Need help with arm pump
 

At the end of my races, my arms become extremely tired and its hard to push as hard to keep my lap times consistent.... check out my form and let me know what I could do different to help the arm pump.... or just advice in general, preciate it

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The black and white scrap on the pavement is w.here I went down in practice.... didn.t check the tire pressure
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RE: Need help with arm pump
 

Wish I could help, but you are light years from me...;)

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

Even though you are hanging your rear end out from the seat
You are keeping your upper body near the centerline of the bike...
hang off for real!
You are also looking straight in front of the bike, instead of
past the apex and through the corner.
Also, relax your arms... you don't need a death grip on the bars.

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

Read "Total Control" by Lee Parks... he breaks it down to the basics
and makes it easy to understand the little details

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

F&*king forum has issues! Typed out a long post and lost it. I'll send you a pm.

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

I think these days, hanging off is a matter of preference. It used to be, everyone moved as far off as possible, but I mean if you look at Valentino, mid-apex he's practically planted mid-saddle. Not for every corner, and it depends on the machine as much as the track layout, too. But the days of Rainey and Doohan dragging hip are over.

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The only thing I would suggest is to scoot your ass further back. Your center of gravity will be lower and you won't need to request so much energy out of your biceps and forearms to hold on...more weight will rest on your wrists and hands, but your legs will be bent at a better angle to compensate. Just physics, kinda lik.e a Fantastic Human Racing Contraption...lol

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

Do your leathers feel tight? Maybe you are restricting the blood flow in certain areas.

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

one thing I'm consistently noticing is you aren't looking all the way through the turns... your head should be turned pretty much entirely left and right on the turns of the angle you are taking here...

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VS

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RE: Need help with arm pump
 

sorry about the huge pic I found it on google and it was otherwise perfect

RE: Need help with arm pump
 

Unrelated to your form, do you have a good workout routine? Obvoiusly you look to be in decent shape or health, i dont see rolls coming out of your suit :D. But after adding a strong lifting routine a year ago, i can definatly ride a lot longer, and more aggressive then i could in years past.