By Coach Rick Schultz This summer, I took a bucket-list cycling trip to France to ride on many of the roads – including many of the most famous climbs – featured in the Tour de France. After my return, I've been asked about the trip, and my preparations for it, by many cycling friends. So I decided to write an article detailing a few tips you, too, might benefit … [Read more...] about How Should You Train for a TdF Cycling Tour?
Core Training
Three Tight Muscle Groups to Stretch Out this Off-Season
By Coach Rick Schultz As a cyclist (really, as a typical person), it's extremely common for us to experience tight muscles in our daily lives. A tight muscle is a short muscle, and a short muscle cannot provide the power that a long muscle can. So, we need to stretch out those muscles to make them long again. The three tightest muscle groups that can affect us roadies are our … [Read more...] about Three Tight Muscle Groups to Stretch Out this Off-Season
Our New Stretching & Core Strengthening eBook!
In Stretching & Core Strengthening for the Cyclist, our new 57-page eBook, Coach Rick Schultz and Amy Schultz clear up the confusion and take the guesswork out of knowing what to do, and how to do it, to implement a stretching and core strengthening program. Amy Schultz is completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy, is an accomplished cyclist and has done extensive … [Read more...] about Our New Stretching & Core Strengthening eBook!
My Favorite Stretching & Core Strength Exercises, Part 2
By Coach Rick Schultz We recently launched Stretching & Core Strengthening for the Cyclist, our new 57-page eBook in which my co-author and I clear up the confusion and take the guesswork out of knowing what to do, and how to do it, to implement a stretching and core strengthening program. The new eBook was specifically created for the cyclist. Sincewe … [Read more...] about My Favorite Stretching & Core Strength Exercises, Part 2
My Favorite Stretching & Core Strength Exercises, Part 1
By Coach Rick Schultz Last week we launched Stretching & Core Strengthening for the Cyclist, our new 57-page eBook in which my co-author and I clear up the confusion and take the guesswork out of knowing what to do, and how to do it, to implement a stretching and core strengthening program. The new eBook was specifically created for the cyclist. Since we cyclists … [Read more...] about My Favorite Stretching & Core Strength Exercises, Part 1