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:



HealthBraaap! 🙂

— Lee

Fitness expert Biff McGuy over-explains the HealthRider on YouTube.


5 replies
  1. calen says:

    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…

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