$IL3NT. Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 after a days riding i have a sore neck, wrists and lower back.. i was wondering if riding trials works on muscle groups like for instance give you a stronger back or like cardio etc.. or just put strain on your body ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomy P Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Forearms and Back for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Forearms definitely! After riding trials for a few years now I also have a really strong grip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyri Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 i thought trials kinda worked your whole body, not as much as going to the gym and doing weights but trials will deffo give you a work out because your using the body to through the bike around, you wont turn into damon watson with the muscles but your body will be toned from doing trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Trials mainly works your upper body and legs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 not very good aerobically good for anaerobic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Wouldn't call it a proper workout. Personally i find martial arts to be many times better at this than trials for a simple reason - at such a class you're working out until you're completely wet and have no energy left. With trials this is not really possible because you need quite a lot of strength to perform various moves. This in term means that before you're out of energy, you'll stop riding because it'll just become frustrating and impossible. So no, I wouldn't class trials as a workout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsieurMonkey Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Wouldn't call it a proper workout. Personally i find martial arts to be many times better at this than trials for a simple reason - at such a class you're working out until you're completely wet and have no energy left. With trials this is not really possible because you need quite a lot of strength to perform various moves. This in term means that before you're out of energy, you'll stop riding because it'll just become frustrating and impossible. So no, I wouldn't class trials as a workout. So what you're saying is, martial arts is better because you keep going and pushing for longer? If you go out and ride hard for the same duration, as in riding a continuous line, it'd be just as good. The thing is with trials you often stop, or end up hopping while you "eye up" whatever you're doing. Trials is a workout, as is any physical activity, how good of a workout is completely up to you, if you were to balance on your back wheel and nothing else, it'd be good for your core, and arms/shoulders. If you do more, it works you more, how long you do it for, how big you go (relative to your ability), how much you ride around between doing stuff, how constantly you are doing different things as opposed to sitting on your back wheel doing nothing, is all going to affect how good of a workout it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 If you go out and ride hard for the same duration, as in riding a continuous line, it'd be just as good. In the 10 years of riding trials I've never been so tired as during any MA class. And in my opinion the reason is simple - like I pointed out prevoiusly - if you were so tired, you'd be unable to get up anything which is the whole point of trials. The margin of energy you need to have when riding trials is much bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsieurMonkey Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) So you're comparing two completely different things then, the explosive power you'd gain from riding trials is more than you would from your martial arts. At the end of a martial arts class you wouldn't be able to do certain things in the same way you can't get up the same size obstacles during an entire day of riding. MA = A cardio/stamina based workout. Trials = An explosive strength based workout. If you continually pushed with trials, and just didn't go for as big as you could, but kept riding even if you had to go smaller, you'd be just as tired. During an MA session you're constantly doing things, you could do exactly the same with trials, you just don't. Like you said, because you're only gonna do it if you can go big big big. You're riding trials for enjoyment, not a workout, if you did it as a workout, you wouldn't stop just because you couldn't get up things, you'd just try to get up smaller things. Edited September 4, 2011 by MonsieurMonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Can't disagree with that but I got the impression from the topic starter that he's asking about riding trials in general, not a more hardcore approach you pointed out. Riding trials is going to make you stronger - mainly the upper body - but at a slow-ish rate. Although I wouldn't agree with ma being just cardio/stamina (although it is to a large extent). I've gained a *lot* of strength and explosiveness from that sport which has started to show in my riding. Much more so than from just riding trials. But then that may vary depending on the individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsieurMonkey Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I doubt many people would ride the way I was suggesting, and I agree that MA would be a better workout in general. I was just saying that you can get a lot out of trials if you really wanted to. But most people do it just as a hobby and for a laugh, so they rarely push themselves hard. I feel any sport is a good work out for that sport, and if you just want general fitness go to the gym and do spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 when I have been out riding natural in the past, I have made myself nearly collapse from pure exhaustion. I would say it was a very good workout! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Trials has helped me with my overall strength and physical apearance massively. I was well on the portly side when I started, and I was pretty weak too. 3 years on, Im slender, I lost LOADs of weight and am now gaining weight due to my muscles developing and growing, and Im rather pleased with my appearance My forearms developed really quickly, as well as my shoulders, lats, Biceps and Triceps and pectoral muscles. My abs have taken longer to develop, but are slowly peeping through. My legs very quickly developed too. My calf muscles are much stronger and bigger, and my thighs did too. I barely ever do any weights, and do zero Gym time on Cardio. I do have a high metabolism though, and I ride pretty much whenever I can! Id definitely say trials is a good overall workout. Also has increased my stamina loads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTommyTickles92 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Trials is a power based sport as you are using explosive energy. Trials also works on your slow-twitch muscle fibers, meaning you are improving on endurance and aerobic capacity within the muscles. Also I would say trials is a good all round exercise as you are using most main muscles groups, but if you are not working at the gym as well you will not generate high amounts of strength,as strength is gained from high weight and low reps. As you are riding a bike that is light, you are mainly working on tone and endurability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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