Archive for the 'Training' Category
Google Earth helps cyclist Kristin Armstrong win gold in Beijing
By Tyler Cooper | August 28, 2008 | 2008 Olympics, Training | no comments yet
Back in December of 2007, now women’s individual time trial gold medalist, Kristin Armstrong took a trip to Beijing to do a test run on the time trial course. She rode the 15 mile course while using her husbands GPS device (doesn’t say which one) to log the elevation profile of the ride.
When she got [...]
Product Spotlight: CycleOps Fluid 2 Indoor Trainer
By Tyler Cooper | September 23, 2006 | Cycling Gear, Trainers, Training | no comments yet
With winter quickly crawly up on us, it is time for us snow covered states to think about how we are going to stay in good biking shape over the winter. I know many die-hard Minnesotans will tough it out and throw on some hybrid tires to plow through the snow and slush, but [...]
Everything You Know About Lactic Acid is Wrong
By Tyler Cooper | August 10, 2006 | General Fitness, Nutrition, Training | no comments yet
Back in the early twentieth century, a scientist by the name of Otto Meyerhof made a breakthrough discovery that changed the face of sports training for years to follow. Meyerhof did a test where he cut a frog in half, and placed its rear section in a sealed jar, away from oxygen. He [...]
