Fall’s Arrival and MTB Workout #3

I saddled up this morning to a cool 62 degrees and breeze out of the north.  While it felt great to experience weather conditions other than hot and humid, this was certainly a harbinger of things to come.  Fall is coming to the north land.  The sun lacks strength, the days are getting shorter and some [...]

MTB Race Prep #2

In the last post I highlighted the Chequamegon Fat Tire Fest MTB race in Hayward/Cable, WI, and discussed some key training issues to keep in mind as you train for this race.

This post is the second in the series which will take us right up to race day.  Keep tuned in for continued ideas and [...]

Chequamegon Fat Tire Fest Prep

The Fat Tire Fest is one of the great celebrations of mountain biking in the country.  If you haven’t been to northern Wisconsin to participate in one of the various events or to simply be a part of the celebration, you owe it to yourself to experience it.

You can learn more about it here:  http://cheqfattire.com/

Participants [...]

Should You Lift During the Cycling Season?

The #1 question I’m asked – by far, is this:

“Now that the cycling season has begun, should I continue to lift?”

 Let me answer this question with a question:  “Are you paid to ride your bike?”

 If the answer is no; if you don’t get paid to ride your bike for a living, the short answer to “Should I [...]

The best part of cycling training is……

Cycling fatigue is like flu shot.  In order to effectively fight the flu, we first must be injected with a dose of it.  Our body adapts to it then is able to rebuff the flu when we’re exposed to it.

Similarly, we must expose ourselves to relatively high levels of exercise-induced stress to create fatigue.  Our [...]