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To run faster, give up cycling & swimming?
The May 8 edition of the New York Times posed a rather interesting question: Can you simultaneously peak for three different sports, i.e., swimming, cycling and running?
Cosgrove believes cardiovascular programming is ass backward
Alwyn Cosgrove poses a great question on cardiovascular conditioning and the traditional approach as to how we train our CV system…and just how “ass backwards” it is. “The muscles don’t move because of cardiovascular demand. It’s the reverse. The cardio system is elevated because of muscular demand. We need to program the body based [...]
Helmet vs. curb, OK. Helmet vs. soccer mom, not so OK
While we all know that bicycle helmets are no miracle elixirs when it comes to protecting that oh-so-valuable grey gelatin between our ears, we still would like to think they offer some protection. However, that is not always the case. Don’t click to read more if you’re squeamish…
Race Report: Third Annual Mutts ‘n Masters 5K
Local 5Ks are turning out to be great learning opportunities on gear selection, pacing, pre-race nutrition, canine (lack of) fitness, and most of all, lessons on how to lead a life with integrity and honor.
Best damned quote of the week: Chris Shugart
“Finally, I realized that I wasn’t doing everything I could do to hit single digit body fat… so I started doing those things. Or rather, I started not doing some things, like bingeing on pizza buffets every weekend to “um, ya know, replenish glycogen or somethin.’”
Funny how you can change your “genetics” [...]
