RECOVERY: THE KEY TO IMPROVEMENT IN CYCLING  By Gabe Mirkin, M.D. If you want to become stronger and faster and have greater endurance, you need to exercise so intensely on one day that you damage your muscles and feel sore on the next day – and then train at a reduced intensity for as many days

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,  deserve your love & affection.  ~Buddha For most of the amazing people with whom I have the pleasure to work with, there is no critic on earth that could be harder on them than they are on themselves.  According to them, rarely have they done enough,

averages: 527, 547, 544, 541, 550, 553, 554, 559, 558, 556, 555, 566, 562, 574, 564….554 avg

A Simple Test for Proper Aerodynamics and Bike Fit By Laurin Stennis, MSW, LCSWLaurin Stennis is co-owner of Cycling Specifics, a cycling resource center in Carrboro, NC, dedicated to pro- fessional bicycle fittings and custom bicycle design and sales. Certified by both Serotta and F.I.S.T. as a bicycle fitter, she is also a USAC Licensed

Understanding and Dealing with Pain and SufferingGuy Thibault, Ph.D., scientific advisor to the Canadian Cycling Association; associate professor, Department of kinesiology, Université de MontréalLaurent Vicente, Ph.D. student, Université Laval, QuébecYou’ll have noticed, of course, that pain and its alter ego, suffering, are at the very heart of what cyclists talk about. Riders who can really

Finally rode outside. Did these on a climb which didn’t necessarily work well. I hit some big power and some not so big. Did better when I got on the flat section at the top: 547, 539, 502, 488, 494, 485, 450, 505, 496, 500, 582, 579

Held between 545 and 575 on these, inside.

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