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Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
This. I hate doing non-enjoyable exercise, but made an effort a while back to start doing push-ups regularly. Made a massive difference to my riding - not for my riding ability sadly, but at least in preventing fatigue and having more strength (and therefore control & confidence) through rocks and hard compressions. Surprisingly it also helped with almost eliminating any on-bike lower back pain, suppose it did somewhat help strengthen my core - but I suspect mostly it meant I wasn't over-using my back muscles trying to hold myself upright because of a weak upper body.But definitely a strong upper body makes a big difference for single trail/gravity mtb.
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