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….
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…
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!”
By Coach John Hughes I’ve been getting a number of e-mails with variants on the same questions, “My Strava times are getting worse. How can I train better to go faster?” Or “My Strava times are worse than my buddies. What can I do?”
By Martin Sigrist Take away: “Every performance related ride should have three clear objectives, improving power, improving mental strength and reinforcing perishable skills.” A while back I made a comment on an RBR article saying that it is just not true that the older you get the worse you get. Lars got in touch and…
