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DanHall1993

07-09-09, 03:32 PM

Do you need a good amount of upper body strength to be good at riding street + park bmx.

MY26INCHCRUISER

07-09-09, 03:57 PM

It sure helps

Street rider

07-09-09, 07:50 PM

it makes things a lot easier. but i know scrawny kids that can at least hop sorta high.

minichamp31

07-09-09, 09:36 PM

I'm scrawny, but I lift. I can hop a decent amount. About 5'7" 130 pounds.

tyler11

07-09-09, 09:44 PM

i can hop 2 feet im 5-2 100pounds

DanHall1993

07-10-09, 04:26 AM

I'm scrawny, but I lift. I can hop a decent amount. About 5'7" 130 pounds.

I am 5 ft 6 and weight 116 :lol:

minichamp31

07-10-09, 03:27 PM

Haha it's alright. I wrestled at 110 at the beginning of March. I weighed about 125 in late April.

Street rider

07-10-09, 08:42 PM

just beef up enough for what you want to do. me, i work out twice a week, but thats for sports. I was actually kinda glad when i realized that it was actually helping for bmx hahaha