When we heard about the terrible earthquake in Nepal, our thoughts went first to the affected cities and towns, and also to the climbers who on various mountains – including Mount Everest. Among the thousands of foreigners in Nepal during the earthquake was CTS Athlete Marty Coleman, who is coached by Geoff Hanson. Just weeks …
This week the mainstream media waded into a long-running debate about the relative impacts of calories and exercise on obesity and, by cherry-picking one editorial out of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, declared: “You can’t outrun obesity!” The original editorial, and similar pieces, make some good points, but as several experts smarter than …
By Chris Carmichael One of the most common training schedules for amateur cyclists is the 4-day Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun plan. It’s a great plan for a couple reasons: four workouts a week provides enough consistency to keep you moving forward, you can generate enough weekly workload to see continued improvement, and there are three rest/recovery days …
As the days start to get noticeably longer and winter starts to give way to spring it’s time for training to get more specific and goal-oriented. The heart of the season is approaching quickly and now is the time to get organized. Here’s your punchlist of the top ways you can ensure that this …
By Chris Carmichael Endurance sports are all about pushing yourself and testing your limits. Sometimes your brain has to step in and protect you from yourself, like when you bonk and your brain conjures up nausea in an effort to get you to slow down and address the problem. Other times your body skips …
There are a few article topics that pop back up into mainstream media every year or two, like “too much exercise will kill you” and “you shouldn’t eat carbohydrates during exercise”. The “you’re drinking too much during exercise” chestnut made it into The Wall Street Journal. There’s plenty of great information in the article, …
A few days ago the US National Cycling Team women, including CTS Athlete Lauren Komanski, won the team time trial at the Tour of New Zealand! The team time trial has always been a special event in cycling, and it is increasing in popularity now that there is a professional World Championship event in …
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: CTS Expands with First International Training Center in Mexico City, Mexico More international centers planned (Versión en español abajo) (Colorado Springs, CO – Feb 19, 2015) – CTS today announced the opening of their newest training center in Mexico City, Mexico. The coaching company’s first training center outside …
The big nutritional news this week was that in the coming weeks the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a panel of experts who provide scientific justification for the US Government’s “Dietary Guidelines”, is expected to largely reverse the long-standing recommendations to limit the intake of dietary cholesterol. We studied the available literature so you don’t …
New Englanders won the Super Bowl but got the crap kicked out them by Mother Nature. To help our fellow cyclists in New England who have been hammered by repeated, record-breaking snow storms in recent weeks, we’re offering $500 OFF the following Spring Training Camps for residents of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, …