trials training

What can you do now?

Anyways, riding on skinnies, jumping on skinnies, pedal grabs, and
pedalgrabs onto skinnies/poles are good to do. =p

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Jerrick makes some good examples.
Make some skinnies, sandwichboards and other stuff.
Make sure you have some pallets to.

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Also, for training, a good thing to do is to get a friend with you who
rides, or just a good friend, and a stop watch.

Go to a lace with good lines, or if you have pallets, make up a course
and pick out lines to do on it. Have your friend time you with the stop
watch, then you time him doing the same line. Kinda have a time trials
competition, each time making the line smoother and quicker. =p

That's always fun, and it helps with control and corrective hops.

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i only can do small hops and simple stuff like that i started doing
trials about a week or so ago

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coolrhys said:

i only can do small hops and simple stuff like that i started doing
trials about a week or so ago

=p

I would practice on stairs, just to get control down.

Jump up one stair, down one stair, jump up one stair, and up another,
then down one, then up another two.

Pretty much just get all the basics down, then once you feel
comfortable, start trying new lines, jumping on higher things, and
using smaller objects to jump on.

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I found being able to ride backwards somewhat builds confidence when
jumping.

I don't know how to explain it... but I feel much more confident being
able to ride 15 or so feet backwards... doesn't really relate to
trials...

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I'd say the best way to train for trials is to ride. Umm, cross train,
with other sports as well, maybe a little bit of weight lifting, but
mostly just ride. RRRIIIIDDDEEE!!!

On a slightly more useful note, making videos helps push my limits, but
i think you need to find what works for you.

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m_extreme_uni said:

I'd say the best way to train for trials is to ride. Umm, cross train,
with other sports as well, maybe a little bit of weight lifting, but
mostly just ride. RRRIIIIDDDEEE!!!

On a slightly more useful note, making videos helps push my limits, but
i think you need to find what works for you.

-Ryan

I'm a ways from doing trials (road down my first set of stairs today),
but I've noticed the biggest improvement by strength training is
getting my core muscles stronger. Increasing the endurance in my legs
helped me to ride challenging terrain longer and more confidence (and
less burning) riding standing up.

I have a thirty minute ab/oblique/lower back routine that I do every
other day. I empasize lower abs, hip flexors, and obliques.

Here's how I think the various muscle groups would help trials:
Hip flexors and lower abs: forward hoping, high jumping, better
control, safer UPD's
Obliques: better control, side hopping, safer UPD's

Even though I can't hop yet I've noticed big benefits in strengthening
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Time ran out to edit
I do 2-3 hours of strength training and ballance exercises a week

Ryan, about how many hours a week do you ride?

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thanks there al very good tips ill try some out after i finish school
today if the weathers ok

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Goodluck man. =p

Like Ryan said, just ride, and keep trying new stuff. Push yourself and
commit to your line.😄

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hay i just got in from school and getting some food and drink then im
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hay i just got in from school and getting some food and drink then im
heading out to find some places to practise

Lucky, I am just leaving to school. Ill be there for an hour, then im
unicycling all day. so school from 8am - 9am, unicycle from 9-am to
9pm. =p

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I dont have school today but the ground is snow covered and im a wuss
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its almost sunny were i am

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skilewis74 said:

Here's how I think the various muscle groups would help trials:
Hip flexors and lower abs: forward hoping, high jumping, better
control, safer UPD's
Obliques: better control, side hopping, safer UPD's

Hmmm, indeed it is well known that core strength is related to balance
and yes it is known that there are muscle groups that you can train to
improve balance but I'm unsure how hip flexors would increase height of
jumps. I believe that the biggest benefit from training the said muscle
groups would be flexibility. By stretching the muscles in the lower
back and abdominals along with the legs would help increase jump height
as well as balance for tech moves. Be careful when increasing muscle
mass, the whole point is to lift ones body weight, my increasing muscle
mass you will therefore increase your weight, perhaps it is best to
stay lean and flexible.

Jason

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To me believing in yourself not only helps if your going really big. If
there's no fear, (tech stuff), it doesn't really matter, It's just what
the body does.

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i just came back and was practising jumping down 3 step and up them this
is the first time ive done this because i have only just found these
stairs and didnt practise long

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