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…
January 21, 2021 Setting Goals as You Grow Older By Coach John Hughes My longtime friend John Lee Ellis, age 67, completed his sixth Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) this summer. PBP is a 750-mile (1200 km) continuous ride from the outskirts of Paris to Brest and back, which must be completed in 90 hours or less. The…
January 14, 2021 Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider: Part 2 By Coach John Hughes In part 1 Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider I described the benefits of 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…
January 7, 2021 Sweet Spot Training for Every Rider By Coach John Hughes I coach riders with goals as diverse as generally improving performance, riding better on club rides, completing a first 100K or 100 mile ride, riding a multi-day tour, or racing. My clients’ ages range from the 40s to 70s. They aren’t elite athletes…
