Welcome to MX Mastery! Mastery is defined as the highest level of skill and knowledge in a particular field or activity. That’s exactly what we’re trying to help you achieve in this podcast. Mastery of anything is more of a journey than a destination, and we’d love to have you come along for the ride! In this podcast, we talk about what we know best; motocross training, and what it takes to get to the top level in this sport. On MX Mastery, you can look forward to everything from conversations with top athletes to topics like fitness, supercross, racing, amateur, professional, etc. If it’s moto, we’re going to talk about it! In today’s episode, the head trainers at MTF break down how to get better at motocross, from the track training all the way to the gym program. We have 25 years of experience helping athletes reach their full potential on a motorcycle, and if you want access to our experience and knowledge, you're in the right place! Time Stamps: 0:48 - the power of the first 20 hours of learning a new skill 2:48 - your goal dictates your program 6:12 - MTF’s formula for a track training plan 11:25 - Why you should do a moto AFTER section work 13:40 - Training yourself to not react so much 18:05 - Watching someone else do it on your bike 19:50 - Why are bike skill drills important? (Slow wheelies, heel clickers, log hopping) 25:23 - Jordon Smith’s huge transfer on a 450 26:40 - Hitting supercross triples for the first time 30:25 - The importance of working on sprint speed 34:37 - The gym side of motocross training 34:50 - If you can only ride once per week, a gym program is more important 37:30 - There are three key elements to making a good gym program. 37:50 - The importance of strength training 38:10 - You won’t accidentally get too big 39:00 - Two different types of cardio 40:00 - How do bodybuilders train differently than motocross riders? 42:40 - If you can’t ride very much, you need intervals 43:28 - Flexibility 44:27 - Bonus 4th key element 47:20 - Either you break them, or they break you 49:10 - If you want us to write your programs, sign up for MTF Online Training Sign up for our online training programs! - https://mtfmx.com/online-training/ Instagram: @mtfmx   @jacob_pennisi  If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a rating and review on the platform you’re using to listen! This helps the podcast find other listeners that are just as passionate about this sport as you are!

Welcome to MX Mastery, hosted by Jacob Pennisi and Bryan Johnson Jr! Mastery is defined as the highest level of skill and knowledge in a particular field or activity. That’s exactly what we’re trying to help you achieve in this podcast. Mastery of anything is more of a journey than a destination, and we’d love to have you come along for the ride! In this podcast, we talk about what we know best; motocross training, and what it takes to get to the top level in this sport. On MX Mastery, you can look forward to everything from conversations with top athletes to topics like fitness, supercross, racing, amateur, professional, etc. If it’s moto, we’re going to talk about it! In today’s episode, we share our thoughts and break down Eli's injury one more time now that all the speculation has calmed down. We talk about whether or not we think he will retire, or make a comeback in the 2024 season. We also talk about Chase earning this title the way he did, and what we can expect from him in the future. Enjoy! @mtfmx   @jacob_pennisi  If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a rating and review on the platform you’re using to listen! This helps the podcast find other listeners that are just as passionate about this sport as you are!

Welcome to MX Mastery, hosted by Jacob Pennisi and Bryan Johnson Jr! Mastery is defined as the highest level of skill and knowledge in a particular field or activity. That’s exactly what we’re trying to help you achieve in this podcast. Mastery of anything is more of a journey than a destination, and we’d love to have you come along for the ride! In this podcast, we talk about what we know best; motocross training, and what it takes to get to the top level in this sport. On MX Mastery, you can look forward to everything from conversations with top athletes to topics like fitness, supercross, racing, amateur, professional, etc. If it’s moto, we’re going to talk about it! In today’s episode, we introduce ourselves and discuss what it takes to make it as a professional in this sport. Our experience as Head Track Trainer (Bryan) and Fitness Director (Jacob) at Millsaps Training Facility gives us a really unique perspective on the sport of motocross. Over the years we’ve seen many riders make it, and many riders fall short. Today we break down some of the qualities we’ve noticed in each.  Time Stamps: 0:35 - Introductions 3:35 - What gives us a unique perspective 5:30 - What does it take to make it as a professional? 6:03 - Justin Barcia 13:41 - The role of strength training in motocross 16:00 - Motocross is a yearly progress type of sport, and consistency is KING 21:00 - Personality traits of a professional 23:30 - Haiden Deegan’s doing it right 28:00 - Why you’re not racing enough 34:20 - Our thoughts on starting to race at 17 or older 41:00 - Summary of some qualities that we see in riders that make it as a professional 47:26 - The 8th place race that got Jordon Smith a Geico Honda Ride 48:25 - Pressure is a magnifying glass for your character, for better or worse 49:35 - Ask the trainer segment 50:04 - Listener question #1 53:06 - Listener question #2 55:17 - Listener question #3 1:00:00 - We created an online training program that follows what we do at MTF Sign up for our online training programs! - https://mtfmx.com/online-training/ Instagram: @mtfmx   @jacob_pennisi  If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a rating and review on the platform you’re using to listen! This helps the podcast find other listeners that are just as passionate about this sport as you are!