August 24, 2023 Tips to Avoid Overtraining By Coach John Hughes Ned Overend at age 35 won the first UCI World MTB Championship in 1990 in Durango, Colorado, and won again in 1991. In 2015 at the age of 60, he won the first US Fatbike championship. On training, he said, “I do exactly what…
August 10, 2023 Ask the Coach: Explain Lactate Threshold, Lactic Acid and Cramping By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Maude asks, “Over the past several years, there has been considerable discussion that lactic acid buildup is NOT responsible for cramping and after-exercise muscle pain. Yet you and other publications continue to use “lactate threshold” as…
August 3, 2023 Anti-Aging: Weekend Warrior Works By Coach John Hughes Just hitting it on the weekend does about as much for longevity as exercising on most days of the week as long as the cumulative weekly amounts are equivalent. Read more. How to Keep Your Bike Clean Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Recently…
July 27, 2023 14 Tips for What to Eat and Drink on Your Century By Coach John Hughes You’ve trained hard and you want to do your best. Now your success depends on your nutrition! Your goal could be to finish your first metric or 100-mile century. Or conquer a particularly hard 100. Or set…
July 20, 2023 6 Muscle Strengthening Exercises to Prevent Cramps By Coach John Hughes Yikes! All of a sudden a muscle locks up. We’ve all suffered cramps. Muscle fatigue is one cause of cramps. Strength training helps to prevent cramps. Why do specific muscles cramp? Depending on which of your muscles are prone to cramps,…
