Downtime – Elite Downhill And Enduro Mountain Biking Podcast
Sat 25th Feb, 2017 @ 3:30 pm
Downtime is a brand new fortnightly podcast, dedicated to the detail of elite downhill and enduro mountain biking. Get it downloaded, stick it in your ears and find out just how the pros train, eat, ride and relax.
Downtime is presented by me, Chris Hall, your average mountain biker! I recently saw amazing benefits from some focused strength and conditioning work, a little skills training, and a few volume spacers added to my forks. The improvement I felt, not only in my raw speed, but in my enjoyment of riding, was something I really wanted to pass on to others.
So in a New Years Eve conversation over a few beers with Cy from Cotic, and John from O’Neal, the idea for the podcast was born.
The Downtime Podcast will delve into the detail of the sport, and aims to give an insight into how people at the top level do what they do.
I will be speaking to athletes, trainers, mechanics, and many others from the global mountain bike community, in 30-45 minute episodes. We will be finding out about how they approach their riding, training, nutrition, bike set-up etc, in order to give you some things you can try to help improve your own riding.
Our first two episodes are available right now, either from our website http://www.downtimepodcast.com, iTunes, Google Play, or on your favourite podcast app.
Episode one
Chris Kilmurray, aka Point One Athletic is a coach to a number of the top downhill and enduro riders in the world, including Tahnee Seagrave, Greg Williamson and Greg Callaghan, as well as being a pretty handy rider himself. We talk about the importance of grip strength and how you could improve it, the basic types of exercise and movement that everyone should have in their training, the importance of your metabolism and how to assess and improve it, and the best way to spend £100 to benefit your health, fitness and riding.
Episode two
The YT Mob’s latest signing, Neko Mulally, joins us to talk about setting up his new bike, having Aaron Gwin as a team mate, chainless runs, beer sponsors, having your own bike park, and 29er downhill bikes!
We really hope you enjoy these episodes, please let us know what you think by commenting on our social media, giving us an iTunes review, or emailing us on info@downtimepodcast.com. We’ve got some great guests coming up, so follow us on social media to be the first to find out when new episodes are released.
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