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By Fred Matheny There can be a conflict between results of lab studies versus real-world experience. Often, the researchers conclude one thing while clinicians and coaches find the opposite to be true. This conflict between scientific conclusions and a real cyclist’s performance on the road was clearly shown in a series of biomechanical studies undertaken…
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By Mike Tierney I could feel the burn again on a recent ride. Most of us sporty cyclists live for the burn in our training. We embrace it, recover from it and are strengthened by it. It’s a common part of almost all of our rides. But this burn was different. I was doing one…
New Benefits of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Discovered
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Two important studies published this week show how interval training makes you stronger, improves endurance, and also can help to reduce the loss of muscle size and strength that inevitably occurs with aging. It may also reduce your risk for heart attacks and cancers. The first study shows the mechanism through…
Anti-Aging: Nutrition, part 1: Daily Food and Drink
By Coach John Hughes I write many columns about the effects of aging on our bodies and the different types of physical activities that will help slow — and in some cases reverse — the aging process. Physical activities are one very important component of aging well but only one component. I recently wrote two broader…
