Birkebeiner 2009.  I go in for surgery on tuesday to get some new hardware installed and looks like 6-8 weeks of me and the bike trainer…

Erik P

Flew the Crossniacs colors (colours for those with British blood in their veins) for the Jack Frost Time Trial in Washington State.

Finished 11th in the Masters 30-39 category.

Peace.

-buddha

I steal.  I’m a thief.  I take from others for my own personal gain.  I’ve stole from others for years…and I think you should to.

Recently a client asked, “How can I be certain that your coaching is not as biased as that of other traditional coaching paradigms?”  At first I did not have an answer. 

I reflected on the entire conversation.  I took into account that we all as cyclists are students of our hobby.  Most have spent endless hours reading everything possible to figure out how we can become better racers.  We are up to date on the latest tech, and we have all the knowledge that the websites provide us on training.

Here is the Gig; everyone must gain truth in an active way.  If you want to know truth you have to look at all premises yourself, listen to all the arguments, and decide for yourself what seems to be the most likely answer.  You will easily be led astray if you let the “authorities” do this work for you.

So, you have to steal.  Take some of that, add a little of this, and stay rigidly-flexible enough to adapt to new science that makes sense.

I have spent my entire adult life searching for physiological answers.  I can tell you without a shadow of doubt, there are no secrets.  The only true answer is the consistency of adaptations resulting from solid programming and recovery.

With that in mind, I offer some information for you to consider for March.

1. Read a book on the Zone by Dr. Barry Sears
2. Research Rhodiola, pharm grade EPA-DHA, Beta-Alinine, and BCAA supplements.
3. Consider the benefits of the Crossniacs Wod for 1 month.
4. Go back and read some of the reading list from last month.

 If you have made consistent gains every year since you started racing, continue with what you are doing.  If not, it’s time for some change.

B

he goes in today to have a second open-heart surgery.

I stole this from Balboa, but it does emphasise why it is critical to do some anaerobic/anabolic strength work to off-set the catabolic effects of endurance training. 

“I’m a firm believer that exercise is part of a healthy pattern of living. Hunter-gatherers had a word for exercise: “life”. Getting outdoors and moving is one of the few things that differentiate modern humans from lab rats…So can exercise help a person reach or maintain a healthy weight? Absolutely, but the type of exercise is critical. Exercise plugs into some of the same metabolic pathways as a healthy diet, normalizing hormone levels and increasing stress resistance…Even though a person burns fewer calories sprinting on and off for five minutes than she does running for 30, she will still lose more fat and gain more muscle sprinting because of the metabolic shift that type of training produces. “

He is just one of many folks that are looking outside of the traditional paradigm of all LSD and finding massive results when adding power core exercises to their program.  Try it for a month.  If your pwr to wt. ratio does not improve, I’ll give you your money back!

By now, I hope that you have read some of the links I have posted.  As aging athletes, keeping your testosterone levels high (naturally) while endurance training takes some work. You can do it, but not without some work.

 B

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Getting fit for road season - first race is in three weeks!

-Nick in SF