By Coach John Hughes Unfortunately for many of us aging includes more time off the bike due to injury, illness, surgery, etc. Fortunately, the more years you’ve been riding the less fitness you’ll lose and the faster you’ll regain it. Andy writes, “I’m a longtime reader of RBR. I am a 70-year-old long time road bike rider. I ride up to 100 miles a week in the good … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: How To Slow The Loss Of Fitness & Regain It During Recovery, Part 2
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You’re Never Too Old to Make Positive Changes
By Martin Sigrist 15 years ago when I was fat and unfit I was inspired by a forum post that attained legendary status. From memory it went like this. … [Read more...] about You’re Never Too Old to Make Positive Changes
Beware of the Dog! Avoid This Power Training Mistake
By Martin Sigrist As you may have gathered from previous articles, I’m a huge fan of training with power. However it’s not perfect. It has one major drawback, one that I have experienced and one that I find it very hard to overcome. It’s a variant on the obvious one: addiction to numbers. My degree is psychology and the first experiment I learned of was “Pavlov’s Dog.” It … [Read more...] about Beware of the Dog! Avoid This Power Training Mistake
Bad Eating Leads To Bad Cycling — Eventually
By Kevin Kolodziejski Michelle Kwan knows what we’re all about. She’s the former ice skater who won 5 World Championships and 9 total World Championship medals over a period of 12 years. During that time, Kwan also earned silver and bronze medals at the Winter Olympic Games. … [Read more...] about Bad Eating Leads To Bad Cycling — Eventually
The “Secret” of Finding Flow
By Greg Conderacci In an earlier article, we talked about the magic of “Flow,” that wonderful state (on or off the bike) that is so absorbing that you lose track of time, terrain and headwinds and glide along effortlessly. That’s probably what Lance Armstrong was describing when he said it felt like the bike had “no chain” when he was on a roll. … [Read more...] about The “Secret” of Finding Flow