FITTER, FASTER, STRONGER with N1NO – EP4. Strength Training

Nino Schurter pulls back the curtain of the fitness routines of a World Champion in a fresh series of tutorial videos. EP. 4 provides the game-plan for strength and explosiveness. The new episode is live now!

Pushing your bike into tight corners, forcing it out to meet aggressive lines as well as bumping over the biggest roots, obstacles and rocks can be extremely tiring and demanding to a rider’s physique. Full-body workouts are essential and therefore part of the mix to a champion’s fitness. Maintain your strength and explosiveness with the world champion as Nino Schurter welcomes us back into the gym for a strength training session. No gain without pain, the gloves are off! Are you able to handle it? The right warm-up, squats, box jumps, you name it, the World Champ gives you tips for getting FITTER, FASTER, and STRONGER.

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Nino shows his best pain to gain exercises in the gym

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“The gym circuit training I showed in a previous episode is for general fitness, now I want to show you a cycling-specific workout to get more powerful and more economic on the bike. Heavy lifting directly correlates to endurance performance markers such as time-to-exhaustion, by increasing muscle economy. In a build-up period I do weightlifting 2-3 times per week.” Nino Schurter SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing

“FITTER.FASTER.STRONGER” – The Series

In this all-new series, World Champion Nino Schurter talks us through his workouts and training exercises targeting the core aspects of every biker’s fitness. These are routines he has developed together with his training team and internalized himself over the years of his career. Race-proven, there is something here for every rider out there! If you missed a previous episode, discover the whole series below.

Fitter.Faster.Stronger - The Series

Q&A with Nino about the series

Are you still motivated even though the season schedule is unknown and the Olympics are postponed?

Nino: It’s indeed devastating. However, as an athlete, I’m familiar with adapting to unforeseen things. It’s just like in a race getting a flat. You then have the choice of giving up or continue and make the best out of it. With the situation now, I’ll go ahead positively with all I have.

What are some simple changes people can make to their gym workout to see a big improvement?

Nino: The simple change is to get started. And now is the perfect time for that. The good thing about gym workouts is you will feel an improvement in a very short time, which is motivating to continue and stay on it.

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