Motogp Fitness - 25+ attributes required to win a Moto GP

Moto GP fitness

What is it?

 

A Moto GP rider needs to have the following physiology:

 

25+ attributes of a MotoGP rider 

 

• Lightening reflex reaction:

 

• Hand eye coordination:

 

• Thinking clearing under pressure:

 

• Nerves of steel:

 

• Speed  Endurance & Core Fitness:

 

• Agility: flexibility, durability, power & strength which will all be used during each lap of a race:

 

• The race start requires the reaction of a 100m sprinter:

 

• Mental concentration of a down-hill skier with the forward thinking of a chess player as the rider contemplate the moves ahead at speed:

 

• Courage & nerve of a rock climber:

 

• Technical mastery & mental accuracy of fencing:

 

• Confidence of high diver:

 

• Balance of a ballerina:

 

• Reflex actions of a boxer are required as you need to learn how to quickly get straight back on the bike when you can get kicked off like a bronco rider, as well as the ability of a judo athlete being able to relax & roll during a crash at 160 kmph:

 

• The power of a light weight lifter with the power to weight ratio of a jockey:

 

• Eye sight good enough to return a tennis ball back at 200 kmph:

 

• The finish requires the stamina of an endurance marathon runner:

 

• It's easy to see that by improving 10 different factors each by just 0.1% will improve performance by 1%.:

 

• In Moto GP a winning margin of 0.5 (half a second) is just 0.02% quicker!

 

Mark Kleanthous has been coaching and mentoring Bradley Smith since 2008 

 

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