“If you want something done right, do it yourself.” That phrase has jumpstarted many companies whose founders recognized the right product either didn’t exist or needed to be improved. Uli Schoberer invented the cycling power meter nearly 30 years ago, and the early commercial versions of the SRM power meter were instantly recognizable by …
I’ve always been fascinated by the role of genetics in sport. Obviously, there’s the heredity aspect that sometimes helps children of great athletes become great athletes themselves. More practically for those who don’t win the DNA lottery, genes affect the way individuals respond to stimuli, potentially opening the door to even greater customization of …
I was listening to the radio on my way to work earlier this week and a story on National Public Radio caught my attention. A retired scientist who also happens to be a life-long cyclist noticed he and his friends didn’t seem to be aging the same way their non-cyclist peers were. Not in the …
Some days your well-planned schedule is going to go off the rails. Training is one of the first activities to get jettisoned when deadlines, emergencies, and dance recitals require our attention. Rather than skip training altogether, I have two 30-minute workouts that will help you stay on track. Consistency is perhaps even more important …
(pictured: Leif Nordgren (left), brother of CTS Coach Kirk Nordgren, competed for the US Olympic Biathlon Team in Pyeongchang, South Korea) I have and always will believe there would be fewer wars if there were more international sports competitions. That may sound naïve or farcical to some, but as a person fortunate enough to compete at …
Chris Carmichael CEO/Head Coach of CTS People don’t make food choices based on nutrition. The nutrient-density and composition of a food plays a role, but people also choose foods based on cost, ethics, politics, purity, allergies and intolerances (real or perceived), and environmental concerns. Plant-based meat is one of the newest foods to throw …
The next big thing for the National Football League and National Basketball Association will probably be the use of augmented reality technology to help fans get closer to the action. But no matter how they change the viewing experience, they can’t create an experience that allows a fan to feel what it’s like to play …
January is the month people flock to gyms in the hopes of fulfilling their New Year’s Resolutions to get fit, lose weight, and build muscle. In turn, February will be a great month for physical therapy clinics as some of those same people try to fix the body parts they tweaked, pulled, and twisted. …
Throughout the Time-Crunched Cyclist books, I have argued against traditional base training because it is incompatible with the busy lifestyles of so many athletes. Traditional low-intensity base training works, but very few full-time working parents can increase training time to 12-20 hours/week for 2-3 months. A well-structured program of short, high-intensity intervals works, too, …
It’s remarkable how quickly 12 months fly by, but here we are at the end of 2017. I am a firm believer in the benefits of self-reflection, and the end of the year provides a great place to pause and look back on your accomplishments from the past year, the moments that were fulfilling, the …