By Coach John Hughes Aging is an illusion, not a bad dream! Sunday night we had a reunion of about a dozen long-time riders in the Denver Rocky Mountain Cycling Club. Many of us had been riding together since the 1980s. We’re in our 60, 70s and 80s now. Our well-established riding program was designed to train us for one- and two-week club Contrail tours with 100-mile … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Recreate
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Ask the Coach: How Massage Helps
By Coach John Hughes In the Tour de France on Saturday the riders raced through the Alps in the rain. Phil Liggett pointed out that late into the night the soigneurs would be massaging the riders and the mechanics would be working late into the night to get everything ready for Sunday’s mountainous stage. An RBR reader asked about using a roller on his muscles, a form of … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: How Massage Helps
Why Strava May Be Bad for Your Training
By Coach John Hughes John Elmblad (L) and Coach Hughes (R) with their climbing bikes on Berthoud Pass (11,307 ft.) I’ve been getting a number of e-mails with variants on the same questions, “My Strava times are getting worse. How can I train better to go faster?” Or “My Strava times are worse than my buddies. What can I do?” … [Read more...] about Why Strava May Be Bad for Your Training
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 miles and as a result aren’t improving as much as they could. When I have a new … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: The Optimal Riding Weeks
Anti-Aging Muscle Cramps
By Coach John Hughes You’ve probably been on a ride and all of a sudden your leg cramps. You try to keep pedaling but it gets worse. Or out of a sound sleep you’re rudely awakened by cramps. The affected muscle spasms and squeezes all the nerve endings inside the muscle. This creates the pain. … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging Muscle Cramps