By Martin Sigrist You don’t have to go to a gym in order to exercise. It’s much easier to incorporate “workouts” in to your daily routine. Here’s a classic example. It helps train balance, mobility and stability. All three are vital to everyday health and all three are essential parts of living lives that are…
Where Muscle Strength, Pedaling Power, and Riding Endurance Meet By Kevin Kolodziejski Hampsten’s Jest Is No Joke If you want advice on how to descend in near whiteout conditions on partially unpaved roads so snow-slicked that some pros unclip to take the turns — while being horribly underdressed and wearing neoprene gloves better suited for…
By Coach John Hughes Eddie writes, “Last weekend I attempted the Big Bear Century. It’s challenging with 8,700 feet of climbing in the 100 miles. Most of the climbing is in the second 50 miles – two climbs up to 8,500 ft. I live at sea level in the Los Angeles area so the altitude…
By Martin Sigrist Takeaway: Sport is not just a test of physical fitness. It is a challenge to mind and body. Training only with the aim to improve the body, training that is “mindless” is a missed opportunity, a waste of our most precious resource, time. My recent RBR articles have two central themes….
By Coach John Hughes Ned Overend at age 35 won the first UCI World MTB Championship in 1990 in Durango, Colorado, and won again in 1991. In 2015 at the age of 60, he won the first US Fatbike championship. On training, he said, “I do exactly what I have always done; it just takes…
