October 6, 2022 Anti-Aging: Fatigue resistance research By Coach John Hughes Several weeks ago I wrote about Anti-Aging: Mastering Fatigue. The bottom line is your perceived exertion of how hard you are working controls how far / fast you can ride, not the physiological workload of your body. Matt Fitzgerald in How Badly Do You…
September 29, 2022 Anti-Aging: Back on Top By Coach John Hughes December 2021 Gasping for air. I can do this. I’ve climbed Berthoud Pass many times. I live at 9,000 feet. I’m only at 11,000 feet. Pressure on my eyeballs. The top’s just 300 feet higher. Legs feel like tree stumps. No room between the…
September 22, 2022 Why Increasing Intensity is Good for All Road Cyclists By Coach John Hughes I’ve written about the benefits of riding miles at a conversational pace. I also explained that once you’ve built your endurance base in the spring, just riding more miles won’t make you a much better rider. Further, if you’ve…
September 15, 2022 Anti-Aging: Mastering Fatigue By Coach John Hughes As you age, inevitably you’ll tire sooner. You can’t ride as far so you quit sooner. You don’t climb as well. You can’t go as fast. You may not notice this yet — but it will happen. Through proper exercise you can slow the rate…
September 8, 2022 Anti-Aging: 5 Signs You May Be Dehydrated By Coach John Hughes Dehydration hurts performance, right? Not necessarily. But don’t ignore it. Pro racers ride so hard their guts can’t absorb enough fluid to replace all that they sweat out. Race rules may restrict when a rider can get a bottle toward the…
