Conditioning for motocross racer
A recent reader, who is a motocross racer, posted a comment the last day and talk about how physically demanding motocross is. I agree 100% and I know it:
A few years ago I was in charge for the physical conditioning of a motocross racer: Sebastien Tortelli.
Seb has been one of the very talented pilots for the last years; he raced in supercross and motocross events, finishing always in the 5-6 best pilots.
A motocross racer has to be in a perfect shape and total conditioning. The physical demands are huge, muscular and cardiovascular. On the bike, the body is 100% engaged from head to toes; in a 20 minutes race the average heart rate was 185, sometimes going up to 200!
For a pilot, a perfect conditioning allows a high capacity of extreme focus during the race: all the pilots are very fast and a very little mistake due to a lack of concentration for 1/10 of second and you lose the race!
A few years ago I was in charge for the physical conditioning of a motocross racer: Sebastien Tortelli.
Seb has been one of the very talented pilots for the last years; he raced in supercross and motocross events, finishing always in the 5-6 best pilots.
A motocross racer has to be in a perfect shape and total conditioning. The physical demands are huge, muscular and cardiovascular. On the bike, the body is 100% engaged from head to toes; in a 20 minutes race the average heart rate was 185, sometimes going up to 200!
For a pilot, a perfect conditioning allows a high capacity of extreme focus during the race: all the pilots are very fast and a very little mistake due to a lack of concentration for 1/10 of second and you lose the race!
Seb followed a complete conditioning and strength program: upper body strength, core and legs, interval training through running and bicycle, sprints…and of course many laps on his bike…
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