There was an interesting article in VeloNews by Chris Carmichael and Dean Golich comparing Pros’s vs The Joe’s. The premise is that the pro’s know how to use a higher cadence whether going easy or hard while the ‘Joe’s’ tend to drop cadence when looking for power. While the pro’s will typically settle in around […]

I recently had someone who I don’t coach if I recommend weight training during the racing season. I asked this rider if he was using weights just in the winter and he said that he was from November through February. I asked why he stopped the rest of the year and he said that his

Queen City Wheels held four 33k times trials this year on our course at Cleves. We started at the Tuesday night finish line, went to the start, and then back. The first event in March was bitterly cold with temps in the low 30’s at the start and no better than upper 30s by the

So how many calories would you burn in a day just to keep your basic systems functioning? The average male burns about 1800 and the average female about 1200. Endurance athletes have bigger engines that burn even more at rest. It wouldn’t be unusual for those numbers to be 50-75% higher. I had mine tested

I’ve had a number of people request information on rides and hikes in GSMNP. I’ve been going to that area for over 30 years and try to get down there once a month. Here are some options: rides: Gatlinburg to Cades Cove, ride the loop, and back: 75 miles—amazing ride along the Little River with

KEY POINTS forwarded to me by Patrick Bendel from the online Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise The following key points summarize the current energy, nutrient, and fluid recommendations for active adults and competitive athletes. These general recommendations can be adjusted by sports nutrition experts to accommodate the unique concerns of individual athletes regarding

I saw the article, Breaking Down the Mystery of Nutrition, in the latest edition of Road Bike magazine. Here are some of the highlights from the article. trained muscles can store over twice as many grams of glycogen than untrained, roughly 32 g to 13 g a160 lb man has around 80,000 calories in fat

Its early in the season but I’ve already ridden in several time trials. At our local Cleves event the first night was canceled due to severe weather but we did ride this past Tuesday. The weather was great with temps in the 70’s and a light wind from the south. I rode a 22:27 for

There is a wind tunnel opening in the Cincinnati area. I passed their information to my friend Kathy Krumme, bike fit expert at Oakley Cycles. I thought that her comments on the wind tunnel were very informative. Here they are: The main things to consider outside of pure aerodynamics if you are really trying to

I saw this in the June 2012 edition of Bicycling Magazine. I know that I pound a lot carbs, usually 60-65% of my daily intake and sometimes higher. This article had some good facts on how carbs help make us better riders. 1. Carbs make us faster riders and may even help make us more