What to Wear Cycling in Varying Weather, a Conversation with Coach Ertl This column began in early December when I started trading emails with Coach David Ertl. Coach Ertl lives and rides in Iowa. I grew up in neighboring Missouri and can attest to the terrible weather (and the 100-degree-plus extremes — in normal years!) possible […]
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What to Wear in Various Weather
Dictionary of Cycling Lingo
A List of Common Terminology to Decipher the Sometimes Arcane Patois of Road Cycling Ever wonder what cyclists are talking about when they start throwing around weird slang? We’ve created a bicycling dictionary for you, with definitions of the most common phrases and words related to cycling. Did we miss a word? Leave a comment […]
Cramps? Mustard’s No Miracle, But…
By Greg Conderacci The other day I was struggling through a hilly 200K ride when suddenly severe cramps stabbed my legs. If you’re a long-time fan of Coach John Hughes, as I am, you know why: too old, too hot, too fast, and not enough training, hydration or electrolytes.
Anti-Aging: The Optimal Riding Weeks
By Coach John Hughes This column is about the optimal riding weeks plural because we’re each an experiment of one. The optimal riding week for you may not be the optimal week for your buddy. And the optimal weeks depend on the times of the year. Most of my new clients are riding too many […]
How Cyclists Can Stave Off Sarcopenia: Part I
By Kevin Kolodziejski Death, Taxes, and the Loss of Muscle Mass If he had been a cyclist, I’m sure Ben Franklin’s body would’ve looked much different — and so would one of his most famous sayings. If the prodigious writer would’ve been as prodigious a rider, he would’ve been ripped instead of roly-poly and better able […]
Using IQ to Raise Your Power (Garmin IQ!)
By Martin Sigrist I recently talked about what, for me, is the biggest drawback of training with power: getting fixated on numbers. This can become self defeating, if you know your threshold is 300W then anytime you see a wattage starting with 3 your mind will start telling you its not something you can keep […]
How Much Caffeine Do I Need Cycling?
QUESTION: How much caffeine do I need cycling? – Christopher N Stan Purdum replies: In answering your question, I assume by “need,” you mean “How much caffeine is beneficial to my cycling performance?” It’s a good question because virtually all the studies on how caffeine affects riding conclude that in general, a limited dose — […]