It’s Cringy, But These 3 MTB Fitness Habits Mean EVERYTHING Riders 35+

[@wrldismyn]

I recently got back into mountain biking after 20+ years. I've been doing concrete work for 15 years after a 4 yr time in the army. Now I'm a 45 year old pm that sits at a desk all day with high blood pressure. I have a bad lower back and just had a shoulder surgery about a year ago. The past 5 years or so all I did was power lifting (hence the shoulder surgery.) Your tips and views have helped me considerably in the past month or so. I've dropped 10 lbs and my comfort level on the trails is almost where it was way back when. Keep it up brother! Maybe one day I can help you out and find you a good barber 😂

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Bahaha Make sure they offer a 40% discount because I’m missing a lot of hair Super glad this helped you 🙏🏻

[@in_10z]

"From the bottom bracket of my heart" 😆

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Hehehe

[@in_10z]

@@mountainbikeacademy I'm definitely using that one at the trails!

[@erichbachman7363]

That's actually really really good! I'm gonna use that too!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

#bottombracketofmyheart you heard it here first, folks :)

[@TwowheeledadventureVT]

I appreciate the no BS approach! These are quality recommendations without any fluff. I'm a physical therapist and completely agree with what you said in this video.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Fantastic - always good to hear a real professional resonate with this! Appreciate this immensely :)

[@mountainbikeacademy]

What aspect are YOU most focused on this riding season?

[@wrldismyn]

Just getting back the old skills and confidence while becoming healthier and reducing risk of injuries.

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

No foot can, if my son can do it I surely must 😂

[@stevenparisi]

Bro hook it up with that 5-10 min mobility routine! And your mom’s olive oil website. I swear I’ll order a bottle.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I’ll consider it! Www.oliandve.com is her website you may have to call and place an order though. Arbiquena is really good, but may not be in season. She’s got hundreds of infused oils and vinegars. My kids love salads because they eat the balsamics on em.

[@SCjackal67]

Love your Mom's site! I'm definitely going to order a few things to step up my kitchen game.

[@tomsales5645]

thanks Dave..

[@wallyworld6249]

The American diet consists of lots of inflammatory seed oils which is extremely detrimental to our health. Coconut, Olive, and Avocado oils are the only way to go. 5 minute cold showers are extremely helpful also. Thank you for the great quality videos Mr. Davidson!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Yup 1000 percent on seed oils - learned this from my mom. She sells first cold pressed imported olive oils from all over the world

[@cunning-stunt]

Avocado yes, coconut is the only plant derived food that contains saturated fat, you don't need those hollow calories, eat something with vitamins and minerals instead.

[@wallyworld6249]

@@mountainbikeacademy You're very fortunate to have such an awesome mother! I definitely like the way you roll and share some of your habits. I drink a shot of quality olive oil every morning and if it's not too much trouble I would like to purchase some olive oil from your mother. That would be really cool. Thank you for the great teaching it has really helped me. Christian

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Oh, no sweat! You might have to call in (tell her I sent you she will get a kick out of that) www.oliandve.com her name is Suzanne

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

I eliminated all seed oils and processed food from my diet awhile ago, now if only I could convince the kids to drop all the BS food they like so much 😅

[@chimera91977]

I'm surprised that when you talked about having explosove hip power that you didnt also include doing box jumps, especially considering the stack of jump boxes right behind you lol

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Because someone will watch this and do 50 a day every day for 2 months and injure themselves lol. My audience is 80 percent guys in their 40s and rarely is a box jump appropriate unless you’re properly ttrqined and have dialed movement patterns first.

[@thorstenscheib7086]

I am thrilled. Your channel is really great. The information is really worth its weight in gold. Please keep up the good work. You have really motivated me to get better. Subscription is there. Greetings from Germany

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Super! Thanks - love that it’s helping. Stay tuned and let me know what looks good!

[@karlxu782]

I eat whatever I want, and however much I like to, I am almost 40 and has been keeping my body fat around 13% for years. Beside mountain biking, cooking is also my passion, being so picky on the types and amount of food is not the kind of life I want. So my solution is 1: 40 hours fast ever week, 2: no or less carbs on non-training day, 3: ride climbing trails or pump tracks for 2 hours per week. 4 cold shower every morning. 5 build some muscle to keep the metabolism, and when you do crash, it's also a padding. 6 plus the regular downhill riding we do anyways. I think if you do all those, gaining fat is actually super hard, sometime I have to purposely eat more and less healthy just to gain some weight because my body weight drops too quickly. I am 6 feet and try to keep my weight round 75kg, but once a while it drops near 70kg.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

How many grams of protein do you eat? Carbs and protein are the secret to muscle gain Plus vitamins and minerals

[@karlxu782]

@@mountainbikeacademy I don’t count the gram, I only make sure I eat enough. The minimum amount of protein is 2 scoops of protein powder(one in the morning, one after biking or weightlifting) +steak/chicken/fish/egg in every meal. My point is we don’t have to be too picky on food, intermittent fasting+cold shower+mtb is enough to keep our body lean. if we do feel gaining fat, just ride a bit more to compensate.

[@karlxu782]

@@mountainbikeacademy a half day enduro riding or a full day at bike park, that’s a loooot of calories burning, so I never worry eating too much, sometimes I eat 2 burgers or a whole pizza every meal for days and still dropping weight.

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

I have a mortgaged brain when I read of hear about buddies or some people I know who had life changing accidents, Ray Petro's accident in 2017 was kinda eye opening, reminder that health is precious, don't screw it up cuz it's hard you'll regret it at one point when it's too late...

[@mountainbikeacademy]

word.

[@Muddyfox47]

spot on!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Thanks! Hope it resonates w lots of riders

[@creekboi7]

5:14 wall ride motivation

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Me and my buds built it. Epic epic times.

[@midlifeflow]

How do you feel about intermittent fasting?

[@mountainbikeacademy]

You mean skipping breakfast? ;) I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other. It's probably a tertiary action behind eating good food and sleeping well. In my experience, I perform deep work (focused, uninterrupted mental flow, creativity) when I'm empty of food or close to it until about 10AM or 1-2 PM. I can hang on a 45-60 minute HIIT workout if I've skipped breakfast. Mentally it super helps to not have food in the belly. But if I'm pushing hard all day in the yard (3 acres, kinda a mini-farm without the animals) or riding all day, I will bonk ultra hard without food. I also have a friend who is 6'3", 250 SOLID muscle, eats one meal a day only, ever. Works fine for him. Not really for me. I thinik the big thing is people get so hung up on keto this, intermittent fasting that, then they're pounding a 6 pack of beer on the side lol. You just have to find what works for you and talk with a doctor/nutritionist. I've also heard getting testing to see what your metabolic profile is can be helpful, I haven't really needed it since discovering my mom's olive oils 10 years ago haha.

[@midlifeflow]

@@mountainbikeacademy Yes, skipping breakfast. I would normally have dinner around 6pm and then not eat until 10am. So from 10am to 6pm would be my window for eating which is usually the same thing everyday. Things like chicken breast, eggs, spinach leaves, macadamia nuts, blueberries. All these things throughout my eating window just repeated throughout. Dinner is usually whatever my wife makes.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

@@midlifeflow We are literally brothers at the end of the day lol "whatever my wife makes". My wife is italian, learned from her Nonnies and mom

[@CCW230]

What kind of food would you recommend while riding? Whether it be XC laps, trail riding or BikePark. Any recommendations? I know i'd rather over eat a bit on a bikepark day, than risk eating to less.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Good question and it’s way too big of a topic to cover in a reply here but I’ll share the basics - I don’t eat right before a ride. - I like to eat lots of carbs the night before a ride - hydration is more important than food - every hour or 2 I like to snack on gu packs or honey stingers. All day bike park- kinda eat like a normal human just maybe not a ton of protein and fats.

[@CCW230]

Thanks! Would love to see you do a video on it someday.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Sure thing. I think people definitely overcomplicate it and also I’m not some diet expert. My grandmother was a dietician for a university and nearly all the stuff she preached is still true. Sadly some of the food quality these days isn’t the same as 50-100 years ago

[@dphockey131]

Is there a mobility routine on offer somewhere?

[@mountainbikeacademy]

bit.ly/3I0Tl3T - yes it’s the very first thing in our community!

[@bermchasin]

12:30 - brb going to get a 6 pack (of IPAs)

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Get ittt

[@cunning-stunt]

Don't use olive oil for cooking, when you heat it carcinogenic compounds are created. Olive oil is for dressing salads etc. Use avocado oil for cooking. It has the highest smoke point of all edible oils and is omega 3. The body can make omega 6 and omega 9 from omega 3 but not the other way around. The standard western diet is overloaded with omega 6 and not enough omega 3. But in all truth the total dietary fat you need in a day is contained in a couple of walnut halves, also omega 3. In the end oils and fats are just hollow calories beyond the RDA of omega 3. You would be looking after your health better by eating those calories contained in nutritionally packed foods. Foods that contain vitamins and minerals. Foods such as fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.

[@cunning-stunt]

If you eat mustard with your broccoli it exponentially increases the uptake of sulforaphane. "Phytochemicals like sulforaphane are antioxidants that cancel out free radicals. Free radical are tiny particles that weaken and damage healthy cells. They form in your body because of pollution, UV rays, food additives and preservatives, and even through natural processes like digestion. It reduces inflammation."

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Did not know this!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I don’t fry chicken in olive oil I just cook eggs and stuff in it. Not be try hot. Smoke point of unrefined, high quality EVOO is around 325. My pan is probably 200-250 max. But you are correct. Avocado way better for high temp.

[@alexisonbike3652]

Probably irrelevant, but I played hockey goaltending this winter and my legs felt never better. Also I think rock climbing helped with my forearms and core

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I doubt it’s irrelevant your just joining the #mtbmovement :)

[@_tom_p]

There's a bird in your garage. Or maybe it's a pissed off pear shaped dork who can't handle the hard truth who has sent a killer spy drone birb idk.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I know - I’d get it out but it has babies

[@MrPSt86]

Just play 15 minutes of: the floor is lava every day and your mobility is coming on its own 😉😂 If you move like a child you can move like a child.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Sounds really fun not going to lie

[@bashfpv6244]

Bird

[@bionic909]

If i ate that much id be massive.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

lol

[@space.youtube]

Yeah nah, I've reached my limit, the sensationalist titles and clownish thumbnails don't work for me. You have a nice day though. See ya.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Peace

[@bauer100]

but here you are lol