Core body strength

I'm lazy, so I just ride a lot to build core strength. 😕 😉

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I go to my local climbing gym and climb for 2-3 hrs a night, two nights
a week, then I'll do a cardio / weight workout on one or two additional
nights. Rock climbing is core-intensive, perhaps moreso than
unicycling. I find that climbing is great cross-training for
unicycling but not so much the other way around... I need to do more
core strengthening exercises.

Some core exercises that I do at the gym (not often enough) include
crunches (done on a rack), leg / knee lifts, back extensions, standing
good mornings, squats, lunges, pull-ups and pull-downs. Keep in mind,
when starting to use weights with your core muscles, to start with very
light weights even if you are able to use heavier ones. You'll get
plenty sore with the light weights for your first few weeks of workout;
you could injure yourself if you overdo it at the beginning.

There's a good article on core exercises 'here, at bodybuilding.com'
(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/morgan3.htm).

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I sit on my chair and talk on msn.... so it makes me have a round core
"strenth"

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hey thanks for that link.

i wish that i were able to climbg more often, i love climbing. The
rec. center near my house has an awesome climbing wall, but there is no
one ever there to belay me so its lame. and they dont allow free
climbing.

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Imo, I would think that you can overdo the "strength traning" thing. If
you're riding muni alot, as I do 4-5 X per week, adding hours of other
"workout" time might be overkill. I'm pretty much working my whole body
during muni rides, not to mention the fact that I'm averaging over
100,000 pedal revolutions (with plenty of resistence!) per month! If
Iwere to start lifting weights and all that, I would probably bulk up
too much for good efficient muni riding. Plus I would be carrying all
the extra weight around, even though it would be added muscle mass.
Picture it; what would be a more ideal body type for muni:? Arnold
schwartzeneger, or Lance Armstrong? The latter obviously.🙂 How much
muscle is enough?

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terrybigwheel said:

Arnold schwartzeneger, or Lance Armstrong? The latter obviously.🙂

Yeah, but even Lance does core strength training. Too much of an
endurance sport burns out your muscles instead of building them up.
Although, how many of us focus mostly on the endurance aspect?

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phlegm said:

Yeah, but even Lance does core strength training. Too much of an
endurance sport burns out your muscles instead of building them up.
Although, how many of us focus mostly on the endurance aspect?

Yes he does, but *most* of us who ride muni don't come CLOSE to the
absolute PHENOMENAL energy output expended by Armstrong during his
training and actual competetive riding. That's why, for me, riding muni
is more than enough of a workout in and of itself. I *do* happen to
stretch and do push-ups and 150 cruches per day just because it's part
of my normal routine.

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right, i agree that it can be overkill. Im not nessecarily getting bulky
though, i have just been training my muscles off of the uni in order to
have more strength and more control on the uni.
My daily routine usually consists of 45 pull ups(not all at once), 100
crunches, and about 35 minutes of pilates training. I do that before
school every morning, and then after school i get in as much riding as
i can. It keeps me in pretty top notch shape.
I eat a well balanced diet, in fact you could call me a health freak.
Protein shakes are my favorite food haha. Some nice flax oil. yum haha

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I do a lot of climbing to build core strength. I would do it on a
regular climbing wall, but there aren't any close to me so I make do
with anything I can find. 🙂

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Ive been doing yoga lately and have been realy surprized about how much
core strength it builds.

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yoga and pilates is pretty similar.

i do yoga to relax.
i love it.

pilates is more straining.

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unisteez said:

right, i agree that it can be overkill. Im not nessecarily getting bulky
though, i have just been training my muscles off of the uni in order to
have more strength and more control on the uni.
My daily routine usually consists of 45 pull ups(not all at once), 100
crunches, and about 35 minutes of pilates training. I do that before
school every morning, and then after school i get in as much riding as
i can. It keeps me in pretty top notch shape.
I eat a well balanced diet, in fact you could call me a health freak.
Protein shakes are my favorite food haha. Some nice flax oil. yum haha

What is "flax oil", and what is the health benefit? Right now I take
only a big multi vit daily, but I'm open to other good stuff if it
helps!🙂

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Checkernuts said:

Ive been doing yoga lately and have been realy surprized about how much
core strength it builds.

yoga! Forgot about that one! I'm gonna look into that...doesn't that
help you get limber as well?

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flax oil comes from flax seeds, the oil contains omega threes and omega
sixes i believe. Those are essential fatty acids, which basically just
increase your endurance and strength. Flax oil also helps you to heal
quickly and you wont get as sore with it.

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unisteez, I see you're a gnar shredder... there still has to be some
snow around. Hike it. For core strength, I dont enjoy doing
exercises, I'd rather be doing something I love. So, my cross training
for one sport is cross training for another. For example, I telemark
ski in the winter, great balance, leg strength, and core strength.
This improves my unicycling. In the same respect, unicycling in the
summer improves my skiing (and unicycling in the winter). I do some
climbing to work my upper body, but I certainly dont do exercises for
the sake of working out. So, if I were you, I'd find some other
activities to compliment your unicycling. Slacklining is good for
balance, and is relatively inexpensive.

If you're really looking for core strength exercises, I'd recommend
planks. Lay down on your back, lift your feet 6" above the ground. Do
that till you cant, then do it again. Also, do traditional planks
where you lay on the ground face down, put your elbows at 90 degrees,
and rest on your forearms, keeping your stomach off the ground. Do
maybe 5 planks for 30 seconds apiece to get started. Side planks are
good too... lay on your side and rest on one arm, keeping your body
straight. They're hard to explain, but they're great exercises for
core strength, commonly done by skiers.

Hope that helps a little bit.

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sugarloafur- The excercise you were talking about, planks, is a pilates
exercise. those can be pretty killer if you do them for long enough.
i love excercising and enjoy yoga and pilates. so it works out for me.

man, telemarking is crazy. i tried it once, and that was enough haha.
its fun, but its crazy hard. i would rather snowboard and cross country
ski.
yea there is a little bit of snow still in some places.
up high there is still a good amount.

i have 10 fourteener climbs planned for this summer, so training for
those has definately helped make me stronger.

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For core strength I ride my unicycle badly😉 . Can't help it, I just do.
I really have noticed in increase in my core strength due to the
excessive and often extreme corrections I'm constantly making to stay
on the #%&* unicycle.

For an old codger, I've always kept myself in reasonably good physical
shape and I totally agree with sugarloafur. Find other activities to
keep your fitness level up. I've NEVER had the patience to go to a gym
and do excersices. I just love being active and getting out of doors
and that has the added benifit of providing me with excercise.

Hiking, backpacking, mountain b*king, unicycling, skiing, kayaking.
It's all good.😄

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unisteez said:

sugarloafur- The excercise you were talking about, planks, is a pilates
exercise. those can be pretty killer if you do them for long enough.
i love excercising and enjoy yoga and pilates. so it works out for me.

man, telemarking is crazy. i tried it once, and that was enough haha.
its fun, but its crazy hard. i would rather snowboard and cross country
ski.
yea there is a little bit of snow still in some places.
up high there is still a good amount.

i have 10 fourteener climbs planned for this summer, so training for
those has definately helped make me stronger.

Telemarking is crazy fun. I enjoy all disciplines, alpine, tele and
snowboarding, though I dont do much boarding.

10 fourteeners! That's impressive. Any involving gear (rock climbing)?
I just said 'climbing' in my original post, but should have specified
as rock climbing. At first I thought you were talking about 10
different 5.14 climbing routes planned for the summer, which would be
insane, since a 5.14 is incredibly difficult. Then I realized what you
were actually talking about. Which ones are you doing?

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Me and a friend of mine were muni'ing the other day, and a biker rode by
and said "good core body strength" to my friend. I thought it was
funny, as I had never heard that term before. Then I felt jealous that
he didn't say it to me.

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