The betetista activity is a demanding exercise on a physical level.
The objective of the practice of any and all sport must have the purpose of well being, health and pleasure. Invisible training helps, with a series of principles and activities, to carry out a more efficient sports practice, namely:
- A healthy diet (we are what we eat);
- The use of compression garments to reduce the sensation of sore muscles, reducing the feeling of tiredness;
- Stretching at the end of physical exercise;
- And a good rest;
Let’s see some particularities that the practice of BTT imposes on the practitioner’s body. In addition to the work of the cardiovascular system, BTT has a demanding neuromuscular involvement. If we divide the body into two distinct parts:
- one to generate the movement, where the legs, the lower part are used;
- the upper part, trunk and arms, is responsible for balance always in continuous adjustments.
A balanced physical preparation.
Our body works as a single system, so in the training we carry out we must perform exercises that consider it as a whole, in order to acquire a balanced physical preparation. Going mountain biking is not just about leg strength, the movement of the various parts of the body, attention to the various changes in balance on the most demanding trails, forces us to exercise arms, abdominal core and legs, that is, the body in a global way. and harmonious. In the world of sport, invisible training has already proven its effectiveness in increasing the physical condition of athletes and is within everyone’s reach. A balanced physical preparation is the best way to prevent injuries and, through body balance, muscle strengthening and stretching can be easily worked through simple and extremely effective exercises. Exercises: Squats, Push-ups, Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Plank, Lunges, Glute Bridge, Single leg Deadlift, Walk-out Stretches: SGA (Active Global Stretching) Poses, Analytical Stretches
A balanced physical preparation.
Rest is as important as training, otherwise, we will be preventing the body from recovering from the loads of training we put it through. Failures in food and hydration in mountain biking is an aspect that must be very well controlled, correct nutrition and hydration are basic conditions to maintain a good level of performance. To do so, read and follow the eventsmtb nutritionist’s advice. The aim of this article is to demonstrate that, in order to be a better athlete or acquire a better physical condition, some care should start at home and, in addition to the practice, invisible training is a continuous work to be carried out throughout the year. The results won’t magically appear overnight, they take time and cost, but don’t give up! In the next article I will leave a list with the description and sequence of exercises (the variations), stretching and training suggestions that can be performed at home with the aim of preventing injuries and optimizing the sporting performance of each one. By: Manuel Caridade
