Most motocross riders know the feeling of arm pump. What are the causes and how can you treat or prevent it?

Not riding enough can cause arm pump, that is your general fitness.

Tension can cause arm pump. If your riding tense u tend to do the 'death grip' on your bars.

Not gripping the bike with your knees to give your arms a break can cause motocross arm pump.

So what could you do to prevent arm pump?

Heres a few tips:

• Ride regularly.
• Stretch your forearms before you ride
• Don't wear tight gloves
• Get your blood flowing
• Try using smaller diameter handgrips
• Stretch AFTER each race and race/ride day

Motocross arm pump can happen to us all, heres a few more video tips to help prevent it: