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Jun. 23, 2009The recall of some Hydroxycut products points to the danger of weight-loss supplements.
This past May the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to ban the diet product Hydroxycut after receiving 23 reports of serious health problems related to the product, including one death due to liver failure. Consumers should be aware that ...
Jun. 3, 2009Project Pruitt: I'm back
I’m back. After my last fit session, I rode several times with my new saddle, new pedals and new position. I felt good, but I was still feeling that all-too-familiar burning sensation after about 90 minutes of recovery-pace riding. I was ...
May. 26, 2009Coach Frank Overton explains how to train specifically for an upcoming bike race
Now that summer is here, I am guessing just about all of the VeloNews readers are training for a goal event that’s coming up soon. You’ve prepared for months, meticulously laying down your “base;” performed intervals up the wazoo ...
May. 15, 2009VeloNews' Everyman Racer Jason Sumner says sometimes you need to just ride.
Don’t take this the wrong way, but there is a lot more to riding bikes than just training for the next race. And while I know that might sound obvious, for me anyway, that simple truth got lost for a little while. During the last year, I’ve ...
May. 15, 2009Sports nutritionist Monique Ryan takes a look at anti-inflammatory diets
Editor's Note: Earlier this week VeloNews.com published an article on Christian Vande Velde's low-gluten diet and some of the low-gluten recipes his wife uses. Today, sports ...
May. 13, 2009Leah Vande Velde's low gluten recipes
Editor's Note: Leah Vande Velde developed some of her low-gluten recipes to feed the entire Garmin team. When the recipes were converted to a more reasonable size for our article, some of the measurements did not get converted. Maybe if we ...
May. 12, 2009Project Pruitt: A year later.
I’m back. After my last fit session, I rode several times with my new saddle, new pedals and new position. I felt good, but I was still feeling that all-too-familiar burning sensation after about ...
May. 11, 2009Christian Vande Velde's secret?
Christian Vande Velde came into his own last season with a run of stunning successes: A strong showing at the Tour of California, the pink jersey at the Giro, a stellar fourth place in the Tour de France, and to cap the season, the Tour of Missouri ...
Apr. 23, 2009A tale of two races
Team Columbia’s Marco Pinotti reached the line in the front group in Wednesday’s Fleche Wallone classic, finishing 40th, 54 seconds behind the winner Davide Rebellin. More importantly however for Pinotti was the sixth-place finish of his ...
Apr. 10, 2009Monique Ryan looks at nutritional strategies for early morning exercisers.
With the longer days and early sunrises, early morning rides are a scheduling reality that need to fit around work and other life obligations. The alarm sounds, you roll out of bed, and the last thing you can think about is eating or drinking, as ...
Mar. 28, 2009The Coach(ed) Corner: The importance of being humbled
There’s a commonly held sports adage that says the best way to get better at your chosen activity is to play with people who are better than you. I certainly don’t agree with this in all cases. Hoops with LeBron would only equal thunder dunks in ...
Mar. 12, 2009The Coach(ed) Corner: Finding the time
Of all the lessons I learned during this past year of getting coached, No. 1 by a long shot is this basic tenet: More time on the bike does not necessarily translate to increased fitness. Instead, the key is finding that critical balance between ...