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Workout of the Month 3 – Static and Dynamic Core
Editor’s Note: Coach Dan Kehlenbach, a long-time coach of cyclists and other endurance athletes, and a certified strength and conditioning specialist, has graciously agreed to put together a monthly series of workouts for RBR readers. This month’s workout features the same preparation exercises (Phases 1 & 2) before moving into the new Circuit workouts. By…
RBR Favorites: The Seat Bags We Use
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Anti-Aging: Lessons from 80, 90 and 100-year-olds
By Coach John Hughes Here’s what we can learn from three only chronologically old athletes. All three are relatively late bloomers. Nonagenarian At 93 the Irishman Richard Morgan is a four-time world champion in indoor rowing (winning in 2007, 2017, 2021, and 2022). He’s the subject of a study physiological characteristics published in the Journal…
What Should I Do for Post-Ride Bicycling Recovery?
Question: I feel like I’ve gotten very contradictory advice about what to do at the end of a training ride. Nutritionists say the top priority is to prepare and eat a meal within 30 minutes, to get carbs and protein into the bloodstream before the glycogen window closes. Physicians advise that the first order of business is to get those shorts…
