Podcast: Matt Macduff Talks Life-Altering Injuries & Life-Changing Practices
On this episode of The HKT Podcast we are joined by professional freeride mountain bike rider Matt Macduff. In 2016 Matt sustained a terrible fall attempting to make his way around the 'Loop Of Doom' and, on this episode we discuss the effects that day had on his mind/body. We also chat about the practises he uses to stay mindful, living with Brett Rheeder and Matt explains why the footage from that day has never been released.
 | The reason I rode with no brakes is because I couldn't afford to buy brakes! |
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But I still ride just as big as ever -- as long as I climb it, which gives me one or two big runs per outing instead of 20. This plan seems to be working well. I'm not riding like an old man picking my way through lines yet, but I think backing off to ride slightly below my peak ability helped me dial things in. My focus and confidence are way up and my riding is actually better than ever. Risks are always there, but I accept them under these terms.
I had those broken body regrets and consider them every morning when I wake up feeling thrashed, but keeping extremely active at this age seems to be natural pain relief that I'm going to need forever.
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A lot of people who were there suffered from PTSD, I feel pretty bad about that."
"The reason I rode with no brakes is because I couldn't afford to buy brakes!"
Haven't had a chance to listen to the podcast yet for context, but if this is an issue maybe it's time to reassess ones priorities?
I get it now. you are far from crazy. listen up people, put time aside and listen to what he's saying about ph balance this is serious stuff here. I skipped ahead in the interview and about half way through you discussed the importance staying balanced- this is the secret. first- Acidity is a big problem. I figured that out myself after doing some basic research into arthritis and cancer and why 4 of my friends just came down with various forms. Ok I'm 54, but still. As a bike rider gout would be a friggin' nightmare. we all talk about anti-oxidants and what is oxidation? Rust. Even the toughest metals will rust in acid and our bodies are chock full of metals. Acid "rusts" the metals in our body and starts cancer imho. My mom pounded red wine every night, had stomach/bowel problems for years, then died of cancer, I wonder why? Most of the food and drink we ingest is acidic. Even grass will die without the proper ph balance. I heard you can take a ph test from a pee sample and see how your doing, but you can be pretty sure, we are all on the acidic side. now thats just the tip of the iceberg he touched upon, he made it clear that achieving a balance in life is necessary to success. its not just a physical balance, it is an energy balance of positive and negative. Lets remember that we live in a holographic universe of vibrating energy. Good feelings come from the harmony of balancing this energy. Matt made it clear and reminded me again that breathing is critical and also cold, why? Matt just helped me figure this out- because both breathing and coldness are sources of positive energy. there is positive energy in air we breath that balances the generally negative energy in our food and drink. There also is positive energy in cold that balances the negative energy in heat. Way to go Bro. Slam Dunk. Ride On.