After a ride, do your low back and hamstrings feel tight? Do you hop off your bike and stretch them? Well you may be addressing the wrong area…
Most likely you’re noticing a muscle length problem, when what you have is a
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Right Place - Right Time: Post Exercise Nutrition
05/12/2013 4:45 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Heading to your kitchen after a workout appears to be a great idea! The late Dr. Ed Burke, former advisor to the US National Cycling Team and director of the exercise science program at the University of Colorado at Color
...Lessons From Sand
05/07/2013 1:45 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Going nowhere really fast! While on a recent mountain bike trip to Fruita, Colorado I encountered a long stretch (several miles) of deep sand - definitely NOT my favorite riding conditions… I was reminded of some basic S
...April Tips
05/06/2013 1:45 pm
Creator: TeamMDA
Take a look at some amazing tips from our Master Instructor Team! Catch the tips live every Tuesday on our Facebook Page!
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...Neck and Shoulder Pain - Chicken or Egg?
04/29/2013 10:45 am
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Cycling is an activity that places significant postural demands on the body. Performed in a “sitting posture”, these demands mimic those placed on the “sitting” population in general. Incidents of reported neck and should
...Small Pieces of Cycling Wisdom - Part 3(Final Part)
04/22/2013 6:22 am
Creator: Evangelos Kastamoulas
Small Pieces of Cycling Wisdom - Part 3
After several years of involvement with cycling, I've learned many things firsthand. Others important, others not so much. Knowledge is not always valuable! Some of these tips , I w
...Strength comes from within…literally.
04/20/2013 3:45 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
As cyclists we have a need for speed. We shave ounces off our bikes, we periodize our training, we train for muscular endurance, strength and power in the weight room, and we focus on core stabilization in order to have a
...DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME ?
04/17/2013 11:59 pm
Creator: Polona Gosar
Do you understand me ?
Good communication is important to deliver information more successfully. You may have a good knowledge if you are not able to communicate with clear, structured and captivating manner information
...Small Pieces of Cycling Wisdom - Part 2
04/15/2013 1:15 pm
Creator: Evangelos Kastamoulas
Small Pieces of Cycling Wisdom - Part 2
After several years of involvement with cycling, I've learned many things firsthand. Others important, others not so much. Knowledge is not always valuable! Some of these tips, I
...Take a deep breath… well maybe not too deep!
04/12/2013 9:30 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
How often do you hear yourself instructing your students to “take a deep breath”? Well, as it turns out a Russian physiologist Dr. Konstantin Buteyko believes most people consume five to ten times more air than their bod
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