by Arnie Baker, M.D. Here’s an important truth about training. When you work on one particular aspect of fitness, others will suffer. The Problem The following triangles represent what is happening: The corners of the triangle might represent speed, endurance, and power. The triangle area represents the total amount of fitness.
by Fred Matheny Get your body ready before you ask it to perform. Why have a consistent warm-up routine? Why isn’t it sufficient merely to spin easily for the first few minutes of a ride? A structured warm-up accomplishes several important things:
by Gabe Mirkin, M.D. If you want to improve your level of fitness, you can try interval training, the technique used by athletes in sports requiring speed and endurance such as cycling, skiing, running or swimming. They exercise very intensely, rest, and then alternate intense bursts of exercise and rest until their muscles start to…
By Coach John Hughes Being sick totally sucks! I know — I’ve had the flu for a week and am totally bummed. I love to XC ski and enjoy doing events. We have great conditions in Colorado. I was looking forward to the Latigo 15K, a race I’ve never done, on Sunday. However, I collapsed…
by Fred Matheny If you read articles about training (or hear other cyclists talk about their training programs) you can’t avoid the term “lactate threshold” (LT). It’s so common it has become a buzzword, as in “What’s your LT?” or “I went over my LT on that hill and blew up.” Lactate Threshold (LT) Defined…
