Culture & Opinion
Team Ineos confirmed that Chris Froome suffered fractures to his right femur, right elbow and multiple ribs in a crash during a time trial course recon ahead of stage 4 of the Critérium du Dauphine. Dave Brailsford said it’s too early know how they might affect the rest of
Clinical Cycling
Nuun is my go to for keeping my hydration and electrolytes in the black during rides. Now, they have a new product for athletes looking to get better sleep called Rest. Rest falls in-line with all of Nuun’s other products, all ingredients are plant-based, it’s very low-sugar and
Culture & Opinion
Professional cyclists taking the painkiller tramadol will now face disqualification from races, fines and potentially suspension by the UCI. According to the World Anit-Doping Agency (WADA), tramadol is frequently used by riders. Some use the medication to treat pain, but others use the drug to improve their performance on the
Culture & Opinion
I often find myself taking heat from family and friends for not wearing a hat, not putting on sunscreen, not putting on long sleeves and pants, etc… when I’m out in the sun. I’ll lather up when I know I’m at risk of burning, but most of
Culture & Opinion
A truly gigantic study entitled “Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” has determined that no amount of alcohol should be recommended for ingestion. Via The Lancet: Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for
The Engine
I sleep in late whenever I can. I don’t pull of 11 or even noon like I did as a teenager anymore, but if I can stay in bed until 9 I’m going to go for it. I struggle to get to bed early enough to get a
The Engine
Staying active into old age has a lot of benefits, here’s one to add to the list: a robust immune system that looks decades younger than expected. Such is the finding of a new study published Thursday in the journal Aging Cell. In the study, researchers examined the blood
The Engine
The DIETFITS study published today isn’t super surprising, get 600 people to eat more vegetables and less added sugar for a year and they’ll lose weight. What is interesting in the study are the takeaways regarding what doesn’t matter when dieting. The study, published today in JAMA
Clinical Cycling
In this very interesting episode, Life Noggin addresses some of the behaviors, issues and conditions that can impede a person’s ability to fall asleep. Some of the highlights; consume caffeine before bed, eating protein too late in the day, the temperature of the room, the environment being to loud
Tech & Data
When the Scosche Rhythm+ hit the market it not only provided me with accurate heart rate readings — something chest straps could never do — it did it without the need for a bulky, restrictive band around my lungs. Now Scosche is back at CES 2018 with an update, the Rhythm24, a
The Engine
Here’s some interesting news for those of you who take ibuprofen regularly. A small cohort of 31 healthy young men who took 600mg of ibuprofen twice a day for six weeks developed “compensated hypogonadism” (their testicle shrunk). Ibuprofen was found to have interfered with their testosterone production and their
The Engine
An interesting article regarding long-term coffee consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease was just published in Circulation. The meta-analysis, which included 35 cohort studies and 1,283,685 participants, suggests that long-term coffee consumption (3 to 5 cups per day) is cardio-protective and reduces your risk of developing cardiovascular disease.