By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher Today’s QT comes from yours truly, derived from my Sunday group ride with a few buddies. There were five of us out early Sunday morning for our annual (late) Father’s Day ride. (So many of our local group were out of town or otherwise occupied last weekend that we…
Question: When I ride outdoors, I concentrate on keeping a quiet and relaxed upper body. I thought I was successful until I started riding on my indoor trainer where I can see my shadow on the wall. I noticed that my upper body moves about an inch or so from side-to-side as I pedal. Is this…
Question: How do you keep motivated to ride? When I have a goal, like a century, I do fine. But after the ride, I lose the motivation to continue. I let a day or two slide by, and soon it has stretched into weeks and months. What’s the secret to consistent riding? — Jim R….
Editor’s Note: Premium Member Robert Armstrong last week wrote in: “I am a long-time subscriber and reader of RBR and really enjoy the wealth of information you provide for all. I also recently subscribed to Momentum Magazine. In their Spring Issue, there is an article by Shaun Lopez Murphy entitled, “Are Bicycle Helmets Holding Us…
Question: The last time I did intervals, my heart rate was about 15 beats per minute higher than usual — it peaked at 184, a new high for me — and the workout was a huge effort. Does this indicate overtraining? I hope not because a week off to recover would be a real setback…
Question: I’m 50 and my max heart rate is 170. I want to determine my lactate threshold so I can train at that level, but I’d rather not spend money for a lab test. Is there a simple way to determine LT? I want to ride well in the district 40K time trial. — Samuel…
