February 25, 2021 Anti-Aging: Can You Exercise Too Much? By Coach John Hughes I’m a retired ultracyclist and I specialize in coaching endurance riders. I’m starting to coach a Brit whose goal is to cycle 20,210 km (12,557 mi.) over the course of this year. Last year he rode 15,000 km (9,320 mi.). Another client…
February 18, 2021 How to Incorporate Sweet Spot Workouts into Your Training By Coach John Hughes Sweet spot workouts improve a rider’s sustained power. This means that at a given level of effort you’re going faster. Even if you don’t use a power meter to measure it, increasing your sustained power improves your general riding,…
February 11, 2021 Anti-Aging: Regaining Fitness at Age 71 Coach John Hughes On October 15, 2020 I had surgery on my right foot to correct three hammer toes. Recovery meant lying on my back with my foot elevated 7 x 24 for six weeks. Boring! And debilitating as I noticeably lost fitness week by week….
February 4, 2021 Tips for Base Training in the Cold By Coach John Hughes Base training has many important benefits. It increases the efficiency of your heart so that it can pump more blood to your muscles. Base training increases the stroke volume, the amount of blood pumped per heartbeat. Read more. Outside the Box…
January 28, 2021 The Mental Side of Cycling: An Example By Coach John Hughes In the column about Hank Aaron and the mental side of sports I described how Hammerin’ Hank used mental skills to set a record of 755 home runs that stood for 30 years. Here’s an example of how mental skills apply…
