10/06/2025
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🧐A lot of what gets called “rider biomechanics” is really just good coaching. Helpful - yes. But it’s not the same.
Biomechanics goes deeper. It’s about analysing what works (and what doesn’t), breaking movement into components, and understanding how and why muscles and joints work together. When you understand the why, you can change the how.
That’s how athletes in every other sport improve. And it’s the same approach I use with riders - one exercise, one component, one principle at a time. Building blocks, not the whole building.
Take the lower leg. I shared a video explaining how the muscles co-contract to create stability. It wasn’t about a riding position - it was about a principle of neuromuscular control. A principle that applies whether you’re in half-seat, walk, or rising trot.
Biomechanics isn’t about copying a position or relying on imagery. It’s about using anatomy, physiology, and physics to explain what’s really happening in your body. That’s when the “aha” moments happen.
Because when you understand how your body actually works in the saddle, you stop relying on generic cues and start riding with real stability, balance, and control.
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