бұрын
Even better if your wife looks at you like you’re 23
@OldBeanMTB 3 күн бұрын
All makes a lot of sense 👍
@quinncolby 3 күн бұрын
If you want to become a stronger rider. Start running. My running buddies have incredible cardio on a bike.
@brianlamb66 3 күн бұрын
Thank you little brother. Now as a Director of Photography for a living, my tip for you! Let's put that red tube on a dimmer and drop it down 30%. It takes your eyes away from the lesson.
@mountainbikeacademy 3 күн бұрын
Nice tip I’ll try it out!
@quinncolby 3 күн бұрын
I was just in Bentonville. They’re all switching to e-Bikes..
@quinncolby 3 күн бұрын
I was just in Bentonville. They’re all switching to e-Bikes..
@mountainbikeacademy 3 күн бұрын
I’ve ridden evikes. They make you work harder, at least cardio wise. Not sure why people think they are “easier”.
@quinncolby 3 күн бұрын
@@mountainbikeacademy I’m covered in sweat as they blow right by uphill. They don’t look like they are working harder. 😂
@tomd1826 3 күн бұрын
I'm coming back to riding after a lot of illness last year and have lost a lot of confidence on more kicky jumps. Currently trying smaller, predictable ones and remembering what my body needs to do. Need to build back fitness as well as confidence, and still have chronic fatigue to contend with, but I'm loving being out on the bike again.
@Descenter1976 4 күн бұрын
This was a movie.... I had to skip it, just to much unnecessary yapping for my short attention span.
@nickbusato7138 4 күн бұрын
This is a pretty poor technique to dropping that could easily get you into serious trouble. You are basically relaying on building potential energy into the suspension of the bike, allowing it to spring back at a very precise moment in time. Once you have preloaded, as you demonstrated, you are essentially a passenger on the bike with little options to control yourself once you are leaving the feature. You can clearly see at 9:44, that your rear wheel has left the drop way before the end and ends up falling back down hitting the drop before clearing it. Had you done this on a larger drop you would be absolutely going OTB. Additionally you are effectively making the drop larger than it is as you are creating upwards momentum. You seem to criticize the "lunge" for timing, yet the timing window for success is much more forgiving.
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
LOL that one at 9:44 was on a 6" drop and I got bumped up in the air. Good catch...but that was just bad / funky execution on my part. This technique is curriculum for instructors...and I disagree saying it's a bad one. On the other hand, if YOU don't like it, and you have something else that works for you, totally cool. In fact, very cool! And I do both techniques...this one is much easier to adjust midair because there is an equilibrium. The bike doesn't pull you down. If you lunge / punch and mess up, you not only have to adjust but also have to deal with the extra movement. However.. I do agree the timing window for success with the "lunge" is definitely more forgiving, especially on slower drops! So props for noticing that. I've been riding *almost* 20 years and I've never crashed on a drop. I don't mean to brag whatsoever, it's just that I've done a variety of techniques and they all seem to work. Actually...I take that back I've crashed going over a drop once but I was riding a manual across the bridge before the drop. So that's why I crashed lol. Anyways, good comment and thanks for putting up your thoughts!
@briangeggie9942 4 күн бұрын
How about a video on soaking up a jump, (please) there is this one jump that if you hit it at trail speed you will way over jump it but it kills the end of the run if you slow down enough to not over do it.????
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
Yessir literally just made one - last third or so of this one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8qBhNurzL7bd3U.htmlsi=yEo6xWgWqUaEeZvO
@leetori1 4 күн бұрын
I go out on the road bike for 5 hours a week
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
Road biking is superb for base fitness
@kieftoker 4 күн бұрын
respect
@garybrown9719 4 күн бұрын
.my mobility and flexibility suck😢
@tonyvac2 5 күн бұрын
oh ! stand up to the jump
@camwells9726 5 күн бұрын
Interesting, I’ve been riding for 10 years , older rider, early 60s , self taught , but haven’t heard this concept before and Haven’t tried it yet but it’s making sense .
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
Super. Thanks for the comment! Hope you’re super enjoying it.
@terrcon1 5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the advice. Nobody mentions shit the torso
@d28k83 5 күн бұрын
Hey bud, which Intense bike are you riding? Any Cons to the bike?
@mountainbikeacademy 5 күн бұрын
Primer. I’m selling it - just not my cup of tea. Really liked the suspension (ohlins), the build quality was good. Steering felt a bit vague, but what I didn’t like was the flex in the frame. They design it in for traction but it’s a 140mm rear travel bike. Made it just feel off. I’ll probably stick to Santa Cruz and get a 5010 and a raaw Madonna. For context: tons of people love the primer. I think it’s a steal for the price. I prefer bikes with snappy, absolute telepathic feedback. I’m not a racer looking for .1 seconds or comfort. I want it to be agile. So definitely a good bike, GREAT for the money but not exactly what I’m looking for. Plus I can get whatever I want within reason so I’m going to be picky!
@LaurentiusTriarius 5 күн бұрын
If you don't have trails, jumping curbs sideways is pretty useful for practicing front wheel tracking at small scale. You can easily manage entry speed and it's not that consequential.
@mountainbikeacademy 5 күн бұрын
Great point! The sideways part I didn’t mention in the curb cruising vid I did, so that’s a solid suggestion. Appreciate it!
@DD-lc5ts 5 күн бұрын
I was up to 240lb when I decided to use a MTB to get some fitness back. I found my weight and lack of fitness prevented me learning any technical skills. For me the most important thing was just getting mileage done on the local hills. No skills required, just repeatedly pedalling up long hill climbs to burn the weight off and get some muscle back in my legs. My inflexible dead weight destroyed my first full suspension bike, so for my second bike I’ve gone for a hard tail.. less to break, and not as expensive, but I’m finally feeling lighter and more agile so now I’m looking to learn some skills and gain some technical ability. Your video is exactly what I’m looking for at the right time. For any others who aren’t as fit as they would like to be, and feel its difficult enough to just pedal the bike. Keep at it. Work on your cardio, burn the fat and build the muscle in your legs. It will come.
@mountainbikeacademy 5 күн бұрын
That’s EPIC. Well done. To do that you have to make hundreds if not thousands of great decisions to build a healthy body. Hope you’re feeling proud of yourself!!!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@mihribenari 9 сағат бұрын
Hell yeah man, best of luck
@leetori1 5 күн бұрын
Thank you. Much better!
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
epic
@ianfleischhacker6154 5 күн бұрын
I just look for a place where there aren't too many kids who make it a mission to ensure I see how much better they can do the same features.
@vegahunter8 6 күн бұрын
Man, what are you talking about?!? At no point during this short did you say one even thing that makes a lick of sense.
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
lol it’s a short. I didn’t try too hard.
@alexperez4408 4 күн бұрын
The best part of the short was getting a new bike ....but you're the reason why it rained....we could have done without everything else.
@oldguybiking7438 6 күн бұрын
This channel is absolutely excellent. He presents a completely unique perspective on learning and it helps. It’s been successful for me. Thank you for the hard work!
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
I appreciate that!
@daboo2 6 күн бұрын
Having mortgage brain now, when I approach a big feature my goal is to be able to go to the office on Monday and type with both hands. Of course, that means there are a lot of features that I leave for “next week”.
@finroddd 5 күн бұрын
And this is totally ok. IMO it is much much better to skip a feature than to get injured.
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
Everyone has it to some degree. I skip plenty of features and still have a balance of challenging things too
@daboo2 6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the torso placement ideas. No one else ever mentions that.
@robocalifornia 6 күн бұрын
Over 40 mountain bikers of the internet listen up. Do you want to progress your riding? Ride lots, like 10hrs or more a week. Ride your dirt jumper. Do shit that scares you on a regular basis. Most important you must accept this one fact: YOU MUST BLEED TO IMPROVE
@LaurentiusTriarius 5 күн бұрын
10 hours a week? That's my winter schedule 😈🤣
@robocalifornia 5 күн бұрын
@@LaurentiusTriarius haha I said at least! So many dudes only ride a couple hours on the weekend and stick to xc trails on their enduro bikes then wonder why they’re so intimidated by drops and jumps and steeps. Fortunate to have access to so much trail diversity in Reno/Tahoe. I have friends in Santa Cruz where I used to live that smoke me on the UCSC steeps but when they come up here it’s a different kind of gnarly 🤠
@quadrum41 6 күн бұрын
Love the good advices on this channel ❤️ I'm 36 and affraid of small jumps, because the lack of technique... It came to me late, hope i'll have enough time this summer to train my jumps skills, and hit some small doubles. And yeah, in my place i dont have table tops, just doubles wich make my knees shake 😁
@mountainbikeacademy 6 күн бұрын
Different mental ball game for sure! Hope you’re having fun!
@LaurentiusTriarius 5 күн бұрын
I used (still do) to ride vertical stuff that people would faint just looking at the bottom but jumps are always scary, 20+ yrs of dirtbiking and I still get the weak legs on a new track with huge doubles 😂
@mountainbikeacademy 6 күн бұрын
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@carlosbarragan6729 6 күн бұрын
great info! thx you ! i find it helpful to train while watching mx/dh riding videos 😁 shoutouts to foundation training😍
@mountainbikeacademy 6 күн бұрын
Oh for sure!
@kjracz15 6 күн бұрын
You know what's odd? I do core exercise every time I'm pooping. You just make sure your ass is almost touching the toilet seat. Basically, a squat... It's definitely harder when I'm constipated. 🤣🤣
@mountainbikeacademy 6 күн бұрын
That is odd haha
@stevewright2813 7 күн бұрын
coming from a Doctor of Physical Therapy- this is the very Best MTB KZfaq video ever..
@mountainbikeacademy 6 күн бұрын
Grateful you took the time to say this!
@Lancia444 7 күн бұрын
Bullshit delivery of information. First you say it's bad, then it's good then it's bad? What?? Pretty disappointed, I think this will confuse new riders even more.
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
Perhaps it’s not the best delivery. Oh well. On to the next episode for me! For those of you able to extract actionable results from this, please look past “good and bad” and pay attention to the principle behind the concept I’m sharing. When you apply it the technique works
@jasonnchinchen 7 күн бұрын
This is by far the best jumping advice Ive ever seen on KZfaq.Linking this advice with some confidence will get you in the air and landing clean.
@waki_resigns 7 күн бұрын
Saying that weight lifting is going to get someone hurt is outrageous enough, you then proceed to sell mumbo jumbo BS like activated core, while showing some own made up crappy isometric exercise - what do you think happens when you low bar squat?! Have you seen someone riding without activating the "core"? Wouldn't they just fall off the bike? Then dynamic posterior chain, equally meaningless set of words, showed on example of one of less useful exercises like classic deadlift (RDL is better for MTB and general lower back/hamstring health for variety of reasons). Mobilized thoracic spine - and you show really crappy form of OHP, where you don't provide enough tension in bloody thoracic spine! Needless to say, I feel sorry for folks who will pay you anything... The hell did I just watch...
@N8MRN 7 күн бұрын
I had to change the movement to reverse lunges. Much less protesting from my knees. It probably didn't help that I went to the opening day of the bike park.
@prof.sterma 7 күн бұрын
Your wife is like whaaaat? Not in this kingdom my dude 😂😂
@brentmagerowski7948 7 күн бұрын
Again!!!!!!😂😂😂😂
@mountainbikeacademy 4 күн бұрын
lol we can all aspire It’s not ALWAYS like this in the kingdom lol
@DaxPlusPlus 7 күн бұрын
Best piece of advice I've taken from this is to start slow on a table top - forget about clearing the table top and focus on the movement\control. DO NOT just speed up to clear it. Yeah sure, speeding up will probably mean you clear it but you've learnt nothing. Plus when you do get it wrong the consequences are worse. So forget about your ego, slow it down and get the movement right.
@mountainbikeacademy 7 күн бұрын
Spot on
@claudsdeluca 7 күн бұрын
12 minutes of quality. 20 minutes of waffling.