Rating the Climbs you Ride and Run On

I often get asked , “In the Tour de France, they mention different categories associated with different climbs. Well, here is a brief excerpt borrowed by www.velonews.com
“RATING THE CLIMBS
By John Wilcockson , VeloNews
The actual decision on the categories is a subjective one, based on: length of the climb; altitude difference from [...]

New Ride, New Team, a New Race…

After years of taking time off the bike, I am going to try my luck at cycling again and enter in a couple of Master’s races next year. I will be riding for Team Green Vibrance.
The bikes that we will be riding are the Trek Madone 6.5. To [...]

Junior Training Camp - Hot Florida Style!

I just completed an 8 day training camp with junior John Woodard. John is heading to LSU this upcoming fall and will be competing on the Men’s Tennis team. John needed to train all facets of his conditioning in order to compete in the upcoming Summer tournament’s.
Here is a [...]

Interval Exercise of the Week - Out of Seat Bike Interval

Here is Ashley Harkleroad performing an out of the seat bike interval. As you can see, you don’t have to make the interval so hard that it becomes a death march.
I have Ash going at about 70 percent of Max. The idea was to have her stretch out her leg, work [...]

Sooners Begin Training

I got a phone call from long time friend and colleague, John Roddick about a month ago. He and I have been friendly for the past few years because of our connections on the ATP Tour. He was interested in the work that I have done with previous college teams and [...]

20 second Uphill Sprint Interval

I love the treadmill. Always have, Always will.
The treadmill is a perfectly flat surface with a softer landing material than concrete. It’s smooth to run on, and doesn’t have any varying undulations that may cause injury. The programmer can set the incline to resemble a steep mountain [...]

Tic, Toc, Tic, Toc - Tour Right Around the Corner

In less than two weeks, the Tour de France will start and for the first time in Lance Armstrong’s last 8 starts, he will NOT be the odds long favorite. With a power house team that includes Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Cantador, Yaroslav Popovich, and Ivan Navarro it is very possible that Lance may have [...]

Exercise of the Week - One Legged Box Squat

Here is one of the very best exercises that you can do for your legs.
It’s not easy and you need to work your way up to this one. A series of progressive exercises can lead you up to this great training tool.
Here is one of my first internet clients, and owner of www.NaturalBias.com [...]

Forehand - The Importance of Shoulders and Hip Rotation

In this rare, never before seen video, Tennis Professional, Aaron “Slotchy” Webster, talks about his interpretation of the forehand groundstroke and how the shoulders and hips play a huge roll in it.
He shows the importance of having a strong core throughout the entire body. He also points out how pivoting [...]

“The Giro Starts Tuesday”

In one of his latest Twitter entries, Lance Armstrong said that the “real” Giro begins after Monday’s rest day. And his Astana teammate Chris Horner confirmed in his blog for The Oregonian, “the real battle to become the winner of the … Giro will begin to build” with Tuesday’s epic stage 10 through the Italian [...]