By Coach John Hughes My doctor recently retired and last week I met with a new personal care physician. I told her that my goal is to be as healthy, fit and active as possible into my 90s and then to drop dead, which is called squaring the geriatric curve. I explained to her that I try to follow the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) recommendations. My goal is … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Working With Your Doctor
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Ask the Coach: Eating for Endurance
By Coach John Hughes Two of my clients recently had nutrition problems during long rides. Although most roadies won’t necessarily ride this far, the lessons apply to any endurance rider. Brian’s Century After DNF’ing he wrote, “I rode well at first, but around 50 miles my gut stopped working and it felt like I was bonking despite eating regularly during the ride to that … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Eating for Endurance
Ask the Coach: Unusual Pain During Cycling Intensity Workouts
By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Will writes, “I am 70 and ride for recreation and health. I normally only ride 10 miles or so five days a week. I have found that if I include some intensity work I can take tours with 40 to 50 mile rides without suffering. Recently when I put out high effort I sometimes get a strong pain in my lower abdomen. This goes away in a couple of … [Read more...] about Ask the Coach: Unusual Pain During Cycling Intensity Workouts
Learning from the Pros: Pacing to “Ration Your Matches”
By Coach John Hughes Rationing Your Matches Last week I described how the pros ration matches, a technique that can benefit all roadies from commuters to racers and everybody in between. It may not be noticeable on TV, but each racer carefully monitors the amount of effort he or she is putting out. At the start of a race, a smart pro imagines that he or she has a book of … [Read more...] about Learning from the Pros: Pacing to “Ration Your Matches”
Learning from the Pros: Don’t Break Bones
By Coach John Hughes Seems simple – don’t fall! In Anti-Aging 12 Ways You Can Slow the Aging Process Fred Matheny writes, “Avoid injury so that you can keep working out. That’s hard to do as you age but not impossible. Staying uninjured also means not taking chances on the bike. Keep something in reserve on technical descents, watch out for dangerous riders in packs, use … [Read more...] about Learning from the Pros: Don’t Break Bones