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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