Recent Posts Tagged With 'training and fitness'

• Get Stronger Bike Handling Skills - Grip Training

  Posted on Sunday July 5th, 2009 at 21:26 in bike skills, training and fitness

  Have you ever come to the end of a long ride or race and could barely grip the handlebars? Your weak hands are not only putting you at greater risk of falling off but are forcing you to ride slower at a time where you need speed the most. Strengtheni...

• Mountain Bike Psychology

  Posted on Sunday March 29th, 2009 at 23:34 in bike skills, training and fitness

  Sorry, it's been so long since my last post - I've been busy getting a new blog up and running: webfad.blogspot.comLately I've been thinking about the power of the mind and how it can greatly effect our performance. Think about it - if you're feeling...

• Injury Management

  Posted on Monday December 8th, 2008 at 19:09 in training and fitness

  Injured? I've found this great article on ice therapy written by Sports Massage Therapist Laurel J. Freeman from the Road Runners Club of America:Ice Therapy by Laurel J. FreemanIce, anyone? Ice isn't just for cold drinks. In the past eight to 10 yea...

• Mountain Bike Upper Body Strength Training

  Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 05:53 in training and fitness

  If you've ever ridden single track at pace, you will know that upper body strength is a crucial element in controlling the bike. This includes your forearms/grip, upper arms, back of the shoulder, upper/lower back, obliques an ultimately your entire ...

• Balancing Skills

  Posted on Monday July 21st, 2008 at 02:46 in training and fitness, mountain bike culture

  Unless you're a pro mountain biker, it is likely that you are fitting your riding/training around obligations like study, work and family time. If this sounds like you, developing a structured riding routine could be the first step towards greatly im...

• Ultimate Recovery - Hot and Cold Showers

  Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 02:05 in training and fitness

  One thing that every athlete should know is that the only time in which you get fitter in your recovery. After your workout, your body needs to rebuild, regenerate and resupply it's energy stores which will result in stronger and fitter muscles. One ...

• Injury Prevention For the Mountain biker

  Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 04:23 in repairs and maintenance, training and fitness

  Prevention is always better than a cure. We've heard this saying time and time again but it never seems to sink in until an incident happens. Mountain biking is a sport full of unpredictable situations where one wrong move can sometimes cause a disas...