Pedal your bicycle in low gears down hills. Off-season rides are ideal for working on technique -- like turning a choppy, bouncy pedal stroke into a smooth, round one. Practice on descents by staying in your small chainring as you gain speed. Spin your legs faster and faster. Think circles! The more you can relax your legs, the quicker you can turn them. Don't shift to … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Practice Your Pedal Stroke by Using Easy Gears on Downhills
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7 More Reasons To Give Time Trials A Go
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley In last week’s newsletter, there was a helpful article titled Why Should a Fitness Rider Do Training Time Trials? In the story we provided four excellent reasons cyclists working on fitness will benefit by riding training time trials. I got into doing training time trials put on by the Putney Bicycle Club in Vermont shortly after moving … [Read more...] about 7 More Reasons To Give Time Trials A Go
Preparing for Unbound Gravel 100: One Month and Counting Down
By Sheri Rosenbaum During a 63 mile and 3,222 ft elevation training ride in Pecatonica, Illinois At the beginning of this year, I shared with the RBR readers my plans to “race” Unbound Gravel 100 on May 31st. I’m currently one month from making the nine-hour drive to Emporia, Kansas, and rolling up to the start line for my first 100-mile gravel race. Training is going … [Read more...] about Preparing for Unbound Gravel 100: One Month and Counting Down
Is riding high intensity intervals still a good idea after age 50?
QUESTION: I keep hearing that high-intensity intervals are the best bang for your buck when training time is tight. But I’m in my 50s now, and every time I try to go all-out, I worry I’m flirting with injury or worse. Is HIIT still a smart strategy for older riders, or should I be focusing on something a little more forgiving? —Ray H. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: … [Read more...] about Is riding high intensity intervals still a good idea after age 50?
Should You Eat Fewer Ultra-Processed Foods? Yet Another Study Shows It to Be a Weighty Matter
By Kevin Kolodziejski The Check Out That Wasn't At first, I thought the woman behind the checkout counter was checking me out, but that couldn’t be. When she had scanned my groceries any time previously, she had paid scant attention to me. Plus, she looked to be in her thirties, and I certainly don’t. What she was checking out, I decided, was not my bod … [Read more...] about Should You Eat Fewer Ultra-Processed Foods? Yet Another Study Shows It to Be a Weighty Matter