By Coach John Hughes Intensity training doesn’t mean hammering. It means simply training at the right intensities to improve your performance, i.e., pedaling somewhat harder than normal. Intensity training is like prescription medicine. If you take the right medicine you’ll get better. If you take the wrong medicine you won’t get better and you might…
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. At last, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing new rules on sunscreen safety. Finalizing these rules and actually making changes on the regulation or labeling of sunscreens will take time, so I advise you to follow their recommendations now by reading the labels and avoiding those products with…
by Fred Matheny Want to corner on your bike better than ever? Start by forgetting nearly everything you already know.
By Fred Matheny Cycling is an endurance sport. The early Tour de France featured stages of 400 km (250 miles) or longer. The 1200-km (744-mile) ride from Paris westward to the Atlantic coast and back began as a race in 1891and now Paris-Brest-Paris is the most famous randonnee in the world. The epic Race Across…
Breathe out hard, breathe in easy. by Fred Matheny Here’s a technique I learned from 1984 Olympic road champion Alexi Grewal. Try it when climbing a long hill.
