When I first started riding it didn’t take me long to realize that my technical skills on the bike were going to be an important part of being a mountain biker. While fitness obviously plays a big role, there were certain things I couldn’t just “fitness” my way through. Of course, my experience was definitely […]
Author Archives: bikejames
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Feb
Feb
While most riders understand the need for better technical skills to ride with more confidence and improve their safety on the trail, few understand the need for basic medical skills to improve these things as well. There are a lot of reasons for this lack of understanding, including lack of coverage in the mountain biking […]
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Better Breathing – As Easy As LSD
Last week I gave a talk about better breathing at my friend’s chiropractic office. He runs a comprehensive wellness center along with his chiropractic practice and had asked me to share some of the things I had been telling him about how breathing can impact your health, performance and mindset. And while I was excited […]
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Why You Should Learn To Fight
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Jan
Jan
Something I believe strongly in is the need for everyone to learn how to fight. I know that some people get offended when I say this, as if learning to fight brings more violence and negative energy into the world or that living in a polite society precludes needing to know how to fight. But […]
A few months ago I had an insight – my training has changed a lot since I had turned 40 and created my original 40+ MTB Rider Training Program. While still the only mountain bike training program geared for the realities of getting older, when I had created it I was just starting my journey […]
Well, another year is just about in the books. I think that most of us have had another interesting year with the on again/ off again pandemic and all of the changes it has brought to our lives. However, as much as some things change, others stay the same and I kept bringing you posts […]
In this episode of the BikeJames Podcast I look at how your internal chemistry affects your consciousness and how you can use breathing to affect both. You can stream or download this episode from the link below or you can find it on Itunes, Podbean, Spotify and all other major podcasting platforms. Click Here […]
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What’s Faster On A Downhill – Pedaling or Coasting?
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Nov
Nov
What’s faster on a downhill – pedaling or coasting? While most riders would assume that pedaling would be, an interesting study out of New Zealand calls that into question. Granted, this wasn’t a look at hardcore downhilling or even real trail riding – the study looked at the difference in performance in descending three different […]
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Oct
In this podcast I interview Tony Blauer, who is the creator of the SPEAR System of self defense. As part of his system Tony has done a lot of work in helping people to understand the psychology of fear and how it can be used to help them overcome it. Something that a lot of […]
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Building Advanced MTB Core Strength
In this video I show you 3 exercises to build advanced MTB specific core strength. While core strength is important, how you build it is even more important if you want to see the best crossover to the trail. Looking at 3 of the most important MTB specific movement patterns (Horizontal Press, Lunge and Hip […]
