By Coach John Hughes On October 15, 2020 I had surgery on my right foot to correct three hammer toes. Recovery meant lying on my back with my foot elevated 7 x 24 for six weeks. Boring! And debilitating as I noticeably lost fitness week by week. When I finally could get out of bed just walking around the house was exhausting. By Tuesday February 9, 2021 I was skiing expert … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Regaining Fitness at Age 71
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Hank Aaron and the Mental Side of Sports
By Coach John Hughes "Baseball is 90 per cent mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra, 18 time Major League Baseball All-Star Hank Aaron the home run king died on January 22, 2021 at age 86. He broke Babe Ruth’s record of 714 home runs and held that record for 30 years. Aaron’s mental skills were one of the keys to his success. … [Read more...] about Hank Aaron and the Mental Side of Sports
The Mental Side of Cycling: An Example
By Coach John Hughes In the column about Hank Aaron and the mental side of sports I described how Hammerin’ Hank used mental skills to set a record of 755 home runs that stood for 30 years. Here’s an example of how mental skills apply to cycling. … [Read more...] about The Mental Side of Cycling: An Example
Why You Need a Cycling Training Plan
By Coach John Hughes You probably have some ideas about what you’d like to do this year. You may have made New Year’s resolutions, you might have some specific goals you’d like to achieve and might have targeted specific events that you want to do. Warning: Most New Year’s resolutions fail, and most goals are not met. … [Read more...] about Why You Need a Cycling Training Plan
Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider: Part 2
By Coach John Hughes In part 1 Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider I described the benefits of Sweet Spot workouts improve a rider's sustained power. This means that at a given level of effort you're going faster. Even if you don't use a power meter to measure it, increasing your sustained power improves your general riding, climbing and riding into a headwind. For … [Read more...] about Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider: Part 2