zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
Alex Marquez's Absurd Moto2 Save Will Put All Your Fitness Gains To Shame
Alex Marquez's Absurd Moto2 Save Will Put All Your Fitness Gains To Shame-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:07

There’s a pretty common assumption that racing drivers and motorcycle riders aren’t actually athletes in the sense that a machine does most of the work for them. Bunk. As a counterargument, I present to you: Alex Marquez’s frankly ridiculous upper body strength as he saves his bike from imminent disaster at the Moto2 Japanese Grand Prix.

Just stop whatever you’re doing and allow your mind to be blown as all your meager fitness goals crumble before the sight of a true strength god:

Alex Marquez—younger brother of the ridiculously talented Marc Marquez—is currently dominating the Moto2 standings. But during the third free practice session of the Japanese GP weekend, the younger Marquez had a little slip.

As in, he was launched out of his seat entirely after the rear end of his bike slipped out on the wet track surface.

But that didn’t faze Marquez in the slightest. In fact, he kept his grip on the handlebars and managed to bring his body back down next to the bike and balancing there in order to avoid a crash. And as if that wasn’t absurd enough, he maintained that balance all the way to back to the pit wall, where he was able to remount and get back out there for the rest of the session.

I have spent quite literally every single year since my sophomore year of high school trying to build the upper body #gains to do more than a single pull-up at a time. I have not been successful. And then here’s one of the Marquez brothers, putting me to shame and proving once again that they are actually the most capable family of motorcyclists in the entire freakin’ world.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Nobody Asked For An Eight-Part Docuseries On Bernie Ecclestone, But We're Getting One Anyway
Nobody Asked For An Eight-Part Docuseries On Bernie Ecclestone, But We're Getting One Anyway
Formula 1 has made legitimate strides in growing its audience during the Liberty Media era. Chalk it up to a combination of actual marketing to people other than rich white dudes; captivating, accessible programming like Netflix’s Drive To Survive; and the embrace of digital platforms and social media. Things...
Oct 24, 2026
F1 Teams Less Willing To Tell On Each Other Over Radio Now That Everyone Can Hear Them
F1 Teams Less Willing To Tell On Each Other Over Radio Now That Everyone Can Hear Them
Up until this season Formula 1 fans weren’t privy to radio communications between teams and race control — only chat between drivers and their personnel on the pit wall. Radio has become such a staple of the F1 broadcast experience that opening up the line to the FIA and...
Oct 24, 2026
Chip Ganassi Racing Will Leave NASCAR At The End Of 2021
Chip Ganassi Racing Will Leave NASCAR At The End Of 2021
Chip Ganassi Racing, with split headquarters in Concord, North Carolina and Indianapolis, Indiana, has grown since its founding in 1990 to become one of the heaviest hitters in American motorsport. The team currently fields cars in IndyCar, IMSA, Extreme E, and NASCAR Cup. At the end of this season,...
Oct 24, 2026
How To Watch NASCAR, F1, IMSA, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; July 2-4
How To Watch NASCAR, F1, IMSA, And Everything Else In Racing This Weekend; July 2-4
Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it and where you can talk about it, all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend? It’s Independence Day...
Oct 24, 2026
Dallara's Track-Only EXP Is A Lap Time Bargain
Dallara's Track-Only EXP Is A Lap Time Bargain
Sometimes to do more you have to start with less. At least that’s Dallara’s theory when it comes to the new track-only EXP based on the Stradale street car. Weighing just 1962 pounds and pushing 492 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque from a Ford-derived 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, the...
Oct 24, 2026
Alex Zanardi Is Communicating, Training And 'Stable,' A Year After Crash
Alex Zanardi Is Communicating, Training And 'Stable,' A Year After Crash
It’s been little more than a year since racing driver and Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi was involved in a collision with a truck while handcycling in Tuscany. Zanardi underwent a number of surgeries to treat the severe cranial and facial trauma he suffered as a result of the...
Oct 24, 2026
Copyright 2023-2026 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved