Motocross Mania

Over the last few years, the amount of people taking motocross fitness seriously has drastically increased, with most riders now owning a home gym or even having a gym membership, to increase their potential and of course, to improve their motocross fitness.

Unfortunately what is not increasing is the amount of riders developing their cardiovascular endurance, which is one of the key points that need to improve to ensure your motocross fitness is at its peak.

When entering the gym the main priority for a motocross rider, who’s aim is to develop their motocross fitness, should be to work on their cardiovascular endurance. Optimum cardiovascular endurance will allow enough oxygen to get the working muscles so that they don’t give up and are fuelled enough to carry on motoring through a race.

Many riders I see in a gym ignore the above and head straight for the weights instead. Light weights are an extremely good way of getting rid of arm pump, but personally, I feel the heavier weights are not necessary. By doing smaller sets and less reps on the heavier weights, all you are doing is teaching your body to sprint for an extremely short space of time, somewhere in the region of one lap of a normal motocross circuit I’d guess, this is not motocross fitness, it is weight lifting!

By regularly embarking on activities such as rowing, cycling, swimming, walking or jogging, you are increasing your cardiovascular endurance a great deal and by doing so, also increasing your motocross fitness.