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December Nutrition Challenge — Beat The Holiday Weight Gain!

Bob — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:48:31 +0000

We had run a 30 Day Nutrition Challenge in October, and it’s back by popular demand for the month of December. The number of people who participated was high and results were very positive for those who stuck to the program. The Holidays are marked by parties, celebrations and all that goes along with them. Too [...]

30-Day Nutrition Challenge

Bob — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 22:13:33 +0000

Each person who reads this, including you, is an athlete. You know the importance of nutrition to race performance and to a healthy lifestyle. Knowing this, I’m not going to “sell” the benefits of nutrition. This will be direct and to-the-point, with no fluff. You’ve raised your hand and have expressed interest in this 30 Day [...]

World’s Toughest Hill Climb: Mt Washington

Bob — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:11:36 +0000

Your training should now focus on the specific demands of your key event. I’ve discussed this quite a bit recently, so today let me give you an example.

My key event this summer is the Mt Washington Hill Climb in NH, billed [...]

TAKE YOUR FISH OIL!!

Bob — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:25:15 +0000

I’ve long been a huge believer in fish oil. Many scientific studies have shown this to be a supplement (one of the few) that TRULY WORKS. Fish oil provides many benefits, including cardiovascular and anti-inflammatory, among others. I came across the following article which again lends credence to the value of supplementing with Omega-3’s (fish oil). [...]

Cycling Nutrition – Don’t Bonk!

Bob — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:47:03 +0000

We’ve all experienced it, that awful feeling of getting hungry on the bike and knowing what’s coming next if we don’t do something about it – QUICKLY. The hunger is first, followed by a feeling of weakness, and finally experiencing the total inability to turn the pedals. There’s no worse feeling in the world than [...]