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Yoga for Athletes: Meditations To Unlock Your Athletic Potential

By Mara Abbott, Olympian and CTS Contributing Editor My last column covered some of the mental benefits of a regular yoga practice. Here, I take the study of yoga for athletes to a level deeper and offer a few of the ways that the philosophical origins of yoga have influenced my athletic career. I do …

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What to Expect After a Professional Bike Fit

    By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“, “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” Changes to your bike fit can happen gradually and inadvertently, until one day you just don’t feel right on the bike anymore. For me, it was a combination of travel and a slowly wearing saddle. As I repeatedly disassembled and reassembled …

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12 Steps to Excellence for 50+ Cyclists This Year

  By Jim Rutberg, CTS Pro Coach, co-author of “Ride Inside“, “The Time-Crunched Cyclist”, and “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Older Gen-X and Baby Boomer cyclists of any age face many of the same challenges younger cyclists face when it comes to performing at your best in the coming year. However, these challenges come with special twists …

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Fixing Bike Fit Issues for Cyclists Over 50

  by Renee Eastman MS, CSCS, USAC Level 1, Retul Fit Level 1, CTS Premier Coach Bike fit issues affecting aging athletes are largely related to unrealistic expectations. For some, that manifests as a desire for a certain aesthetic, like the high saddle and low handlebar look they see from pros and limber amateurs just …

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Mini Course Access Page

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Mini-Course:How to Maximize Your Limited Training TimeIn a 2023 survey of more than 1000 amateur cyclists, “limited training time” was the number one limiting factor preventing people from achieving their goals. CTS literally wrote the book on maximizing performance in limited training time. “The Time-Crunched Cyclist” was the first book to focus …

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Tips on Back-to-Back Long Rides for Time-Crunched Cyclists

Back-to-back long rides can be massively beneficial for all cyclists, and especially Time-Crunched Cyclists. However, they must be executed correctly. Too many riders ruin their back-to-back rides by going too hard, under-fueling, and making other silly mistakes. Everything you do before, during, and after a long ride today affects performance tomorrow. And these mistakes amplify …