1Training & Health

By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Medical researchers agree that exercising from the early years into old age helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancers, but this month a study from The University of Manchester showed that long-term intense training for racing in animals can damage the atrial-ventricular node that regulates the frequency of heart beats to cause heart block … [Read more...] about Runner’s Heart: The Consequences of Competitive Exercise

By Martin Sigrist Take away: In becoming the best that you can be the mind is more important than the body. Or, to paraphrase Arnold Palmer, “Cycling is a sport not of miles but of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.” Most books on endurance training focus on the body. They tend to be about measuring numbers, zones and physiology. There are … [Read more...] about Mind Over Body

By Kevin Kolodziejski Sarcopenia Sucks Of course, the statement above is a bit . . . coarse. But I’m willing to come off as uncouth to explain the age-related loss of muscle, strength, and function that’s in store for both me and you — especially when the uncouth is both figuratively and literally true. First, the figurative. It really does suck to watch your … [Read more...] about How Cyclists Can Stave Off Sarcopenia: Part II

QUESTION: Is a 2 hour bike ride good? I just recently started riding. - Charles K RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: Without knowing what you want cycling to do for you, it’s not possible to give you a detailed answer, but in most ways that matter, the answer is “Yes!” … [Read more...] about Is a Two Hour Bike Ride Good?