EIGHT-TIME GNCC CHAMPION KAILUB RUSSELL
a different kind of fitness. Motocross
is not really an endurance sport like
off-road. It's an intensity and just a
high max heart rate threshold right
there that you have to be able to
withstand. Once your body gets into
that red zone and your blood feels
like it gets thick and your muscles
get slow, it feels like you are tired.
At least this is how I feel when I ride
moto and I'm going all out. I feel like
it's all I've got, and I've got no more,
but then I cool down, come off the
track, take a break and I'm fine. It's
a whole different ball game. For me
it's going to be a lot of laps, a lot of
riding and trying to get comfortable,
is kind of where I'm at right now and
what I'm trying to do."
a different kind of fitness. Motocross
is not really an endurance sport like
withstand. Once your body gets into
At least this is how I feel when I ride
moto and I'm going all out. I feel like
it's all I've got, and I've got no more,
but then I cool down, come off the
track, take a break and I'm fine. It's
As far as bike setup, Russell says
there is a big difference from off-
road to motocross.
"The only thing the same is
maybe the grips, the handlebars,
and the cables and stuff," says Rus-
sell. "The factory motocross bike is
completely different than anything I
ride or really have any time on. So,
when somebody asks me if the 52s
[forks] are much different than the
48s, I can't give them the answer
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Unfortunately,
Russell recently
suffered a hard
crash that will delay
his MX debut.
a whole different ball game. For me
riding and trying to get comfortable,
"I'M A LITTLE FASTER ON A 450 BECAUSE
I COME FROM RIDING IN THE WOODS,
MY BIKE CRAZY LIKE YOU HAVE TO ON
