I've found this thread helpful. After getting out of shape and riding in the last 10 years I feel my progress has slowed. But I intend to stick with it and as much as I can each day. As I get slimmer and fitter I'm sure my riding will improve. If the thought of doing something for two hours a day makes you want to quit; then it can't really be something you care enough about to succeed at.
2 hours a day? I have school and tons of homework. I don't feel like doing the same boring stuff over and over 2 hours a day. Maybe in the weekends, but when i have school 1 hour is about enough I guess.
Quote from: datisstom on January 07, 2012, 01:15:50 AM2 hours a day? I have school and tons of homework. I don't feel like doing the same boring stuff over and over 2 hours a day. Maybe in the weekends, but when i have school 1 hour is about enough I guess.You are doomed, sir. You want to learn tricks, but you don't want to put in the work/time that it takes to really get them. If you want the tricks badly enough, you'll learn time management skills so that you can take care of your "ton of homework" and have plenty of time to ride.
Two hours, six hours, all day and so forth. Sometimes it takes YEARS to master one single trick and i am pretty confident many of you will agree. When i was younger (in my 20's) i had no problem riding up to 6-7 hours a day, IF i was on a roll. The average was few hours. Now, much older i am happy whenever i can pull of a solid 1 or 2 hour session. The bottom line is, you have to WANT to ride and progress, not forgetting about the FUN of it either, otherwise it will not happen.
Quote from: SurfonFlatland on January 11, 2012, 06:53:06 AMQuote from: datisstom on January 07, 2012, 01:15:50 AM2 hours a day? I have school and tons of homework. I don't feel like doing the same boring stuff over and over 2 hours a day. Maybe in the weekends, but when i have school 1 hour is about enough I guess.You are doomed, sir. You want to learn tricks, but you don't want to put in the work/time that it takes to really get them. If you want the tricks badly enough, you'll learn time management skills so that you can take care of your "ton of homework" and have plenty of time to ride.Doomed? Why would I be 'doomed'?
maybe i'm overstating it. I believe you can keep riding flat well past middle age (not sure about BMX racing or dirt jumping lol), so if you keep at it how you are now, without 'rearranging your life', maybe in 5-10 years you'll be comfortably allright at it and you'll have yourself a rad hobby for another couple decades. I'm really not sure since i've only been doing this for 2+ years.