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    When riding for Belle Vue, Manchester (Speedway) Ivan Mauger used to train with a local ballet school. He said the guys there were fitter than anyone he ever encountered on a race track
    And if you have seen the isenbeck ballet ad, that would be another advantage
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    Quite a few push bikers and martial arts people I knew also did that. Ballet must be a rather guelling sport for training I figure.
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    If you do get into the weight training,keep it light with lotsa reps,being big doesn't help, it actually harms your endurance (trust me on this).Rowing is good,and of course any form of biking/motorcycling.
    And as all the others said,Diet is no.1 on the list,most important being(spot on jim) LOTSA water.
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    Wot Jim said.

    After 15 years of waterpolo, I've figured out what I need to do over the gap between seasons (not that there really is with waterpolo...and never mind that im only playing socially now because I'm not fit enough to compete).

    Carbs are your friend and should be paired with the aerobic exercise accordingly. Balanced diet yadda yadda, there is definately a place for red meat. As mentioned, spread your food over the whole day, the reason for this is to maintain your metabolism.

    I find that getting into jogging, or biking is the best way to ease back into the more hardcore training. Gently building up the aerobic fitness works wonders when you start to push yourself more.

    My downfall these days: Motivation. I need to be pushed. The easiest way for me to get into the routine is to have someone to do it with. See if you can find someone else who isn't neccesarily a racer, but who is keen to do something about their fitness and diet.

    After experiencing the side-effects of having 4 to 5% body fat I've decided I'll head in the other direction

    Edit: Aqua-robics! Glenfield Leisure centre, thursday evenings (at least, I believe). Not the dancing around on the bottom crap. The one in the divewell where you cant touch the bottom. Very very very good exercise. Low impact.
    Or you could come and learn to play waterpolo (newbies most welcome). Best exercise ever.

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    Im really interested in this as I started running again about 2 months ago 4-5 times a week, and have just started the Gym again 4 -5 times a week.
    Jim, I have a question, Im not on any type of diet but do eat generally healthy. BUT IM FARKIN HUNGRY, what do I do, stay hungry or eat. At the moment IM mainly doing cardio at the Gym. But at the end of the week will be adding weights. I intend to get back into mountain biking. soon. Frosty as far as I can see no pain no gain. (Soz to steal your post) Im interested in the diet side of things as I feel Im burning up alot of energy hence the hunger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawagreen
    Im really interested in this as I started running again about 2 months ago 4-5 times a week, and have just started the Gym again 4 -5 times a week.
    Jim, I have a question, Im not on any type of diet but do eat generally healthy. BUT IM FARKIN HUNGRY, what do I do, stay hungry or eat. At the moment IM mainly doing cardio at the Gym. But at the end of the week will be adding weights. I intend to get back into mountain biking. soon. Frosty as far as I can see no pain no gain. (Soz to steal your post) Im interested in the diet side of things as I feel Im burning up alot of energy hence the hunger.
    Feeling hungry isn't necessarily bad. If you aren't feeling tired, fatigued, or your recovery time isn't compromised then I'd keep going the way you are. We do tend to eat too much as a rule, and feeling hungry has become a bad thing. Maybe try spreading your calorie intake out more. Smaller meals more often. Make sure you don't under eat though, because the body will chew muscle in preference to fat if you overdo the famine thing.

    A banana is really good for knocking those hungry feelings on the head instantly.
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    What you need is a nymphomaniac......not only will you loose weght in the most pleasurable manner possible, your testicals will shrink allowing easy movement around the seat.......works for me [fucks your back tho']

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Feeling hungry isn't necessarily bad. If you aren't feeling tired, fatigued, or your recovery time isn't compromised then I'd keep going the way you are. We do tend to eat too much as a rule, and feeling hungry has become a bad thing. Maybe try spreading your calorie intake out more. Smaller meals more often. Make sure you don't under eat though, because the body will chew muscle in preference to fat if you overdo the famine thing.

    A banana is really good for knocking those hungry feelings on the head instantly.
    Hunger is your body saying you need fuel. Dont mistaken this for your mind saying "ooo some food would be nice". If you get hungry and you KNOW that you've had enough food, have a glass of water. Find a carrot or something to snack on (or banana, thats good too. enermegy!).

    Edit: This response is aimed at Kawagreen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FROSTY
    Last thing I wanna do this season is collapse in a heap like I did last year
    I see what the problem might be.... ignore all the advice above Frosty as there is no cure for age!

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    I reckon you have to spend LESS TIME SITTING ON ARSE infront of KiwiBiker! As easy as it is to do. I love Firefights idea and its what ill be doing! That and purging after every meal helps keep me thin. haha.

    They say 1kg is worth 3hp in F3, so i figure instead of spending $1000's trying to get more HP, ill save that, and then furthermore save $1000's on food during the year just not eating! its a perfect plan, winnings all round. who wants to join my club.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    If you're over 60kg, you're too heavy for F3.
    Arse, I need to loose 4kg

    Yeah I've been doing quite a bit of mountain biking recently (between 70 and 100km a week) and can definately notice the benefit of it. I still eat alot of crap though.

    I can ride the bucket without breaking a sweat now, although it isn't exactly the most physical thing to ride. Still got a fair bit to go with the RS, although my wrist still isn't back to 100% yet (only broke it 6 weeks ago). Still need to up the cardio a bit and maybe do some upper body exercises to get my arms up to scratch. Got 4 weeks till next round.

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    simple...... get a skipping rope.. and skip...if you can do 15min X 3 a day.. or if you are lazy (like me) every 2nd day...


    what a ride so far!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by k14
    Arse, I need to loose 4kg

    Yeah I've been doing quite a bit of mountain biking recently (between 70 and 100km a week) and can definately notice the benefit of it. I still eat alot of crap though.

    I can ride the bucket without breaking a sweat now, although it isn't exactly the most physical thing to ride. Still got a fair bit to go with the RS, although my wrist still isn't back to 100% yet (only broke it 6 weeks ago). Still need to up the cardio a bit and maybe do some upper body exercises to get my arms up to scratch. Got 4 weeks till next round.
    Ah, yes, but you have an RS125 - you're supposed to be 4'11" and weigh 45kg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim2
    Ah, yes, but you have an RS125 - you're supposed to be 4'11" and weigh 45kg
    Hmm, need to loose over a foot then, need to chop off my legs from the shins down or take it off the top, hmm. As long as i'm lighter than the bike thats good enough for me.

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    Well I can now do 50 one handed press ups with my left arm, none with my right.

    This type of training is extremely usefull for counter steering at Manfeld and Pukekohe.
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