By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. It is well known that taking carbohydrates before and during endurance exercise helps to increase both speed and endurance. It is not as well known that taking carbohydrates before and during resistance training for strength can increase intensity and duration of workouts. A review of 21 randomized controlled studies that included 226 young adults (ages … [Read more...] about Eating Carbohydrates Before Lifting Weights Can Help You Lift Heavier Weights
Extreme Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Virtually all doctors agree that exercise helps to keep you healthy and to prolong your life. People who exercise into later life live longer than non-exercisers and are at reduced risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks, premature death, diabetes, strokes and even some cancers (Circulation, July 25, 2022;146(7):523–534). Endurance bicycle racers who … [Read more...] about Extreme Exercise and Atrial Fibrillation
Newsletter Issue No. 1111
March 7, 2024 Should You Be Afraid Of Hookless Rim Wheels? Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley We’ll get to the main topic in a minute. First, I want to point out a few more tips about chain cleaning and waxing from last week’s comments since waxing is such a popular practice. We spent the last couple of Tech Talks on it actually. Read more. Polartec Technical … [Read more...] about Newsletter Issue No. 1111
How Can I Protect My Neck Cycling?
QUESTION: I'm a 67 year old cyclist, primarily road/gravel though I love the occasional fling downhill through the woods on my mountain bike. I fell off a high ladder in mid-December and fractured 5 cervical vertebrae. I'm in a neck brace for the next month or so. I had 2 vastly different neurosurgical opinions. The first advised a neck fusion. The other (a cyclist) said he … [Read more...] about How Can I Protect My Neck Cycling?
Quick Tip: More CO2 Cartridge Advice and Tips
Last week's CO2 cartridge tips generated a lot of interest and comments, and Coach Rick Schultz has followed up with these additional tips for how to use them effectively. Threaded or non-threaded inflators. Doing a quick google search for CO2 cartridges, the industry appears to have moved to threaded inflators. Basically, these work as follows. screw … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: More CO2 Cartridge Advice and Tips