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Newsletter Issue No. 1004
February 17, 2022 Anti-Aging: Interval or Fartlek for Longevity? By Coach John Hughes I wrote a recent column on Anti-Aging: Interval Training Increases Longevity. This column explains how to do intensity exercise. For many riders intervals sound like “no pain, no gain.” No worries! I explain in this column Why ‘No Pain, No Gain’ Is…
Newsletter Issue No. 935
October 15, 2020 Year-Round Riding for Greater Fitness and Health By Coach John Hughes If you want to improve as a cyclist, your #1 resolution should be to exercise consistently. If you want to live a long and healthy life, your #1 resolution should be to exercise consistently. If you want to reduce stress and…
Newsletter Issue No. 971
July 1, 2021 Why Strava May Be Bad for Your Training By Coach John Hughes I’ve been getting a number of e-mails with variants on the same questions, “My Strava times are getting worse. How can I train better to go faster?” Or “My Strava times are worse than my buddies. What can I do?”…
Newsletter Issue No. 919
June 18, 2020 PDF version for Premium Members is here. A 73-year-old asks “Is it all down from here?” By Coach John Hughes RBR Reader Keith asks, “I’m 73. Way, way back I was an average club time trialist here in the UK. Then I went to university and forgot it all. About five years…
Newsletter Issue No. 1083
August 24, 2023 Tips to Avoid Overtraining By Coach John Hughes Ned Overend at age 35 won the first UCI World MTB Championship in 1990 in Durango, Colorado, and won again in 1991. In 2015 at the age of 60, he won the first US Fatbike championship. On training, he said, “I do exactly what…
Newsletter Issue No. 954
February 25, 2021 Anti-Aging: Can You Exercise Too Much? By Coach John Hughes I’m a retired ultracyclist and I specialize in coaching endurance riders. I’m starting to coach a Brit whose goal is to cycle 20,210 km (12,557 mi.) over the course of this year. Last year he rode 15,000 km (9,320 mi.). Another client…