Clinical Cycling
Tom Dumoulin has confirmed that he will miss the 2019 Tour de France. The knee injury he sustained at the Giro d’Italia will keep him out of competition. Team Sunweb confirmed in a press release that the Dutchman will miss next month’s Grand Tour ‘after a physically challenging
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
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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
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
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When it comes to strength training and bodybuilding the desired traits of training usually include raw strength, power, speed and putting on muscle mass. Mobility, how well your joints move, is often left by the wayside or confused with flexibility. Mobility, however, is key to developing strength and size efficiently
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Do you get through the workouts, eat the right foods and take all the supplements, but still not see your muscles growing the way you had hoped? The video above does a great job of illustrating just how important sleep is for your body when you’re trying to build
Clinical Cycling
Pokemon Go is wrecking your neck and back, there’s actually a name for it, it’s called Text Neck. Text neck is a new term being used to describe neck and back pain and damage caused by looking down at a smartphone or tablet. For the past few years
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Most of us spend far too much time sitting and far too little time walking around and squatting the way humans and our ancestors did for millions of years before the modern day. Excessive sitting makes hips extraordinarily tight, which can affect posture, ability to comfortably perform certain movements and
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If you work at a desk all day your neck, shoulders and back are likely suffering. We hunch over keyboards and our posture pays the ultimate price. If you would like to correct your posture the 30-second exercises in the video above are a great way to start. Marc Perry
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With all the confusion about the best exercises, best routines, best diets, and other advice on how to get mad gains out there many of us buy into complicated training methods, and forget that sometimes simple is best. This video from TED-Ed breaks down the basics of how muscles grow,
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You cannot train hard every week forever, your body simply cannot take it. You’ll end up fatigued, sore and prone to injury. When you train hard for a long duration of time, you eventually have to take one step back in order to take two steps forward. Training absolutely