Quick Tip: Options for Shorter Cranks
By Rick Schultz The more research that I do for my bike fit clients, the more that points to starting a bike fit with the correct length crank arms.
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Anti-Aging: Flexibility in 30 Minutes a Week
By Coach John Hughes Stretching regularly will relieve tightness, increase your comfort on the bike and improve your recovery. The following program takes about 10 minutes per session. You’ll get results with just three sessions a week. Your muscles have a natural range of motion (ROM) that is a result of your genetics. The ROM…
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Quick Tip: Why is my FTP lower on the trainer?
By Rick Schultz For those that have been cycling both indoors and outside (In Real Life – IRL), these two related questions come up all of the time. “Why is my trainer harder to ride (i.e., harder to pedal) than my road bike IRL?” “Why is my FTP lower inside than IRL?”
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8 Tips for Effective Winter Training
By Coach John Hughes As I write this column it’s -1F. I live in the Rocky Mountains in Tabernash, CO. I wait for it to get above 10F and then I cross-country ski. I skied all seven days last week. I mixed up the days: a couple of long skis, a couple of days working…
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Anti-Aging: Core Strength in 1 Hour a Week
By Coach John Hughes No matter how long and how hard you train on your bike, as the decades pass your aerobic capacity and muscular power will inevitably decline. You can slow the rate of decline as explained in my 106 page eBook Anti-Aging: 12 Ways You Can Slow the Aging Process. Improving your strength…