THE ULTIMATE OFF-BIKE PUMPING WORKOUT?
It’s easy to train indoors for pedaling—just ride your trainer—but how do you train the full-body extension that is so crucial to pump-manualing?
You won’t believe this, but one of the cheesiest fitness gadgets ever—the HealthRider—trains that exact motion.
Can’t rip the BMX track? Your pump track is buried in snow? Buy a HealthRider off eBay—currently starting at $9.99—and rock it!
Note the similarity of the tucked and extended positions:
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HealthBraaap! 
—Lee
Fitness expert Biff McGuy over-explains the HealthRider on YouTube.
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Tom Says December 28, 2008 @ 4:41 pm
Wow, my family actually used to have one of those when I was growing up.
calen Says December 28, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
I’d love to hear the results if anyone decides to really get down on this thang. In the meantime i’ll stick with olympic lifts and kettlebells…
leelikesbikes Says December 28, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Yeah, I guess that might work …
Anne aka Stripes Says January 3, 2009 @ 12:10 am
I think I recognize that, but my mother’s was used for hanging clean clothes
leelikesbikes Says January 3, 2009 @ 10:13 am
The most common uses for a HealthRider!