By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. RBR reader Dominic Ferro wrote in response to my article last week, Sitting Will Not Harm Vigorous Exercisers: “In his article about sitting not harming vigorous exercisers, Dr. Mirkin scoffed at 7 hours per week of moderate exercise. What is his threshold for serious exercise?” I apologize for making light of…
Coach Mark Edwards (Jim Langley’s coach) sent us this week’s QT, which is a response to last week’s Ask the Coach in which Coach Fred Matheny offered tips on choosing a good saddle for indoor training. Here’s what Coach Mark wrote: Great and timely topic as those of us in the Northern hemisphere head into…
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Can cyclists improve and ride faster by following a diet that is low in carbohydrates and high in fat (LCHF)? Several popular sports magazines have carried articles advocating LCHF diets, even though at present there is no data to support this regimen for sports that require speed, including marathon running and…
By Mike Tierney My previous columns gave you basic concepts and general information on wheel building and maintenance in the hope that more of you would take up the art of wheel building or home maintenance and repair of your wheels. From previous RBR surveys, it was deduced that just 20 percent of you worked…
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher As is often the case with QT’s, this one is the result of something that happened on a ride last weekend. A group of six of us were on our way home when – I won’t even begin to try to explain the odd circumstances that caused it – one of…
