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  1. Here is my question, obviously the size of the rider plays a role in this. A shorter rider like myself being 5'5" I would need to be off the bike a little more to reach my lean angle reference point (my knee) then someone who is significantly taller with longer legs. We do know that if you are not off the bike enough you use more lean then need be and too far off is also bad. Your body position can "look" good but whether or not how well its actually working is only reflected in how your lines compare to speed and ect. So where is this balance? I personally think being shorter you need to be off the bike a little more then most people but what do you guys think?
  2. Interesting, that's exactly how I felt on the triumph 675....I loved everything else on that bike except for the lack of being able to "fit the bike".
  3. I feel like I could get off the bike more, not that I am not at all but for me being a smaller guy I feel like sometimes 1 cheek just isn't enough. Not riding crossed up but sure feels like I could be getting off the bike more. Part of the reason I struggle with this is because my suit is a Cortec Latigo suit and the crotch area doesn't stretch like the higher dollar suits so even with a fist distance between myself and the tank if I try to get off the bike more then my knee isn't locked onto the tank properly. I am sure once I buy a new suit this will help exponentially but I can't just blame the suit.... Next thing after that is trusting the brakes more, I am braking way too early and losing the corner speed that I want to enter the turn in. Very frustrating to say the least....going to spend a lot of time doing braking drills.
  4. Also when I was in the military we were tested for thyroid on numerous occasions and never had any issues. Also never had these issues while in the military so I don't understand where you get this thyroid weakness from......people develop fats in stingy places while others it spreads out. What major is your doctorate?
  5. So at what point do you go against this rule? Example, if I am working construction and doing 12hr days (which I will be in two weeks) how is that healthy for the body to only consume say even 6 meals at 180cal= 1080cal when you are working and burning calories for 12hrs a day? Every diet plan I have seen consists of taking your job into consideration such as how much activity you are doing throughout the day not even including your workout routine. It would be really hard to last even a day of work and only eating 180cal meals. Doesn't your body store foods as fats if you don't take in enough calories? A muscle recovery protein not "whey" protein supplement consists of 280cal, are you telling me I am supposed to eat 2 apples each meal or an apple and 1 slice of bread? That method just seems very unhealthy and boarder line anorexic.....
  6. Yeah I have seen riders shake their hands too, in fact I used to do that when I first started riding.....of course I blamed it on the 30.00 cortech brand gloves I was wearing (didn't know any better) and later on found out that it was me. Although once I started really loosening up my grip the gloves were still bothering me and bought a 70.00 pair and never had the issue anymore.
  7. Charging turns.....see it all of the time on rnickey's youtube channel of all the Mulholland riders.
  8. Figured I would drop in an update, I am not a big APP person when it comes to phones but found one that's kinda cool. It's called "my fitness pal" and it's free, you type in how much activity you do during the day, how much you are going to workout, height/ wt and ect then calculates based on your goals and current standings a weight loss goal number and date. This also has a calorie counter as well, I went on some websites and got recipes for various meals throughout the day. Only challenging part is sticking to that 1200cal daily intake but everything just takes time to adjust. Figured I would post this up and see if anyone else would be interested in trying it out. I will update progress as it goes.
  9. Yea I think the other thing I am going to incorporate is weight lifting, I avoided doing it because the point is to lose weight and not gain it or become more bulky. Then I realized after reading around the one thing that stays consistent with every weight loss program is how weight lifting followed by cardio is great! The weight lifting keeps the muscles burning fat and or calories even while you aren't working out, rather running on the treadmill or biking you stop burning calories as soon as you stop. Going to integrate that into my workouts and see how that helps. My body feels "soft" and I don't like it, still flexible but not as much as I would like to be.
  10. Maybe I am eating too much bread.....even though it's wheat bread that could be part of my problem. I have 1-2 sandwiches per day with wheat bread, turkey meat and a slice of cheese.
  11. That is what troubles me too, the days I don't have as much activity I adjust the caloric intake. Really need to find a way to kick this weight.
  12. I will also add that I have tried more natural fat burners and all they do is pump up my heart rate faster then I would without it doing the same exercise which limits me on how hard I can push. Then I also tried some other supplement stuff which is supposed to help release those stubborn fats when working out but can't really say those have done a whole lot either. I have even thought about doing 2 a days, cardio in the morning and weights in the afternoon as well.
  13. Alright time for my guilty confession......lol I have been out of the military for a little over a year now and I really enjoyed not having to wake up every morning to go run however many miles, push ups and ect. Well now looking in the mirror and being on the scale has made me miss being forced to do those things. I have a more stocky body build to begin with but not overly stocky. I am 5'5" and used to weigh 155lbs when I was in the military. Now I weigh a whopping 180lbs.....not feeling too great about myself. My size 42 US 1pc suit still fits me but it's tight where all of my fat goes which is at the bottom of my stomach and my thighs. Of course those happened to be the most stubborn places to lose fat as well, I will add that I used to weigh 185lbs but since working out over the past month or so I am a consistent 180lbs so at least that. I am currently doing the "insanity workout" which is great but I don't really care for all of the jumping or the "routine" of doing the same DVD's over and over. Sorry for the long story but what can I do to really help cut my weight back down? I don't eat fast food, my diet is based more on smaller portions but more meals throughout the day. I switched from white bread to wheat bread, I don't use mayo on my sandwiches. I don't drink soda and whenever I get hunger cravings I drink more water or eat something like an apple. I also have bad genetics when it comes to maintaining weight, I really have to work hard to keep the progress I make just to begin with let alone trying to lose 25lbs.
  14. Being totally relaxed on the bars took a lot of time for me, still catch myself putting weight on the bars from time to time when just lazy street riding but even then try to kick the habit. Wouldn't say that it scared me but out of nervousness I am sure tensing up on the bars would come close to qualifying as scared. Here is one- perception of speed used to scare me a little bit, wasn't afraid to go fast but the "blurred vision" that you get when you are too focused on what is right in front of you instead of what is waaaayyyyy down the road took some time to beat into my mind. It wasn't until I read Keith's book "the soft science of road racing" that brought me to terms on the perception of speed vs reality.
  15. 1. Depends mostly on the road conditions. 2. This seems like a really vague scenario? Example if I have an object fall out of the back of a vehicle I will steer away, if I am coming up to cars slowing down in traffic steering to avoid them might end you up in a worse scenario then braking hard enough to avoid crashing. 3. Again counter steering It sounds like you could really benefit from a motorcycle safety class, a lot of these things are taught in these classes and you will practice these drills before having to learn the hard way. An uneducated rider and horrible drivers are a recipe for disaster!
  16. Ahhhh! I am still missing the little things.......thanks for pointing those out! I will look at the twist II book and see what I can find.
  17. Within the first 10sec of the video you will see the rider crash, I watched it as slow as I could and it's almost like there was oil on the track or something. He didn't even get to start leaning the bike over, how does that happen if it wasn't due to something like oil on the track? Only other thing I could think of was he tried to quick flick too hard and lost the front? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0djeMioQGHY&feature=player_embedded# !
  18. The rolling on the foam is a pretty cool piece of information!
  19. Thanks! I am already working on contacting my political chain here in Minnesota.
  20. Motorcycle only checkpoints.... https://petitions.wh....paign=shorturl This was posted only to inform riders on the petition, please refrain from discussing political views on this thread so it can stay up for people to see and also be informed. Thanks!
  21. Yea I read peak torque in one of the books I have as well, Rossi said it so it must be true! lol jk
  22. Yup this is the best way to do it, plus you get to work on your reaction time and being forced to be ready rather then just going when you are ready. The lights simulate a green flag, same principle just different means of telling you when to go. I have yet to do this on a bike but I used to drag race cars, its all about knowing whatever your riding or driving and practicing enough for natural instincts to kick in and perform.
  23. Awesome thanks for the input! I assumed that looking "through" the rider would be the best option. Interesting that you brought up the racing starts, I just figured it was one of those things you just kind of reacted to and try to get the best line possible setup for the first turn. I suppose having more visible reference points in turn 1 that can be seen even with clutter would be of great benefit?
  24. Glucosamine is good for your knees especially, unless you are getting older in what is considered older in todays world the more important things are the preventive measures such as quality running shoes, how light you are on your feet when running, what surfaces you are running on and ect. Those have a much bigger impact on your body then not taking any supplements at all, you could be popping supplements like candy but if you are wearing 40.00 running shoes from wal mart and heavy on your feet while running on pavement you will tear up your knees pretty quickly. I used to run a lot while being in the military but got tired of the day to day grind of it but I can't seem to cut weight with just bicycle riding and basketball as my cardio. Well I cut weight but it's not the results I want.....I hate running but if it gets me to my target weight faster then I will do it.
  25. I was wondering about this too, so I asked one of the trainers at my local gym. She said the best thing to do was to exercise the muscles in a way that mimics what you are trying to do. So I came up with a couple solutions once she said that. - What I call the ladies sex machine.....the one where you sit down and put your knees up against the pads and squeeze your legs together with whatever weight you choose. - The other one involves a resistance cord, setup the tension to whatever resistance you want. Then attach the cord to your ankle and bring your legs inward. - The last one you just sit on your bike and hang off each side and transition a bunch of times while your bike is on stands lol There are tons of things you can do, it's mostly just about getting creative with it.
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