I did one of your classes a couple of years ago. I still tell myself, slow down to go fast, and initiate every corner. My lap time has dropped by 8 seconds a lap by doing what you taught me to do.
Learned this from one of your older videos and frankly was astounded at the difference it made. I can't even explain it but everything just felt and worked better. I felt one with the bike both sitting and standing. Honestly, your instruction and understanding is next level. Thanks for your continued contributions.
A legend of motocross, and his advices... Oh man, day and night.. Huge different. In my riding, and for most of us who listen to his advices, I think, and not only for motocross, but also for life, how we must think, how we must live, big, big thanks Mr Hughes!!
As a physiologist and massage therapist, I agree that what you are saying is extremely important! One thing to look at is Pilates (the exercises of Joseph Pilates) that work the core in a very powerful way. Your back can't be rounded and then flex sideways, it just doesn't work that way. It can't really rotate much either when bent. And you can't look over your shoulder/ rotate when that C curve goes into your neck. (that might be a tool for people to use to self-check: can they look back, can they hip-hike/ stand on one foot in their posture? Thanks again for your instruction!
I'm just a long time trail rider but this works for any type of riding. I've been watching your videos for a long time and I've been working on this. You really do feel more in control and less like the bike is moving you around...I ride a lot of trails with 6-8 inch loose rocks that kick your tires out and this keeps me upright haha!
Yes, you were talking about this before everyone else started coaching it. I started doing it on acceleration sitting down and I felt super strong and felt my butt compressing the seat (hence shock and rear wheel) and driving the bike forward. Thanks Ryan .
I watched your video several years ago and implemented that very thing rotating the hips , it has changed everything in my riding . And now I am teaching, younger and novice rider your technique and their times are within a second or two of mine after a while. I think now people will watch this and actually get it because it is as you say the key to controlling the bike , thank you , keep up the awesome work , good luck and stay safe. Love ya bro.
I used to be a pretty talented snowbaorder when I was younger. I really miss the feeling of effortlessly floating over jumps. I've just started riding bikes for the first time in my life. I would love to be able to get enough skill to float over small/medium sized jumps and get that feeling of flow back.
Hey Ryan I adopted the Z form you preached from the start 10years ago and began practicing it now at 50 I can ride smooth and fast without beating myself up trying to correct all the time. First thing I said when I saw the Lawrence bros was that is Ryan Hugh's Z form. You should get 100% credit for this style of riding.
When I do a rope skipping workout I try to incorporate the attack postion while skipping rope. Lean forward, knees together(similar to squeezing bike) back straight, hips and butt out. Concentrating on breathing, good habit and techniques and upper body relaxed.
I tried this rope skip workout. For added difficulty I held a inflatable ball. A Intex official 4square 6in diameter. Item number 18030. Really puts you in attack position not to mention how hard you need to squeeze so ball doesn't squirt out.
My vertebrae isn’t fused just above the sacral base. I’ve tried to unlock the hips for years but it’s been too painful to sustain that position. Last week what ever it was that pinched the nerves when I tried to do that disappeared. For the first time in 50 years, I was able to ride with my core on a flat fire road. I felt great to be able to feel the balance point, wheels sliding under control. Later I tried in the rough sections but the muscle memory isn’t there yet. So I guess I’ll focus on the flat sections until it becomes muscle memory. Thanks
Love your videos as much as I'm surprised to see how many riders so stubborn to learn a proper techniques, they just ignores it and do same things over and over again without any progression 😦 I'm a beginner rider but building up better body position made me so confident in so many areas where other riders struggle a lot. While I understand the purpose of each joints movements I'm still kinda confused about ankles. Dropping heels obviously loads the rear end more, so should I drop it down when I need to slightly load the rear wheel without moving my hip backwards or just use it as a little suspension or what else? That would be awesome if you could make a video with more focus on the ankle move, when you should and shouldn't move it and so on.
I just bought a pit bike at 52. Taking notes. I remember watching you ride with my cousins when I was a kid. Maybe you remember the “Golden Boyz” them trouble makin brothers from imperial beach, lol. It was bmx all my life, but now im ready to stop pedaling hahaha. This is exactly what I need to know, thanks Ryno!
add to this... dropping the heels and not letting your palms fully touch the grips (outside of palm only) and you basically have Jett's main secret to success.
I’ve actually put a higher rise handlebar on my mtb, to better approximate the dirt bike riding position where you can get the hips engaged forward like you demonstrate ….this technique translates directly to mountain biking too.
100% In 96/97 i spent hours watching AMA out door tapes and emulated a few riders style, because it looked cool and worked for them, so why wouldn't it work for me right? Without knowing it i had learned this very fundamental but beneficial technique. RC was one of those riders that had a very straight back and rode with his butt out.
Interesting how you're talking about the hips. Your description instantly made me think of bull riding. You're told to "get off your pockets".. meaning rotate your hips so that your butt isn't on your back pockets. It's exactly how you demonstrated. Rotate the hips and get forward so the bull can move beneath you and your upper body can be smoother, handling the movement beneath you.
It's every sport Ryan! The curved back is to save the spine with immobility in a fearful crash. Rotating the hips out with the shoulders back frees up the spine. in surfing, the straightened arched hand also accentuates the straightening of the back… But the hands are occupied on a bike🤣
Interesting...the exact opposite of what Gary Bailey taught if I understood both of you properly (Gary always taught to round your back to use the spinal flexibility to absorb shock). Really interesting.
Probably you are doing something wrong, this tecnigue does not hurt the lower back,are. you squeezing with your legs your bike constantly? you must always squeezing, so that. you must isolate your upper body, so to. Be loose, on the. contrary, your legs should be so stiff to your bike as if you are trying to. Break it,!! and your hips and butt, very very loose. control. The bike with your legs, and footpegs, like mr hughes says
Almost like the motocross version of twerking. Twerking on the bike for more control. Too bad the term twerking is already used to define something ridiculous in society. 😞
evryone who learns to ride ends up riding like this and you pinpointed it and are trying to take claim to Natural progression of riding on a motorcycle
I did one of your classes a couple of years ago. I still tell myself, slow down to go fast, and initiate every corner. My lap time has dropped by 8 seconds a lap by doing what you taught me to do.
Yup! Kenny Roberts... "go slow to go fast" 👍
This is the priceless epic stuff UA-cam can be used for
Learned this from one of your older videos and frankly was astounded at the difference it made. I can't even explain it but everything just felt and worked better. I felt one with the bike both sitting and standing. Honestly, your instruction and understanding is next level. Thanks for your continued contributions.
A legend of motocross, and his advices... Oh man, day and night.. Huge different. In my riding, and for most of us who listen to his advices, I think, and not only for motocross, but also for life, how we must think, how we must live, big, big thanks Mr Hughes!!
Awesome tip!! I just joined-- At 62 I'm going to start riding!!! I'm due! Thank you again--
I'm long past my riding days but one of the things I've noticed is that no one is more committed to this sport than Ryno. Keep doing your thing man!
I'm working on this. Old rider back on the bike after years. I've been working on my flexibility to achieve this.
As a physiologist and massage therapist, I agree that what you are saying is extremely important! One thing to look at is Pilates (the exercises of Joseph Pilates) that work the core in a very powerful way.
Your back can't be rounded and then flex sideways, it just doesn't work that way. It can't really rotate much either when bent. And you can't look over your shoulder/ rotate when that C curve goes into your neck. (that might be a tool for people to use to self-check: can they look back, can they hip-hike/ stand on one foot in their posture?
Thanks again for your instruction!
I'm just a long time trail rider but this works for any type of riding. I've been watching your videos for a long time and I've been working on this. You really do feel more in control and less like the bike is moving you around...I ride a lot of trails with 6-8 inch loose rocks that kick your tires out and this keeps me upright haha!
The amount of ground they cover, this is Amazing advice keeping it to the simplest terms 4 riders and teams 💯🏆🚴
Yes, you were talking about this before everyone else started coaching it. I started doing it on acceleration sitting down and I felt super strong and felt my butt compressing the seat (hence shock
and rear wheel) and driving the bike forward. Thanks Ryan .
I watched your video several years ago and implemented that very thing rotating the hips , it has changed everything in my riding . And now I am teaching, younger and novice rider your technique and their times are within a second or two of mine after a while. I think now people will watch this and actually get it because it is as you say the key to controlling the bike ,
thank you , keep up the awesome work , good luck and stay safe. Love ya bro.
Thanks Ryan this teaching has saved me from many sketchy situations
Love the way you teach the fundamentals Ryan. Thank You dude!
I learned some stuff! Thanks for sharing!
I used to be a pretty talented snowbaorder when I was younger. I really miss the feeling of effortlessly floating over jumps. I've just started riding bikes for the first time in my life. I would love to be able to get enough skill to float over small/medium sized jumps and get that feeling of flow back.
Very well explained..
Amen sir. Keep preaching it.
Priceless
love ur work
Thanks
I always say, you find some of the best gems in the rough.
Thank you Rian.
Totally agree, that is exactly why I have always been able to stay on the bike so well
TY friend
Wish you were closer to us, would love to take your classes
Lots of people making money off your training/riding techniques. Thank you for sharing. The OG.
Thanks Ryan!! Ive been riding for 50 years and have lots of bad habits...
Right on!
Hey Ryan I adopted the Z form you preached from the start 10years ago and began practicing it now at 50 I can ride smooth and fast without beating myself up trying to correct all the time. First thing I said when I saw the Lawrence bros was that is Ryan Hugh's Z form. You should get 100% credit for this style of riding.
When I do a rope skipping workout I try to incorporate the attack postion while skipping rope. Lean forward, knees together(similar to squeezing bike) back straight, hips and butt out. Concentrating on breathing, good habit and techniques and upper body relaxed.
I tried this rope skip workout. For added difficulty I held a inflatable ball. A Intex official 4square 6in diameter. Item number 18030. Really puts you in attack position not to mention how hard you need to squeeze so ball doesn't squirt out.
High Ryan. Loved you in steel roots
My vertebrae isn’t fused just above the sacral base. I’ve tried to unlock the hips for years but it’s been too painful to sustain that position.
Last week what ever it was that pinched the nerves when I tried to do that disappeared. For the first time in 50 years, I was able to ride with my core on a flat fire road. I felt great to be able to feel the balance point, wheels sliding under control.
Later I tried in the rough sections but the muscle memory isn’t there yet. So I guess I’ll focus on the flat sections until it becomes muscle memory.
Thanks
Perfect
When you do this it is scary how well it works
Love your videos as much as I'm surprised to see how many riders so stubborn to learn a proper techniques, they just ignores it and do same things over and over again without any progression 😦
I'm a beginner rider but building up better body position made me so confident in so many areas where other riders struggle a lot.
While I understand the purpose of each joints movements I'm still kinda confused about ankles. Dropping heels obviously loads the rear end more, so should I drop it down when I need to slightly load the rear wheel without moving my hip backwards or just use it as a little suspension or what else?
That would be awesome if you could make a video with more focus on the ankle move, when you should and shouldn't move it and so on.
I just bought a pit bike at 52. Taking notes. I remember watching you ride with my cousins when I was a kid. Maybe you remember the “Golden Boyz” them trouble makin brothers from imperial beach, lol. It was bmx all my life, but now im ready to stop pedaling hahaha. This is exactly what I need to know, thanks Ryno!
Ryan Hughes is a leader.
Wow I just tried this sitting down and wow
wise words
add to this... dropping the heels and not letting your palms fully touch the grips (outside of palm only) and you basically have Jett's main secret to success.
Wow. I raced from 1980-2009. This video would have saved me multiple injuries and maybe turned some of my plastic
trophy’s into bronze.🚀
I’ve actually put a higher rise handlebar on my mtb, to better approximate the dirt bike riding position where you can get the hips engaged forward like you demonstrate ….this technique translates directly to mountain biking too.
100%
In 96/97 i spent hours watching AMA out door tapes and emulated a few riders style, because it looked cool and worked for them, so why wouldn't it work for me right?
Without knowing it i had learned this very fundamental but beneficial technique.
RC was one of those riders that had a very straight back and rode with his butt out.
Interesting how you're talking about the hips. Your description instantly made me think of bull riding. You're told to "get off your pockets".. meaning rotate your hips so that your butt isn't on your back pockets. It's exactly how you demonstrated. Rotate the hips and get forward so the bull can move beneath you and your upper body can be smoother, handling the movement beneath you.
Look at any picture of Malcom Smith and you’ll see him in that position.👍
I been doing this after noticing Jettson in particular.
Ryno, I'm trying to get a hold of Michael Ray Craig. How do I get a hold of him?
I don’t know anything about bikes, but I bet you can dance pretty well.
He is describing Jett’s riding style to a T!
It's every sport Ryan! The curved back is to save the spine with immobility in a fearful crash. Rotating the hips out with the shoulders back frees up the spine. in surfing, the straightened arched hand also accentuates the straightening of the back… But the hands are occupied on a bike🤣
It’s all about the hips!
which kind of body work out do you suggest in order to keep the hips out? thanks
Twerking probably
Foundation Training will be a huge help to you off the bike to get comfortable and strong in this position
Balance board
👍
I went from disliking Ryan to respecting him as much as I can respect a person
Yezzir
Interesting...the exact opposite of what Gary Bailey taught if I understood both of you properly (Gary always taught to round your back to use the spinal flexibility to absorb shock).
Really interesting.
Dude i rode like that no wonder i was awesome....seriously...where you at
hip flexors dont get tired
If Ryno says it I'm doing it. The guy is not only a great rider but a genius as a coach
Popping my hips out really hurts my lower back, any tips? is my lower back just weak ?
Probably you are doing something wrong, this tecnigue does not hurt the lower back,are. you squeezing with your legs your bike constantly? you must always squeezing, so that. you must isolate your upper body, so to. Be loose, on the. contrary, your legs should be so stiff to your bike as if you are trying to. Break it,!! and your hips and butt, very very loose. control. The bike with your legs, and footpegs, like mr
hughes says
Practicing squating
I used to see Jeremy Lusk riding with his hips out like that all the time
Guys that ride while pivoting from the hips. Make a good bullrider.
Ryan work your way to the Northeast...
Without even watching my guess is he say's "The Motorcycle" 420 times through out🤔😁
M A E S T R O 10
:)
Hair cut, & presidential day date
Either you have it or you don't
Damn Ronda you look like you need to eat!!!
Ryan, you did a lot, a lot of (whatever. Shouldn't you just retire? The best solution for you (not just. RIP
Almost like the motocross version of twerking. Twerking on the bike for more control. Too bad the term twerking is already used to define something ridiculous in society. 😞
Get over it
And I thought this was going to be about his pigeon toe stance...........toes IN, heels OUT!
Long live the CR500!
Leatherfoot GPMX
evryone who learns to ride ends up riding like this and you pinpointed it and are trying to take claim to Natural progression of riding on a motorcycle