I recently went to hang out with ARI Factory Racing's power couple Nik and Kailey, before the start of their 2024 season. They were kind enough to share a little about their training, diet, race schedule and what it's like being a woman in a male dominated sport. I also did a bike check with them, but decided to make that into the next video so this one didn't get too long! I hope there is some helpful information for you in this and at least have some new racers to follow and cheer for this year.

0:00 Intro
0:58 Nik Nestoroff
2:50 Training
4:37 Top 3 Exercises for MTB
7:25 Kailey Skelton
9:03 Diet
11:15 Female Perspective
13:33 Outro

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