Alessi's fitness

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 5:20pm
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their trainers have taken them from bulky physiques to lean. Alessi on the other hand looks bulked up like a bodybuilder. Can this be what is hurting his endurance and stamina to finish strong? He's gotten a few decent starts like he used to. But seems to fade before the end. Just a thought.
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EvanR127 10/13/2011 9:26pm
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He's no bodybuilder, he's a twig.

He has a short and stocky build like his dad.
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RaceFace 10/13/2011 9:33pm
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Yeah I think you're judging him with his foam under-protector on under the jersey.
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redrider400 10/13/2011 9:36pm
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Yzf916 wrote:
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their...
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their trainers have taken them from bulky physiques to lean. Alessi on the other hand looks bulked up like a bodybuilder. Can this be what is hurting his endurance and stamina to finish strong? He's gotten a few decent starts like he used to. But seems to fade before the end. Just a thought.
Bodybuilder, really? He can't weight more than 160 pounds. Hardly a bodybuilder.
dirtworldmx 10/13/2011 9:42pm
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Yzf916 wrote:
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their...
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their trainers have taken them from bulky physiques to lean. Alessi on the other hand looks bulked up like a bodybuilder. Can this be what is hurting his endurance and stamina to finish strong? He's gotten a few decent starts like he used to. But seems to fade before the end. Just a thought.
I get your point. He definitely has bulked up in the past few years but I'm sure his cardio is still top-notch. He's probably just beefing up a little so it don't hurt as much the next time the entire field uses him for a landing ramp.

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Yzf916 10/13/2011 9:46pm
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Maybe his lack of height makes him look broader. But watching last two seasons of Inside the Moto, he definitely looks like he is bulkier than all the others who appear to be much leaner.
googs the 2nd 10/13/2011 9:47pm
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thought he was one of the fittest out there actually!.........poto looks gaunt (overtrained) this season..........dunge looks to be the top conditioned anyways............
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fader418 10/13/2011 9:48pm
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Yzf916 wrote:
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their...
Just a thought. But have you noticed how all the fast guys who have gone on to titles, have gone "lean" in their training? Seems their trainers have taken them from bulky physiques to lean. Alessi on the other hand looks bulked up like a bodybuilder. Can this be what is hurting his endurance and stamina to finish strong? He's gotten a few decent starts like he used to. But seems to fade before the end. Just a thought.
I agree but it seems like he was bigger (no homo) a couple years ago....
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smc916 10/13/2011 9:58pm
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Two words...Navy Seal
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redrider400 10/13/2011 10:24pm
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smc916 wrote:
Two words...Navy Seal
lol. David Bailey thinks so.
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smc916 wrote:
Two words...Navy Seal
Umm, yeah...... I know a few of them and the key is MENTAL fitness. The mind quits way before the body. Perhaps that is the fitness he lacks.
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theyre all skinny. especially bagget. someone get that kid a sandwich.motogp is worse, those guys are twink status. pedrosa might weigh 115 in his riding gear with a roll of quarters in his pocket.
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Roscoe33 10/14/2011 5:33am
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RaceFace wrote:
Yeah I think you're judging him with his foam under-protector on under the jersey.
you can't measure someone's fitness by watching him on TV.

ask Tony to put a HR monitor on him.
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DirtyFilter75 10/14/2011 5:56am
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Dude bicycles like 300 miles a day. That is doing a little cardio in my book.
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Flatliner 10/14/2011 6:07am
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Well on average 160lbs rider would be considered "big" for lites, 190lb rider would be "big " for 450's.

Sure there are exceptions, like pieck, and de dyker, but most moto guys aren't big.
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mx196 10/14/2011 6:35am
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Just cause your "bulky" doesnt mean you have zero cardio. Its not like its a trade off. I follow bodybuilding and I know that the best bodybuilders in the world also have a very good cardio level, people think that bblders dont do cardio, but its quite the contrary. Im not saying youd benefit from having 250 pounds of sheer muscle, but you can get pretty big before it starts to negativly affect your riding, especially with how big and fast the 450's today are...
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Sunhouse 10/14/2011 6:52am
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Carmichael was a lot bigger than ALessi and he was the fittest of them all. But mucular sice also has a lot to do with genetics. If you put two guys on the same program, they won´t look the same physically. Maybe Mike is genetically predisposed to have fuller muscles than some of the other riders.
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OldTiddler 10/14/2011 6:53am
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I wouldn't dismiss this idea. He's still a small guy, but the reality is that any extra muscle pulls more oxygen and energy when you're pushing your endurance.

People that follow MMA and boxing know that even moderate gains such as when trying to go up a weight class can seriously affect your endurance, and Mike has definitely put on some in recent years. Bigger guys always gas out faster than smaller guys.

I also believe that typical training like bicycling gives a good cardio base, but doesn't completely replicate or prepare you for the conditions these guys face on a motocross track, when spiked heart rates and frequent bursts of power are required of your entire body.

Just like the bike set-up, the difference between winning and just being top 5 can ride on a knife-edge of getting everything in the program just so.
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Outsider 10/14/2011 7:07am
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Bunch of twinkie eating, man boob having, couch riders discussing the pros and cons of having too much muscle.... CLASSIC!Woohoo

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mxpunk 10/14/2011 7:46am
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i dont think he looks bulky...he just looks cut.

these guys are in phenomenal shape and im sure alessis fitness is on par with the best.

his results have been lackluster but i would never question his fitness
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HatersSuck 10/14/2011 8:22am
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mxpunk wrote:
i dont think he looks bulky...he just looks cut. these guys are in phenomenal shape and im sure alessis fitness is on par with the best...
i dont think he looks bulky...he just looks cut.

these guys are in phenomenal shape and im sure alessis fitness is on par with the best.

his results have been lackluster but i would never question his fitness
lackluster?? Mikes results have been pretty good. He is getting beat by faster more talented riders. Mike had a window to win the outdoors and its slammed shut now. With Barcia and Wilson moving up in a yr Mike is going to have to hole shot a moto to get 5th place.
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Flatliner 10/14/2011 9:03am
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Outsider wrote:
Bunch of twinkie eating, man boob having, couch riders discussing the pros and cons of having too much muscle.... CLASSIC!Woohoo
Probably more in shape people on here than you'd think.

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