Getting RACE fit.

[FROSTY]

I thought this was kinda topical again given we're heading towards Nationals time again.
How do you guys get yourselves race fit ready for a season?
I'm putting emphasis on the word RACE to see if you feel there is a difference.
On the Off change I can get a nationals campaighn going Im doing as much trail riding as I can. but maybee its the wrong kinda riding

[Cr1MiNaL]

I am already racefit.

[carver]

I am already racefit.

really?
how did you manage that?

[Kickaha]

How do you guys get yourselves race fit ready for a season?

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame

[Virago]

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame

That's impressive. Who says men can't multi-task, eh...?

[carver]

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame

oh, your with joni, that explains a few things!

[scrivy]

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame

Mate, a green apple and a decent fuck would kill you!!!! :bleh:

[scrivy]

Sidecar Bob keeps race fit with the help of a friend called Ken. He lifts alot of it!! That's why he has such a good verandah over his garage!! :blink:

[scrivy]

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame

Might explain why you're not in the top 4, er top 5, er maybe top 6, er....... hang on , I'll just say not on the same lap as the leaders!! :clap:

[roadracingoldfart]

My fitness regime consists of

Eating pies
Drinking coke
Fucking Joni till she's lame


For the specialist "bit on the side " you forgot the bit on the side to all your selections.

Eating pies ( and tomato sauce )
Drinking coke ( and Jim Beam )
Fucking Joni ( ahhh fuck , i quit )


...........:bye:

[skidMark]

A sauna at the monks temple at the top of the southern alps.

[Badger8]

i subscribe to two thirds of the "Back of the Y" diet

Eat Pies
Drink Beer
Smoke

Hence why i dont race :bleh:

[glice]

I'm going to start racing as soon as I can afford it. I've just been trail riding, cycling/runing etc and hitting the gym. Not sure what I'm surposed to do, but I rekon anything should help.

[Kickaha]

That's impressive. Who says men can't multi-task, eh...?

Well I'd have to admit I can only do 2 out of the three at the same time

[steveyb]

Besides rooting Joni, 'cos I am sure that is fucking GREAT exercise (except that I don't know Joni) there will probably be someone who logs on to read this in the vain hope that there will be some useful information.

So let me provide a smidgin.

The first thing is that nothing prepares the same as doing the thing for which you are training. IE for road racing, you need to be roadracing! There is no substitute.

The next best thing is to be doing trackdays and training days. While at this you should be doing bike set up as well as riding training, not just riding around aimlessly or indeed just riding around and around at all. Always have something to work on, even if you make it up or have done it before.

Third thing is aerobic fitness. Working on this with jogging, mountain running, mountainbiking, road cycling, spin classes, step classes etc etc.
There is also no substitute for being aerobically fit. For roadracing cross training is best, where you do a bit of a whole bunch of things as roadracing uses the whole body holistically.

Fourth thing is strength training. In the gym for those that do, work on muscle strength and endurance, not size. That is smaller weights for more reps, faster. Keeping the weight under control at ALL times. Work to exhaustion and then push a few more.

Fifth and by NO means least is flexibility. After all that training you need to maintain a decent level of flexibility. This means stretching and massage. Massage is the main activity that amateur sports people lack over more professional sportspeople. It aids the muscles in repairing and remaining supple and also aids in the sports person remaining relaxed. It is a major advantage if you can get it.

I would recommend Yoga, absolutely. It provides some flexibility training and also provides some mind space for the next part. Not to mention some strength training.

And lastly is mind training. Sports psychology some people call it. Training your mind to know what you want to achieve and how you will achieve it. Training yourself to make that pass instead of backing off etc etc.

Now, if Joni is keen to help me with my pressups....... :love::wari:

Cheers

Steve B
Moto Academy NZ

[scrivy]

Well I'd have to admit I can only do 2 out of the three at the same time
Proves your unco Kick...... I bet Joni doesn't like hot pies spilt on her back either......

Third thing is aerobic fitness. Working on this with jogging, mountain running, mountainbiking, road cycling, spin classes, step classes etc etc.
There is also no substitute for being aerobically fit.
Geezez Steve, so what you're saying is that all those fit milfs at the gyms will be good for roadracing???

Fifth and by NO means least is flexibility. After all that training you need to maintain a decent level of flexibility. This means stretching and massage. Massage is the main activity that amateur sports people lack over more professional sportspeople. It aids the muscles in repairing and remaining supple and also aids in the sports person remaining relaxed. It is a major advantage if you can get it.

I would recommend Yoga, absolutely. It provides some flexibility training and also provides some mind space for the next part. Not to mention some strength training.


Kick does yoga too, but I heard its only to help him try to auto fellate himself when the lovely Joni ain't home........ :bleh:

[scrivy]

In all honesty Frosty, I do occasionally go to the gym, but more to perve than to get fitter. :shifty:

Stamina for NZ races?? I personally think if you can't do 10 laps on a race bike, then you definitely shouldn't be on the track. It takes more strength than stamina to wrestle a superbike etc around when its bucking like ya missus sister in the sack.

People can run for 2 hours etc if they want stamina, but its 20 mins or less for most NZ races.

Doesn't matter how long I've been going to the gym for in preparation, I'm still aching like a b@stard after my first race!!
Its race fitness that counts for me. The more I do, the easier it is on my body. Unfortunately I don't do any winter riding at all, my first race being my first time in anger in a year - so naturally I get sore. Doesn't mean I can't wrestle out a fastest lap in practice in just 3 laps though!!

The biggest preparation I do is head games. I psyhc most people out with fastest lap times in practice, and go like a lunatic on cold tyres. In reality, I don't have to go that fast in races. (Well, ok last year was different 'cause of the LCR's).
Mind set is the biggest winner for me. I refuse to let someone beat me, I will try like a mad thing to get the person back. Never say die so to speak. (But you dont win every time either!). I have watched lots of riders 'give up' when passed, and never try something outside of the norm to regain the lead.
If you ever look at my lines, you'll see that I do take different lines to most. When getting into a heated battle, they pay off for me for sure.

But preparation for racing??
Just get on the track as much as you can!!

[racer40]

i hope joni doesnt read these threads or i think poor kicka will surly be kicked out.

[Weaver]

I noticed at round 5 of the vic series, that after the twenty lap races there were a great deal of fucken tired riders coming into the pits.
I've only raced 10 lap races so far but after seeing that 20 lap race I've starting jogging to get my fitness up.
In my case I'm not wanting to bulk up, because I don't want to have to buy new leathers :rolleyes:

[steveyb]

Yep, it is not just about being able to do a 10 lap race.
It is about being as capable in lap ten as you were in lap 1.

AND about being as capable in lap 10 of race 2 or 3 as you were in lap 1 of practice.

This is the stamina part and the recovery part that most motorbike racers completely dismiss.

If you get physically tired you will get mentally tired and then start to fail at the tasks at hand, ie racing a motorcycle at 100% effort.

Some of you may recall the TV show Clash of the Codes. The rowers always seemed to win the bastard.
Then one year they invited Slighty to go on it. My mates were part of the production crew. They said that at the beginning of the shoot everyone was saying Who is this motorbike guy, all he does is sit ontop of a bike and it takes him around. He will be useless.
Well, after they all saw his back as he climbed across the vertical wall in a singlet and went on to cream everyone in that particular episode they were all hanging around him to get his training programme and tips.
Who says motorbike racers can't be athletes.
Except Scrivy of course, he is just a beer swilling 3-wheeled pedalo driver. No skill or athletisicm required there.

:whocares: :Punk:

[Cr1MiNaL]

Its not Kikacha's fault. He doesn't know.

[CHOPPA]

Motocross practice is the best way to get fit for riding, provided you dont get hurt.... If you can race a 25 min moto going as fast on the last lap as on the first, you could race a 3hr race on a superbike without breaking a sweat, in saying that on a road bike even if you dont get physically tired your brain does if your not race fit

[scrivy]

Who says motorbike racers can't be athletes.
Except Scrivy of course, he is just a beer swilling 3-wheeled pedalo driver. No skill or athletisicm required there.

:whocares: :Punk:

Mate, you thought you had me sussed. I drink Bourbon! :bleh:
Um.... I think Sidecar Bob will confirm for me on this, but a little while back I beat a very top superbike rider in a push up competition, and I regard him as 1 of the fitest out there.
As Frosty says though SteveyB, he was saying fitness for the Nats, nothing else. Again, race fitness is best attained by race practice.

Scrivy, the unskilled, lethargic, bourbon drinking pedal car driver.....:bye::baby:

[Kickaha]

Stamina for NZ races?? I personally think if you can't do 10 laps on a race bike, then you definitely shouldn't be on the track.

Aren't you one of the Pussies who always goes along with the Sidecar GP being shortened up form 12-14 laps to 10 each year??

can't you handle a longer than 10?

[scrivy]

Aren't you one of the Pussies who always goes along with the Sidecar GP being shortened up form 12-14 laps to 10 each year??

can't you handle a longer than 10?

WTF?? Since when was it ever 12-14?? Why don't you make it 20 this year Kick? Mind you :dodge: you might have to get Joni to swing...... ;)

[sidecar bob]

Mate, you thought you had me sussed. I drink Bourbon! :bleh:
Um.... I think Sidecar Bob will confirm for me on this, but a little while back I beat a very top superbike rider in a push up competition, and I regard him as 1 of the fitest out there.
:

Umm yes, he shall remain un named, but i did witness the top superbike rider top out at about 50 push ups & scrivy cruised on to about 70, having said that, im good for about five.

[scrivy]

Aren't you one of the Pussies who always goes along with the Sidecar GP being shortened up form 12-14 laps to 10 each year??

can't you handle a longer than 10?

Hey Kick, I just relooked at Mylaps.com. No wonder you have the energy to want to do more laps of Root a poon a ........ you're over 8-12 seconds a lap slower than what me and Bob do......... Mate, at that pace, I'd be able to go all day!!! Much like being at the sidecar 'Have-a-go-day'!!! :bleh:

[sidecar bob]

Hey Kick, I just relooked at Mylaps.com. No wonder you have the energy to want to do more laps of Root a poon a ........ you're over 8-12 seconds a lap slower than what me and Bob do......... Mate, at that pace, I'd be able to go all day!!! Much like being at the sidecar 'Have-a-go-day'!!! :bleh:

Dude, you are truly the biggest pisstaker i will ever know.
Having said that, even if we went 3 seconds a lap slower i could do it all day.

[scrivy]

Umm yes, he shall remain un named, but i did witness the top superbike rider top out at about 50 push ups & scrivy cruised on to about 70, having said that, im good for about five.

This threads got me phucked!!
I know for a fact that you're not the fittest swinger out there Bob (Sorry for that Bob - I'd probably give that honour to Richie Lawrance...), but I also know that you have the strength to hold on to our harder than most to swing on rig, for which even Richie couldn't do it!
You also do less gym work than me, and you drink BEER!! :eek:
So why did we last longer than others at Ruapuna this year in the overwhelming heat?? It ain't our stamina or fitness regime, or even our practice track time. So why are some racers more adept to endurance than others?? Is it mostly mind set???? Got me phucked!!!

Frosty's asked a good question.

Are North Island pies less fattening than S.I. pies??

[Kickaha]

WTF?? Since when was it ever 12-14?? Why don't you make it 20 this year Kick? Mind you :dodge: you might have to get Joni to swing...... ;)

The first year I did it in 2001 it was 14 laps, Bryan Wyeth rolled over about lap 3 and gave us a break while he got sorted out

Since them the riders have continually decided to shorten it up when the club has proposed 12 laps


Hey Kick, I just relooked at Mylaps.com. No wonder you have the energy to want to do more laps of Root a poon a ........ you're over 8-12 seconds a lap slower than what me and Bob do......... Mate, at that pace, I'd be able to go all day!!! Much like being at the sidecar 'Have-a-go-day'!!! :bleh:

8-12 seconds, what a fucken dreamer, :finger:

As for race fitness, the more time on the bike the easier it is, although the MTB a few times a week did help a bit last season

[scrivy]

The first year I did it in 2001 it was 14 laps, Bryan Wyeth rolled over about lap 3 and gave us a break while he got sorted out

Since them the riders have continually decided to shorten it up when the club has proposed 12 laps
I started racing again in 2004, so not me wanting it shorter mate.


8-12 seconds, what a fucken dreamer, :finger:


Sorry, this year and last year were 9 seconds in the GP. It was practice that was 12 seconds...... :rolleyes: :kick:
http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=716830
http://www.mylaps.com/results/showrun.jsp?id=464430

[Kickaha]

Sorry, this year and last year were 9 seconds in the GP. It was practice that was 12 seconds...... :rolleyes: :kick:


And you know as well as I do it was a new outfit we'd done a total of 12-14 laps on, after blowing a motor in practice

Of course if you weren't running an oversized motor the results might not be quite as good :lol:

You don't have to be race fit on a LCR anyway as they're so ergonomically perfect and easy to swing on

[scrivy]

And you know as well as I do it was a new outfit we'd done a total of 12-14 laps on, after blowing a motor in practice
Kicky, what about the year before.... we were 9 seconds faster a lap than you back then too...... :shit:
Of course if you weren't running an oversized motor the results might not be quite as good :lol:
Back then also, we had standard pistons and cams... Still within the rules of 1300cc too.
You don't have to be race fit on a LCR anyway as they're so ergonomically perfect and easy to swing on

Mate, you can exchange feet now Kick!! You've just sealed your fate sunshine :clap: You have just admitted that you are unco and a fat lazy b@stard!!! .... and don't have to raise a sweat on those LCRs....... :bleh:

No wonder you can eat so many pies........ :shutup:

[FROSTY]

Ok well Im making use of whats available to me.
I've got a lil 125 honda trailee that I'm chasing the boys around the paddock on.
1.5 hours non stop every evening

[MVnut]

Ok well Im making use of whats available to me.
I've got a lil 125 honda trailee that I'm chasing the boys around the paddock on.
1.5 hours non stop every evening

And you haven't caught them yet ?????:innocent::Punk:

[FROSTY]

And you haven't caught them yet ?????:innocent::Punk:
Nahh actually its a pretty cool game. I give em a half lap head start and give chase. Once I catch the last one then we turn around and go back the other way.

The oldest one is getting to be prety darn quick. Its taking me 6 laps to catch him

[svr]

I've got a lil 125 honda trailee that I'm chasing the boys around the paddock on.
1.5 hours non stop every evening

Poor fucken neighbours!
Slighty can't be that fit I've beaten him round lake Taupo on a pushy a couple of times. Anyone I beat aint that good by definition.
For most racers losing a stone or 4 would be the best start. Fat makes you overheat, and fucks your power to weight ratio, which is what you need to work on. Training: Circuit-style `muscular-endurance style weight-training (you won't get big if you don't eat more), dirt-bike riding at 80% so you don't crash, and cycling for cardio. When racing your heart is stressed - if it's not used to sitting at say 150 bpm your brain and body won't function @ the `full' 60%.
If you had one training option i'd say mountain-biking would be it. And press-ups. Oops thats 2.
No sex tho - you want to be angry.

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

no sex?!!
sex is the best cardio exercise! seriously!
but cycling is also good.

Troy Bayliss is quite the cyclist and does alot of kms on the pushy and could do well in bicycle racing. He also hits the weights.

In the gym I would sets of high reps (20-30) of squats alternating with leg press, followed by press-ups or bench-press and throw some ab work in as well.

[FROSTY]

Poor fucken neighbours!
No sex tho - you want to be angry.
mate my wife wont be happy at that idea.

Im lucky on the neighbours front--aint got any after 6

[sidecar bob]

And you know as well as I do it was a new outfit we'd done a total of 12-14 laps on, after blowing a motor in practice


It wasnt a new outfit by the time we came back for the truck meeting & were given a 70 second handicap in the last race & still won it with a fairly safe margin.

[steveyb]

Y'all misinterpret.

I actually meant to say you should buy lots of beer, burbon and pies.

But by that I mean, walk, jog or cycle to the store, carry it all home, stack it in the shed then head back for another load, over and over.

But I guess that would phuck the race budget.

Damn, back to the drawing board.

:hug:

[Mishy]

So why did we last longer than others at Ruapuna this year in the overwhelming heat?? It ain't our stamina or fitness regime, or even our practice track time. So why are some racers more adept to endurance than others?? Is it mostly mind set????


it'll be the P . . . . . . . . :)

[scrivy]

it'll be the P . . . . . . . . :)

As in Phuck me? or,

Phuck that was close?, or,

Need more Power?, or,

Powerade bottles?, or,

Petrol? or,

Performance add-ons?, or,

Perseverance? or,

Piss taking???????

[Shaun]

just ride and hold ya breath softies

[GaZBur]

...Fifth and by NO means least is flexibility. After all that training you need to maintain a decent level of flexibility. This means stretching and massage. Massage is the main activity that amateur sports people lack over more professional sportspeople. It aids the muscles in repairing and remaining supple and also aids in the sports person remaining relaxed. It is a major advantage if you can get it.
....

Cheers

Steve B
Moto Academy NZ
Sounds logical. I am young in mind but reguarded as old by some of the people i ride with/against. I do stretch my back and neck before a race but should we actually go through a full set of stretching exercises before a race so we don't tear things when we bin. Other athletes and sportsmen stretch before exertion. From what I see the average number of bins in motard class around here exceeds 1.5 bins per person per year. Some crash much more than others(you know who you are!). So what should be stretched to prevent injury?

Frosty a real good question to ask now I thought - lots of racing on here now.

[scrivy]

So what should be stretched to prevent injury?

Your credit card - so it stops you from racing, hence getting hurt!! :yes::shutup::blink:

Sidecar Bob might say something else prior to use........ :rolleyes:

[glice]

Sounds logical. I am young in mind but reguarded as old by some of the people i ride with/against. I do stretch my back and neck before a race but should we actually go through a full set of stretching exercises before a race so we don't tear things when we bin. Other athletes and sportsmen stretch before exertion. From what I see the average number of bins in motard class around here exceeds 1.5 bins per person per year. Some crash much more than others(you know who you are!). So what should be stretched to prevent injury?

Frosty a real good question to ask now I thought - lots of racing on here now.

Alot of the time flexibiltiy will not reduce the chance of injury. and never stretch before exercise its a common misconception and infact inhibits performance. being in shape will help prevent injury. having strong muscles will help hold things tight (joints, etc) when your having a crash.

[wharfy]

Besides rooting Joni, 'cos I am sure that is fucking GREAT exercise (except that I don't know Joni) there will probably be someone who logs on to read this in the vain hope that there will be some useful information.

So let me provide a smidgin.

The first thing is that nothing prepares the same as doing the thing for which you are training. IE for road racing, you need to be roadracing! There is no substitute.

The next best thing is to be doing trackdays and training days. While at this you should be doing bike set up as well as riding training, not just riding around aimlessly or indeed just riding around and around at all. Always have something to work on, even if you make it up or have done it before.

Third thing is aerobic fitness. Working on this with jogging, mountain running, mountainbiking, road cycling, spin classes, step classes etc etc.
There is also no substitute for being aerobically fit. For roadracing cross training is best, where you do a bit of a whole bunch of things as roadracing uses the whole body holistically.

Fourth thing is strength training. In the gym for those that do, work on muscle strength and endurance, not size. That is smaller weights for more reps, faster. Keeping the weight under control at ALL times. Work to exhaustion and then push a few more.

Fifth and by NO means least is flexibility. After all that training you need to maintain a decent level of flexibility. This means stretching and massage. Massage is the main activity that amateur sports people lack over more professional sportspeople. It aids the muscles in repairing and remaining supple and also aids in the sports person remaining relaxed. It is a major advantage if you can get it.

I would recommend Yoga, absolutely. It provides some flexibility training and also provides some mind space for the next part. Not to mention some strength training.

And lastly is mind training. Sports psychology some people call it. Training your mind to know what you want to achieve and how you will achieve it. Training yourself to make that pass instead of backing off etc etc.

Now, if Joni is keen to help me with my pressups....... :love::wari:

Cheers

Steve B
Moto Academy NZ

This sounds pretty good to me.
I plan on doing all of this, I will start next week....

[steveyb]

Alot of the time flexibiltiy will not reduce the chance of injury. and never stretch before exercise its a common misconception and infact inhibits performance. being in shape will help prevent injury. having strong muscles will help hold things tight (joints, etc) when your having a crash.

Will have to disagree with young Glen here.
Agree about the stretching prior to exercise part.
NEVER stretch 'cold' muscles, always warm up first. Stretching should be done after the exercise period after you have 'warmed down' (such a funny term).
But, stretching and par infra, flexibility is important.

Being flexible is not the same as having weak muscles. Just ask a gymnast.

It is simply part of the holistic view of building a portfolio of athletic ability. It means that the muscles are the length that they are supposed to be so that the body can move through the complete range of motion.

Not everyone is the same, but most people should be able to touch their toes with their legs straight, clasp hands behind their back with one over the shoulder, things like that.

From a physiological view point stretching allows the body a stable platform from which to begin reconstruction of the muscles that you have just been stressing. During exercise muscles are stressed and micro-damaged, the reconstruction of which makes them stronger and bigger. Stretching helps to prevent these muscles reconstructing shorter than is optimum. The time spent stretching (and in massage) also aids in toxin (ie waste products from the use of energy) removal from the muscle tissue.

It also allows the athlete (and we are all one of those ay??) to discover and acknowledge if and when overwork or injury has occurred.

For road racing (and mountainbiking) flexibility in the event of a crash is very important for when the body starts to get flung about. If warm and flexible the body can withstand more extreme positioning than if unflexible.

But little things like, if you are flexible you can have a look behind you without having to actually turn around on the bike, you can hop on and off the bike without having to jump up onto it, you can sit in a racing crouch for half and hour of racing rather than have to sit up (very important on a 125 for example), your legs don't get cramped up, you can sit in a crouch and still work your ankles to change gear etc etc.

Clearly it is not the panacea to all ocurrences, even gymnasts (oh lovely gymnasts, girls that is!!) get injured, but for our purposes the body of a gymnast is perferrable to the body of a bodybuilder.

This is where Yoga really comes into its own.

Give it a go, you might enjoy it.

Cheers

Steve

[glice]

Hi steve.

I guess I did'nt explain myself very well. What I was trying to say (and not very well) is that people should not just rely on stretching to improve the chances of coming out of a crash better off, but use a total approach and cover a bit of everything. having said that, If I was going to rely on one type of exercise to get race fit it would probly be using weight training, because Improving your strength will also increase muscular endurance and depending on the type of training can help with flexibility.
Also people need to learn that the gym is not only for body builders. If you use pure strength training, and do it correctly you will gain no size, but considerable strength.

I think that if your going to get hurt in a crash, your going to get hurt. Being in shape may help reduce the injury, but where it will help the most is in the recovery.

I've probly missed something again, but that can be the next post aye.

[k14]

For me the best improvement I have found (apart from saddle time) is mountain biking. Improves leg strength along with aerobic fitness. Along with that yoga is quite a good way to get good flexibility and build up some muscle tone at the same time :)

[steveyb]

Hi steve.

I guess I did'nt explain myself very well. What I was trying to say (and not very well) is that people should not just rely on stretching to improve the chances of coming out of a crash better off, but use a total approach and cover a bit of everything. having said that, If I was going to rely on one type of exercise to get race fit it would probly be using weight training, because Improving your strength will also increase muscular endurance and depending on the type of training can help with flexibility.
Also people need to learn that the gym is not only for body builders. If you use pure strength training, and do it correctly you will gain no size, but considerable strength.

I think that if your going to get hurt in a crash, your going to get hurt. Being in shape may help reduce the injury, but where it will help the most is in the recovery.

I've probly missed something again, but that can be the next post aye.


Yep to all of the above.
Place your statement on mine and they will look almost exakary the same.

Except for the last part.

Actually, being in good shape, flexible and strong can stop you getting hurt infact. Hence MotoGP riders walking away from being flung all about the place at 250 km/h and Vic Club weekend hackers spending 6 weeks in traction when they pull a groin muscle just getting on the bike! :msn-wink:

Enjoy your training!!!

Maybe I will get some in also, been REALLY slack on that front myself.

Steve

[vtec]

I lowsided my bicycle this morning on the way to work. Slightly damp road. Both wheels start sliding, and bam, I'm sliding along the ground ontop of my cellphone in my back pocket, big hole by my arse now and need a new cell. Hehe. Softest crash ever, but now I've got a sore neck and upper back. My left buttcheek is mildly sore, but I didn't even get one graze. My skin has really toughened up as I've got older. I'm going to be a gnarled old man in twenty years.

I think I need to do more swimming for my back. and neck. But everywhere else I'm fit as an ox from cycling, pullups and pushups and playing on the monkey bars at the local park. hahaha. I'm nearly 26 years old.