i transformed one of my students of yoga/bodywork – a former National Champion in his sport – back to the top ten of last weekends’ National CycleCross Championships in Austin, TX. one year ago? his body was like the fabled tale of Zumbaks’ Suit; all twisted and contorted and full of deep cellular, neural, and hormonal imbalance from decades of professional cycling without a wholistic coach in his corner.
in the past 12 months…
tis the season for Cycle Cross strength training! below is my Podium Proven strength training program for this time of the year which will have your power chain musculature FIRING BIG TIME when it’s time to st(om)p on the pedals this autumn!
My master had a student called Apa Pant, a distinguished Indian diplomat and author, who served as Indian ambassador in a number of capital cities around the world. He was also a practitioner of meditation and yoga, and each time he saw my master, he would always ask him “how to meditate.” He was following […]
a balance must be struck between hammering hard and softening into the intensity…
many newcomers to Durango now intentionally leave our luscious town during the spring to vacation in tropical ethers and in doing so? they miss the delicious bardo which transitions winter and spring
and their timeless, bittersweet battle dance. ilg pities them.
this morning, beneath my mountain bike tires i saw struggling shoots of bright green which confused my choice of technical lines. i feel the haste and jealousy of upcoming spring…i miss winter already.
Not quite sure which Buddha Realm ilg just spent spinning within along the past 2 hours and 43 miles, all ilg knows is that…ilg bows as deep as my Padmasana allows to ALL single parents everywhere…
makes elite endurance sports look like chicken-feed..
..might be my age…might be my wearied resume..might be the fact that i am a new daddy of a 6 year-old and rely on bodywork and teaching yoga to attempt to provide for my family, whatever the reasons, ilg feels the conditions were a bit way too warrant a TT on the fancy (read; hard to control) TT bikes and flooded/windy conditions. ilg agrees with the call tonight…TT’s should be about solo fitness; not attrition via subjective conditions…
forecast for tomorrows MTB TT (event #2 of 4 in the DWC Championships)? dat’s right, baby! RAIN! THIS should be interesting! ilg loves nordic conditions! bring it! stay tuned and send ilg some Chi…need to somehow bridge a 7pt gap to 1st…
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