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| Goats_On_Unicycles... |
 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:03 am |
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Hey, so as some of you know, due to my injury and silly unicycles
breaking themselves, I havn't been able to really ride at all since
early last summer. I recently pulled out the trials again and I can
still do most of the stuff I was hitting before I stopped riding (thank
God), but alas my muni (ahhhh, my life, my passion, my love!! my truest
love!) has really suffered. I was able to get in about three rides on
my muni before the saddle broke this year and I sucked horridly! I was
mostly due to my legs being out of shape... so my question is, have any
of you found mountain biking to be a good way to keep in shape and get
back in shape for muni? I've found that I need my legs to be 10x as
strong to do something on a muni, as I need them to be to do the same
thing on a bike but I was wondering if it helped at all.
I'll probably pull the bike out again anyway, just cause it's so fun
after going soooo slooooow... Lol.
Anyway, let me know what you girls and guys think! Thanks a bunch.
Jackie
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| mill_mobile... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:28 am |
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Well i wouldnt say it'd be a HUGE help, but yeah, it's definitely a
start:)
I would also recommend some up-hill running as this will strengthen
your legs up too.
Sorry i wasnt much help dude.
EDIT: Forgot to mention reason...
It'll only really help when your getting up a trail on a MTB as you
pretty much dont pedal much (on a downhill) (unless your flying and
killing it to get heaps of speed, but even then your not using your
legs a great deal), whereas on a uni you are constantly
pedalling/tensioning your legs to control speed.
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| skilewis74... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:33 am |
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I think yes, more so if you ride mostly standing up, as if it were a
fixed gear.
I prefer to use dumbels that I have and make up various exersises w/
them. A much more effective use of my time. I can get an equivalent
workout in about 1/2 hour where it would take me 1.5-2 on my bike.
For leg strength + uni skills ride a bunch standing up, SIF, and/or
seat drag (It would take _me_ just about the same amount of time on a
uni as on a bike to get that level of leg workout).
If you aren't looking for time efficiency, but a good _leg_ work-out,
then have fun on the bike. Just keep in mind you aren't going to be
working the exact same muscles and some things may get sore when you
switch back to the Muni (I haven't found anything that does the same
muscles, although, I've come very close).
Edit: I try to do those exercises even when I've been riding a lot
(15-20 hrs/wk). W/ the time I have available, it's better for me do
some other exersises (up to 20-25% of my total time) to maintain my
stamina. Also when I'm tired I'm much more likely to have scary UPD's.
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| Unicorn... |
| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:21 am |
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I broke my leg almost three months ago and I could ride a bike before I
could walk. I went on cross country bike rides while my friends
unicycled. It was a good transition. I used to joke that I felt like a
boxing coach on a bike training my boxers. Well my friends retorted
with we feel like we are Philipino Chicks with a handicapped person!
(Almost all of the wet nurses who take care of old people and
handycapped people in wheel chairs in Israel are of Philipino decent.)
After 6 weeks of laying on my back my leg muscles waysted away to
almost nothing. Riding the bike was a very good way of building up some
muscles. I am now riding cross country on my trials unicycle. I am still
carefull because to dismount from my MUni It is about a 30Cm drop. I
sill have to be very carefull not to jar my leg or fall on it. It is
great to be back in the saddle again.
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| skilewis74... |
| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:15 am |
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...or you could 'make'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60090) a balance
board.
Also you could practice standing/squating on an under inflated squishy
rubber ball like 'this' (http://tinyurl.com/56u6ul). If you want to
focus more on balance than strength raise the air pressure. Any
athletic ball would work but a squishy one like that would improve
strength more.
A great leg strengthening exercise that can be done anywhere is 'pistol
squats' (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=MLBAbqEZIeU). To reduce
potential stress on your knee, keep your leg and upper body as far
forward as possible (eg. leg streight and hold onto toes). If that's
too easy close one or even both eyes, or do it on any of the
contraptions previously mentioned.
Getting good at doing any of these on one foot aught to improve awkward
pedal grabs, as well as a bunch of other stuff.
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Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you
are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the
time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
What next? 'IUF skill levels'
(http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/)*'
Street'
(http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com'
(http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system'
(http://tinyurl.com/yqpvxk)*'Trials Building'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64235)
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| poofengle... |
| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:05 am |
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Near my house there's a bmx track and I love going there to work out and
have fun. Since the track's not angled downhill and there's jumps to go
over and everything, it's real good for your legs and balance. I've
found that after just a couple visits there I get in alot better shape
legwise. So if you happen to have a bmx track around where you live I'd
definitely recommend trying it out.
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