The 5 Mountain Bike Body Position Skill Killers

[@chrisalto7313]

Oh my! Today I learned I’ve been leaning my hips but not twisting them. What an insane handling improvement!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Epic

[@floris2872]

How do you have so little followers, this content is really good

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Thanks! Been focused on product/experience for those I coach (boring/dry answer lol) Expect way more content - please comment and help me help create good stuff for you all!

[@linghbergleano5187]

Yup right. Such great content. Quality over Quantity I guess.. but keep up the good work!

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

i just took a private coaching lesson last week and it was an eye opener, having an expert spot my body position bad habits, and pointing it out. my take away is my hips are always a little too behind and when i open up my elbows just a little moto style , everything is fixed

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Good getting coaching! It's super helpful .

[@dieuexiste]

I recently started pointing my hips in the direction I want to go as in example #3. This single little change has dramatically improved my riding last summer. Worth a try for sure!

[@jamisonr]

I've been a road cyclist for most of the last 20 years, getting into MTB summer 2022. I'll turn 50 next year and I have really developed road cycling muscles, and no upper body or core strength. I've taken two hard slams on the mountain bike, one resulting in separated shoulder and another with broken ribs. It certainly has made it harder for me to keep trying to corner fast as both times that's how I crashed. I'm resolving to build that core and upper body strength, and your info is timely. I used to race BMX in the 80s. at one point I had the skill, and I aim to get it back. Thanks.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I’m super familiar with this. About 20 percent of the riders in my membership program are roadies or XC! Biggest thing for you will be getting more comfortable moving your hips higher and lower depending on what the trail asks you to do. You’re likely very good at hinging your hips, but on a MTB defaulting to leaning on the bars and bracing with the upper body rather than moving everything around the torso in a fluid, relaxed way. Frankly my biggest inspiration for movement is Brandon semenuk and how he has a perfectly balanced torso and fluid movement through the arms and legs. Google some videos of him riding for inspiration!

[@gavinheron1]

Great video. I can identify with all the weaknesses! but trying to fix even one or two can make a big difference. I’m 59 and been riding for 3 years and get out 4 times each week. I really need to concentrate more on what I’m doing rather than just getting down steep stuff (well steep for me) whilst holding my breath and being more tensed up than those dudes at a Mr Olympia contest. Thanks for explaining key aspects so well.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Kind words, glad it’s encouraging. Keep crushing you enjoying rides!

[@flyingnorseman]

Im 51. Been riding for 27 years. Your core strength is absolutely critical to controlling your bike. Planks for me are best way to improve it.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Glad you’ve discovered this!

[@flyingnorseman]

@@mountainbikeacademy You get old and start having lower back issues you figure it out man.

[@syms85]

Loving these videos buddy thank you

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Happy to help - more to come!

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Share the channel if this helps! 🎉

[@rider65]

Good stuff man I'm going to sub. So far the best explanation, instruction and coaching I've ever seen is from Ryan Hughes. He Nails hip hinging and body position 👍

[@mountainbikeacademy]

I’ll check him out. Thanks!

[@JemerGaribay]

New subscriber here. You got a good channel and as a newbie rider I find it very useful.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Welcome aboard!!!

[@baddevotions]

Great video. Look forward to seeing more. Subbed 🤘

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Much appreciated!

[@savvydanee]

Hey, so I follow you on Facebook because the algorithm told me too- I teach horseback riding lessons, and so often I’ll see a post that you do and it takes me a moment to realize it’s you and it’s not about a horse! But anyways, I have a question for you … you were talking about how when you look to the left it makes someone also point their chest and maybe pelvis to the left also. You are teaching people to be able to look with their eyes and head without twisting to look with shoulders and hips (unless it’s on purpose)….. something that I run into with my horse riding students is that when I do want them to look with their shoulders and belly button their weight automatically falls the other direction!! I want students to first step into the inside stirrup and then twist through the spine to point their chest where they want to go, because otherwise they slip to the outside (which also messes up how the horse holds their rib cage but obviously that’s not a concern for bike riders) Anyways, I’m wondering if your students exhibit anything similar???

[@mountainbikeacademy]

No,I don’t really see that often!

[@andrec.136]

Good info.

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Thanks!

[@phil5073]

Just a newbie in mtbiking, this is a little to be off topic... Let's say he has only 180 and 203... How should should you modulate brakes in steep rocky corners and what rotor setup shoud you use? A) 180F/203R - front modulation B) 203F/180R - front modulation C) 180F/203R - rear modulation D) 203F/180R - rear modulation

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Good question - let me make a video on this.

[@phil5073]

@@mountainbikeacademy thank you

[@1st-mid-c01]

eyeing where you want to go? more akin - to 'heading through', in soccer

[@mountainbikeacademy]

Never played soccer! Guessing that means lead with your head. :)

[@1st-mid-c01]

@@mountainbikeacademy yeh, like, a 'follow through' sequence... it's all relative : ))