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I know, the audio is horrible. To sum it up, primarily do zone 2 training. Save your "hard" days for when you're on the bike. You can use zone 2 hr or the MAF method when you train. HIIT workouts won't really help at all for motocross. You need to build an endurance base, and you do that through zone 2 training. I have another one where I talked about zone 2 training and another about training with Ben Moberg over zoom. Those two videos are way better audio, and sun yo the same concept

Stupid joke on my part. I’m actually learning a lot from your videos. I’ve been doing it (training) wrong and have had some bad races so thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

@@vonhonderwitz 🤣 no worries, we didn't realize how bad the background noise was until we posted it. Glad it's helping!!!

It helps, a lot of times the arm pump comes from the over braking, over accelerating and being stop and go everywhere. If you let that clutch go, you have to keep smooth solid momentum around the whole track.

@@180mxtraining7 Makes sense. I’m definitely not a clutch abuser but I am from 2 stroke days and am definitely a clutch user. Arm pump is my Achilles heel. So, interested to try it.

@@amoore2165 same here, going from a life of two strokes to a four stroke was a struggle.

@@yukonjon5964 If there is no hook or obvious apex, it's going to be where the corner changes direction. You may not be carrying enough roll speed to get you far enough through the corner. You may be braking too hard and killing momentum to get you there. There are also corners that your roll speed may turn into very light throttle input, because the corner is just too long or big. I am working on a video of a multi terrain, long left handed corner. It goes from a hard pack 90 degree corner to a deep 180 rut and a 90ish degree hard pack exit, almost making a 360. I'll have that out in a day or so

@@63mx1 glad it made sense!

@@brandob9 to be honest, I've only done three hare scrambles in my lifetime and finished one of them 🙈. Id say the hip position would apply in either motocross or hare scrambles, clutch use, legs tight while accelerating, and I'd think a starting device would be beneficial

@@jarihietikko I will work on that. Try and get that out soon!

@@jarihietikko thank you!! 🙏

you are correct, i usually teach people that you should be standing while braking, especially when applying the rear brake. Then sit and begin your turn in. From standing to sitting the leg should come out as you sit, which helps load the front end in preparation for the turn and helps weight that front end so it turns effectively I have some left had inside rut footage. I'll make a left handed turn one soon

@@thelawnmanky two stroke is actually easier to roll than a 4t. Basically find your apex, see how fast you can go until you have to let off the brakes and turn in. Once the apex, start applying throttle. The goal is that, once you get on the gas, you stay on the gas. If you are choppy on the throttle, you're either over braking, accelerating too early, or simply not carrying enough speed. Difference between a regular pro and elite pro comes down to their roll speed. 180 corners are the best, because you can break it down very easily.

@@yodavizion thank you, glad it helped!

I used to do the same thing🙈

@@99Yeti I find with flat corners, once you lean beyond that 20 percent, just let go of both brakes, trailing with the front may work, but chances are it tucks on you. The bikes is most effective at turning when you're in that roll zone and off the brakes. It's a very similar concept to moto gp (street bike racing) and in a flat corner that is where moto gp is most closely going to relate. Brake, off brakes, turn in and roll, accelerate out.

I've ridden on the 34s and actually preferred the 33s over the 34s. The 3s is the best front they have IMO. I just did it because I had a bulk of dunlops and I had pirellis. If you want to send me some 34s, I'll gladly do the comparison....jk The reason I believe the pirellis are better is because they sell what they race. Dunlop has a production tire and a spec tire. We cannot get our hands on their spec tire. The Dunlop that the average person can buy does not seemed to be as tailored around racing as the pirelli is.

Thank you !!!

@@jcbenson01 💯 I've been overtrained and it's far worse than being out of shape!

@@pumkinbreath yep 👍

@@EricCogburn I'm not saying run it high or low. I have just seen several people trying to mimic Jett's pedal and it slows them down because they over brake. Several of the people I coach, move it down and instantly go faster. Boot size, height, leg length and torso length play a role. Motocross is not a one size fits all sport. Look at sextons pedal on his ktm, it is far lower than Jett's and even lower than his Honda, he never has an issue with his knees coming forward. This whole brake pedal thing reminds me of everyone running their bars in their lap during the Carmichael era. All I'm saying is find what works for you, don't do something just because one fast guy is doing it.

@@180mxtraining7 I get what you're saying. I just think in general if you're teaching someone you should strive to have it high, so that they can fully lock up the rear while their thighs are parallel to the seat and knees behind the pegs, in full braking body position. Otherwise you risk them developing the habit of dropping their knees forward when braking.

@@EricCogburn I actually do put it up high if I see them going with the knee forward. I've found the actual cause of the knee coming forward is taking your foot off to hit the brake pedal. If you make sure your foot stays on the foot peg while braking, the knee won't come in front of the toe. I'll put it high to get their body position correct. Too often tho, I see them over braking and have to drop it down. Some people just don't have the feel for the rear brake like Jett does. I prefer mine to really not work all that well. I agree that body position is very important, and you can develop very bad habits by trying to adjust your bike around poor body position. I think if you have your position dialed, lowering the pedal will not throw you into a bad position, but if you don't have your position dialed, you shouldn't adapt your bike to help your poor technique.

@@180mxtraining7 yeah, makes sense

@@johnbarnhart7174 yes, the point of most lean, after that point, you start to decrease your lean and exit the corner. In motocross it's typically the point you make the most aggressive direction change and because it's motocross and on dirt, usually the most aggressive hook in the corner.

@@180mxtraining7 Thank you for clarifying !!!

@@JimG1964 you are probably over braking and going to slow in the roll zone. Try to brake less and think about keeping the wheels rolling. I had a hard time when trying to learn this and I was way over braking, so I had to gas it in the roll zone and my corners were horrible. A good drill is put a cone at the apex, and try to just roll to it, without worrying about the exit. Also, make it a point to get your foot off the rear brake before you turn in and start your roll zone. That foot on the rear brake is what causes 99.9 percent of stalls in the corner

@@180mxtraining7 Thanks! I really like that idea. I will try putting cones out in some actual corners that I practice on and just work on rolling to the cones and not about the exits right away. That way I can develop the pattern of how to roll in. I also never thought about how poor my throttle control is too. It makes sense because those little throttle corrections are messing up my cornering ruts.

@@rickvandyk31 yep, let it roll and turn.

You can rear end steer if the corner allows, but that is really hard to do consistently. A line will start to form up. Hard pack corners, same concept still applys

@@yodavizion thanks for watching!

@@Bosko813 thank you! 🙏

@@Shredder22044 thanks, a lot of people try and over complicate it, I did for years. Hope it helps!

@@mike_paschos thank you!

It makes cornering so much easier, awesome you figured it out. Took me 20 or so years 😂

@@180mxtraining7 haha love the videos man, my dads bikes brakes are not great and you gotta slam on them to make them work. That helped me roll through the corners more too cuz the brakes sucked lol

Glad you liked it!!

Glad it was helpful!

@@JimG1964 right on, good luck! once you get it down, you'll have an idea on how to approach any corner!

@@vashon100 😂

@@benmoberg9112 only took me 30 years to figure that out! 😂 thanks Ben!

@@jerryhill4893 🙏 thank you!

You’re welcome 😊

@@slagletoby absolutely!

@@JimG1964 you nailed it! Charge hard enough in so you can roll quickly to the apex. I think that's where everyone got confused with the "charge hard into the corners" philosophy. You have to charge hard to the corner, but get off the brakes before you initiate your lean/turn in. Most often, people slow down too much and have to accelerate before the apex, which wants to send them out of the corner.

@@JimG1964. Practise.

So true, a lot of people actually will hit the throttle too early out of fear of making a mistake or falling, and that is actually what causes them to mess up or fall.

Yup, if you are fast enough, don’t need stinking brakes. 😎🍺🍺Berms are your friends, if your suspension is full bottomed coming into the berm, you are cutting fast laps.

@@mccowan06 my apologies, we realized that after we recorded. I have done a video on how to train that is recent and I have another one where Ben and I talked on zoom. On a computer this one was hard to hear, you can hear it better on a phone. It was my second video ever, it's been a learning process. How to train for motocross is the recent one.

@180mxtraining7 I wasn't meaning to criticize, this is one of the top videos I have seen on this subject and I just wanted to make sure I was getting everything. I will check out the other video. Absolutely excellent content sir, I appreciate it.

@@mccowan06 no worries, the audio is horrible. I contemplated taking it down, but if you can actually find a way to listen, there's some good stuff in there, thank you!

I run mine at -1 on my Yamaha (Mika sx bend). When other riders ride my bike they always say they can't ride it because the bars are too far back, I ask how that makes it worse, and they never say why. I feel like rolled back helps cornering. I don't like coming into a corner and feeling like I'm reaching in front of the forks.

I am 5"9" tall. Tall riders did move their bars more forward in the rational days, but not past the grips being level, (ends not pointing up). Plus, if you are standing on the ground, with your arms at your side relaxed, then raise your arms with the shoulders only, you can see you hands are twisted a bit, closer to the old set up that was called "ergonomic". I suspect wrist injuries are higher today.

@@EarthSurferUSA yeah, everyone needs to find what works best for them. I'm 6' and have recently rolled my Mika sx bars back to -1. I feel like it helps me turn better, but makes it a little more cramped standing up. I'd say neutral is always the starting point and you can go from there, but some people take it way too far. I'm on a Yamaha now and switched from my ktm bend to the sx bend. I find certain bars pair well with certain bikes too

Everyone's foot size, flexibility and even type of boot is different. Play around with it and see what works for you. Also focus on your form too. Like keeping your knees behind your toes when riding. Don't just put it high or low because someone told you to. As your speed increases, you may find you run it higher or lower. It's one of those things I play around with all the time. Thanks for watching!

@@zatourix4462 he did ride flat footed quite often. he also didn't brake or use the clutch much at all and was very good at keeping momentum. If you watch sexton closely on the ktm. He has his pedal pretty low, but has more text book technique like Jett. Sexton is very good at never locking up the rear wheel and getting off the brakes early, much like Stewart.

@@renerioux2644 just transfer your foot forward and when you're done shifting or braking, immediately put it right back on the ball of the foot. That's why you hear a lot of trainers talk about "footwork" your feet should be busy while you are riding

@@SUFROC mx 32 mid-soft. My bad, thought I said it

@@180mxtraining7you did say it. Also, he’s using the MX33. Not MX34. He said that as well.

I've ridden on the Hoosier a couple of times. I feel that it is pretty similar to the Pirelli, but have not compared them back to back. I will try and get my hands on a set to compare. Comparing them on the same day, same track, at the same time is really the only way to see what one really works better.