The SECRET Behind Motocross Training... 

your reply was awesome, and nailed it again; I grew up racing from age 5 and rode seriously all the way through high school, then when I went to college I got heavily into the "other" side of the fitness world and became obsessed with body building, weight training , strength training and all of those elements which are completely neglected in Moto. Tracking Macros, basal metabolic rates, carb loading; high caloric days and low caloric days. Everything he is hitting here as well. But for some reason the vast majority of people "in charge" in Moto just have our riders on as little food as possible, as much cardio as possible, traveling 40 weeks a year and still riding 3 days a week and racing on the weekends. Now of course there is a balance point at the razors edge of the top guys, where they are "too heavy" or "too muscular" but the vast majority of guys are so far off from that they have way more to gain from additional weight or muscle, than they do the potential to lose in efficiency. During college and the years after I now stay consistently between 175-178, and ideally would even like to sit above 180 long term. I still do all my cardio, I still ride regularly, and I have never felt better, stronger or most importantly safer on the bike. I know for a fact that are crashes that I've had and times I've hit the ground and been able to get back up, that 100% would have broken me off if I was in the 150-160 range like most guys are.