By Coach John Hughes Intense exercise produces different physiological benefits than moderate exercise. Here’s why you should incorporate the appropriate types of exercise for you at the appropriate times of the year. Your muscles atrophy over time as you age. You have two different types of muscle fibers: slow-twitch, which fire slowly and have great…
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By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. In a recent study, 19 well-trained female duathletes were assigned to either: • run and cycle with an added strength training program, or • just run and cycle. The strength training program included four lower body exercises, three times each, twice a week for 11 weeks. The added strength training improved…
By Lars Hundley After last week’s request to see what the readers are riding, I got a lot of terrific replies. The best part for me was seeing the huge variety in bikes that everyone is riding. Since I wrote about my 2017 Felt with all new tech like Di2 electronic shifting and road disc…
Being Prepared to Fix Broken Chains on Rides by Jim Langley With the technology that’s gone into modern drivetrains, you can argue that we have the strongest, best shifting chains ever and you should never worry about breaking one on a ride. But even if that’s true – every roadie should know that if you DO…
