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How Exercise Keeps Us Young

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS JANUARY 7, 2015 Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the inevitability of physical decline with advancing years may be incorrect and that how we age is, to a large […]

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Affects of Alcohol on Your Body

“DRY January”, for many a welcome period of abstinence after the excesses of the holiday season, could be more than a rest for body and soul. New Scientist staff have generated the first evidence that giving up alcohol for a month might actually be good for you, at least in the short term. Many people

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New Year

I’m not one to make new years resolutions. Seems like I’ve been hammering away at certain goals for a long time and don’t really need to make any big proclamations to keep motivated. Looking at 2015, the goals are winning the Cleves series in the 50-54 while being top 5 overall and getting back into

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Inside Steady States

Took yesterday off and have a busy day tomorrow so I did 4×8 steady state today and held 342, 342, 342 and 343. Felt pretty good. Still not 100% but getting there. Doing these inside increases the perceived effort substantially but at 30 degrees I’m not about to head outside. Overall just a few watts

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12 minute steady states

Did 12 minute at 351, 348 and 350, just about 2-3 minutes between and then an 8 minute effort at 338. Avg power for 1:18, 281, NP 316. Used Riverside Drive from Delta to Sawyer point for the 12 minute effort in and out of downtown for these. Upper 40’s felt good after riding in

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4×8’s on Christmas

After dealing with the flu the last two weeks with it finally tapering to a cough I headed out today to Ault Park do some 4×8 steady state efforts. First time in about two weeks that I’ve hit it hard and things went well with power at 355, 359, 350, and 352. Still kind of

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