When you break it down to its most basic element, riding a mountain bike comes down to the interplay between your Center of Gravity (COG) and your bike’s COG. Usually referred to as “body position”, this relationship determines your balance points and ability to move on the bike. On your body the COG is...

In this new episode of the BikeJames Podcast I share my thoughts on Enduro Racing and how to approach training riders for it. A lot of riders are making some common mistakes with their training and my goal is to help you avoid them while knowing what you did need to focus on to be successful at Enduro Racing....

When my little boy Z was a baby he was like a ninja crawling on the ground. When something caught his eye he would zip over to it to check it out and see what trouble he could cause with it, which always kept his mom and I on our toes. However, the real problem was that he wouldn’t practice walking. He...

While it is one of the oldest training tools in the world the Steel Mace finds itself in an interesting situation. First, there is no codified training system for them. Despite being used for thousands of years to condition the human body for swinging stuff in battle and for wrestling another human there isn’t...

Ever since I was a teenager running track in high school I’ve been fascinated with how to manipulate the human body to perform better. To me it was like a video game - you could literally level up your character if you did the right things with your strength and conditioning program. That fascination led to...

Over the last 5 years few exercises have gotten as popular as Kettlebell Swings. With it's blend of hip power, cardio and grip strength it has a lot to offer mountain bikers. However, over the last few years I've started to thing that we can do better than the Kettlebell Swing. In fact, I know that we can do...