By Coach John Hughes “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride." President John F. Kennedy. We’re each an experiment of one, i.e., your training should reflect your personal goals, riding history, current fitness, weekly and monthly schedules, etc. – not a cookie cutter program you’ve read somewhere. Part 1 covers the effects of aging, current … [Read more...] about Anti-Aging: Experiment of One, pt. 1
1Training & Health
Strength Training May Be More Effective than Aerobic Exercise to Help Prevent Heart Attacks
By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Several recent studies show that resistance training for strength may be more effective than aerobic exercise, such as jogging or walking, to help prevent high blood pressure and heart attacks. This may surprise you because many champion body builders and weight lifters have died at very young ages from heart attacks, but the causes of these deaths are … [Read more...] about Strength Training May Be More Effective than Aerobic Exercise to Help Prevent Heart Attacks
Follow Doc’s Advice, Foil Offseason Weight Gain
By Kevin Kolodziejski In one of his lesser works, Mark Twain wrote that there will be no humor in heaven. While you can’t be asked to confirm or deny his claim until sometime in what we both hope will be the far-off future, I can ask if there will be no humor in your bathroom in the near future. When you step upon the digital scale one morning, say in … [Read more...] about Follow Doc’s Advice, Foil Offseason Weight Gain
10 Common Cycling Nutrition Mistakes
By Coach John Hughes My recent column My 1979 1200 km Paris-Brest-Paris described 7 of my mistakes including nutrition mistakes. Here’s a follow up on other nutrition mistakes, many from my own experience. … [Read more...] about 10 Common Cycling Nutrition Mistakes
My 1979 Paris-Brest-Paris: 1200 km in 73hr 25min.
By Coach John Hughes I was lying on the lawn at the finish of the 1979 Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP). Other riders asked my wife in French. “Why isn’t he having a free beer?” “He’s exhausted and his butt is very sore.” She responded in French. “He should have put le bifteck in his shorts.” i.e., stuck a raw piece of beef on the chamois in my shorts. No thank … [Read more...] about My 1979 Paris-Brest-Paris: 1200 km in 73hr 25min.