--- title: "Chase Sexton: Why Being Well-Rounded Matters More Than Being A Master Of One In Professional Motocross" url: "https://authoritymag.co/articles/chase-sexton-why-being-well-rounded-matters-more-than-being-a-master-of-one-in-professional-moto" publisher: "Authority Magazine" author: "Maria Angelova" authorUrl: "https://authoritymag.co/authors/maria-angelova" interviewee: "Chase Sexton" company: "Honda Racing" category: "Pop Culture" datePublished: "2023-03-28T18:32:07.177Z" dateModified: "2026-11-12T19:24:07.180Z" tags: "Pop Culture" --- # Chase Sexton: Why Being Well-Rounded Matters More Than Being A Master Of One In Professional Motocross *The AMA Supercross star shares how resilience, flexibility, and daily mindfulness fuel his peak performance on the track.* > Cycling always helps to get the blood to flow if it’s a knee or a leg. Getting into the gym and doing physical therapy, getting body work are big things for me when it comes to healing injuries the fastest way. --- P*rofessional athletes have to perform at the highest levels. While not all of us will share Professional athletes’ athletic skills, we can learn insights from their workout routines about how we can improve our own exercise regimens. In this interview series, we are talking to professional athletes from all sports (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Soccer, Olympics, Golf, Tennis, etc.) about the workout routines that they use to help them achieve top-level performance. As a part of this series, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing******Chase Sexton.* *Chase Sexton, born September 23, 1999, is an American Motorcycle racer from La Moille, Illinois on the Honda Racing team. Sexton was a well know rookie, earning the 2016 AMA Nicky Hayden Amateur Horizon Award, and was the 2018 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Rookie of the year. As his career continues, Sexton garnered more success throughout the 2022 with over a dozen races ending on the podium.* --- **Thank you so much for joining us! Before we dive in, our readers would love to “get to know you” a bit better. Can you tell us a bit about your ‘backstory’ and the story of how you became a professional athlete?** I’m originally from a small town in Illinois. My dad got my mom a minibike for their anniversary, and when I was younger, I used to go out and sit on it at night. I started riding when I was 2 ½, and basically was in love with riding dirt bikes from then on. I did a few other sports growing up but was mostly focused on racing, and I’ve loved it ever since. **Can you share with us the most interesting story from your career? Can you tell us what lessons or ‘takeaways’ you learned from that?** It’s hard to pinpoint one, but I would just point to the challenges I’ve had. I mean, everyone has challenges in racing, but for me just persevering and never giving up has been something I’ve honed in on. I’ve had some struggles, but something worth having is never easy, is how I look at it. For me, never giving up and having that determination to push through is what I’ve learned from my career. **You are a successful athlete. Which three character traits do you think were most instrumental to your success? Can you please share a story or example for each?** The three character traits that have been instrumental to my success have been determination, perseverance and belief. If you don’t have those three as a professional athlete, you probably aren’t going to make it. It’s hard to pick a situation or time when those three have been examples, but honestly, I need all three of those for every race I’m in. Usually, when you have all three of those things, you’re in the right spot. **It has been said that our mistakes can be our greatest teachers. Can you share a story about the funniest or most interesting mistake that occurred to you in the course of your sports career? What lesson or takeaway did you learn from that?** With racing, usually your crashes are the mistakes where you can learn the most. Lucky for me, I’ve had a few of them so I’ve been able to go back and see what I can do better on. It’s a cool process to do though. Obviously, you make the mistake, but automatically your brain is trying to figure out what happened and what I can do better. Just finding ways to be better is what drives me every day. **Are you working on any exciting new projects now? How do you think that might help people?** I’m not really working on anything new at the moment. I’m really just trying to better myself week-in and week-out. We have a 17-week series, and we crown one winner at the end. That’s the main goal right now, and that’s what my minds set on. Nothing else really matters — it’s just locking in and trying to be the best person I can on Saturdays. **Ok, thank you for all that. Now let’s shift to the main focus of our interview about the workout routines of professional athletes. Can you share with our readers a few of the workout routines that you use to help you perform at peak levels? Can you help articulate what each of those workouts achieves?** For racing, you try to be really good at everything instead of being a master at everything — being really well-rounded in things like strength, cardio, flexibility, mental state; they all take part. I’m not really focused on one thing; it’s more being good in all areas. Right now, we’re trying to be rested for the races on Saturday, so the week is just striking a balance between training and making sure you’re recovered. Cycling is the main workout at the moment because it’s pretty easy on the body. Stretching as well is one of the more important aspects of my workouts. **What do you do to prevent injuries during your workouts or during your competitions?** Injury prevention is hard in our sport because it’s such a big part of it. However, making sure I’m flexible and strong are keys. Having good strength is a big part of any sport, but flexibility is so important in racing — just being able to take those hits and get away from the bike as good as you possibly can. **What type of workout regime has helped you to rehabilitate from injury?** Rehabbing from injuries is hard depending on what it is. Cycling always helps to get the blood to flow if it’s a knee or a leg. Getting into the gym and doing physical therapy, getting body work are big things for me when it comes to healing injuries the fastest way. **Do you practice mindfulness or meditation as part of your overall training routine? Can you explain what you do?** I do a little bit of mediation, for sure. I think it’s one thing you can do to really slow your mind down and be connected. I try to meditate at least once a day, for sure at night, and sometimes in the morning when you’re the most calm. It’s hard to get your mind to settle down and lock in, but it’s something I’m working extremely hard on. **As a Pilates instructor, I’m particularly interested in this question. What exercises do you do to strengthen your core?** I end all my gym workouts with core work. When you ride, the core’s so important, so you aren’t just a wet noodle on the bike. We try to switch up core exercises in the gym, depending on what workouts we just got through. **Can you please share your “5 Things You Need To Create A Successful Career As A Professional Athlete?”** It’s hard because it isn’t always rainbows and blue skies. Determination is important because you don’t always want to wake up and train or go ride. On those mornings or days that I don’t want to do and my motivation isn’t there, you have to depend on willing yourself to be better. Our series is long, so you also need to be disciplined about what you’re doing. You also need to be willing to learn and be better at all times. **You are a person of enormous influence. If you could start a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. :-)** At the races and when I have the most influence, I just always try to bring positivity and happiness. Nowadays, a lot of people are sort of negative or have that energy around them, and I just don’t think that’s a good way to go about life. For me being an athlete, sometimes you’ll have that with bad races or bad days, but positivity always seems to pull me out of it. When I’m happier, I’m racing and riding a lot better — focusing on the positives and looking at it as glass half full instead of half empty. **What is the best way for our readers to continue to follow your work online?** They can follow me on my Instagram: @chasesexton **This was very inspiring. Thank you so much for the time you spent on this. We wish you only continued success.** --- A*bout The Interviewer: Maria Angelova, MBA is a disruptor, author, motivational speaker, body-mind expert, Pilates teacher and founder and CEO of*[Rebellious Intl](https://angelova.mykajabi.com/)*. As a disruptor, Maria is on a mission to change the face of the wellness industry by shifting the self-care mindset for consumers and providers alike. As a mind-body coach, Maria’s superpower is alignment which helps clients create a strong body and a calm mind so they can live a life of freedom, happiness and fulfillment. Prior to founding Rebellious Intl, Maria was a Finance Director and a professional with 17+ years of progressive corporate experience in the Telecommunications, Finance, and Insurance industries. Born in Bulgaria, Maria moved to the United States in 1992. She graduated summa cum laude from both Georgia State University (MBA, Finance) and the University of Georgia (BBA, Finance). Maria’s favorite job is being a mom. Maria enjoys learning, coaching, creating authentic connections, working out, Latin dancing, traveling, and spending time with her tribe. To contact Maria, email her at*[angelova@rebellious-intl.com](mailto:angelova@rebellious-intl.com)*. To schedule a free consultation, click*[here](https://www.rebellious-studio.com/contact)*.* --- Source: https://authoritymag.co/articles/chase-sexton-why-being-well-rounded-matters-more-than-being-a-master-of-one-in-professional-moto (Authority Magazine, Pop Culture). Interviewee answers are first-person statements of the guest. 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