Aging

The Tour de France is just starting. I’m often asked how hard this race is. One way to answer that question is by examining the workload (intensity, duration, and frequency) of the riders. Heart rate … [Read more...] about How Hard Is the Tour de France?

Fatigue is a primary limiter standing between you and better performance. If you could delay or resist the sensations of fatigue you would go faster and last longer at a given effort level--the … [Read more...] about What Is Fatigue?

It’s common for athletes to take in some carbohydrate after a workout. The desire for sugar is typically high at that time. This is beneficial in that it is known to increase the glycogen stores in … [Read more...] about Should You Use Protein After a Workout?

This seems to be magazine-interview month. I recently received another set of questions from a cycling publication. The focus was on aging athletes. This is a favorite topic of mine given my … [Read more...] about Q & A: Recovery and the Aging Athlete

Many successful endurance athletes are type-A personalities. They are driven to succeed. While this is necessary to some extent, too much drive and motivation can lead to disastrous training and poor … [Read more...] about Question: Why am I so Tired?

About two weeks ago I posted here showing that cyclists may experience a loss of bone minerals possibly resulting in brittle bones and an increased likelihood of breaks. I mentioned then that I would … [Read more...] about More on Bone Health

In Part 3 and Part 4 of this series I made an argument for training aerobic capacity as you get older in order to maintain not only VO2 max but also lactate/anaerobic threshold and economy, the “Big … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance, Part 5

You can expect to slow down as you get older but perhaps at a faster rate if you only train long and slow. That’s the bottom line from Part 3 of this series on aging and performance. If you never … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance, Part 4

It's been a week since I last posted here. I returned late yesterday from several days in Bangkok where I spoke at the Asia Fitness Conference. It's always interesting to talk with athletes … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance, Part 3

In my last post on aging I pointed out that the rate of decline in endurance performance appears to accelerate after age 60. What is the cause of this decline and how can you train to moderate … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance, Part 2

Next week I’m doing a series of talks on training for endurance sport in Bangkok. One of the topics I’ll cover is the aging athlete. The following is an excerpt from that talk. We’re obviously all … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance

As I explained in a previous post, training should become increasingly like the race the closer you get to race day. The problem with that rule is apparent when training for an Ironman triathlon. You … [Read more...] about Ironman Big Day