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10 Reasons to train with a coach
for mountain bike season
Want to make this your best mountain biking season ever—no matter where you ride? Start in the gym with 100 Year Athlete.
100YA Mountain Biking News You Can Use
Join us for a group ride in Park City! Reach out to Brian directly to get some coaching on your bike.
Why Grip Endurance is Critical for Enduro
Everyone knows that aerobic capacity and muscular endurance are important for enduro. However, fewer riders know how important grip endurance is for downhill performance. Second to skill, nothing contributes more to downhill speed than grip endurance according to British researchers who get paid to study these matters of vital scientific interest.
Nutrition doesn’t have to be all or nothing
The “all-or-nothing” approach to nutrition isn’t sustainable. You’ll either break the “rules” so often that the nutrition plan becomes meaningless, or you’ll resent moments when the plan gets in the way of life.
Training without a Power Meter
This is for everyone whose bike get's a bit dusty over the winter. You are a multi-sport athlete doing some type of snow sport in the winter. With a couple of races coming up this summer how should you train? If you aren't into power meters and are more into vibes and having fun on your rides, check this out!
🎙️ Episode: Training Without a Power Meter
🚵♂️ A conversation for mountain bikers who want to train smarter, ride stronger, and still keep it fun. Perfect for weekend warriors, endurance racers, and anyone balancing riding with winter sports in the American West.
Your Personal Code to Exercises and Nutrition
To create lasting change, it’s essential to find a compelling “why” — something that motivates you to make consistent choices aligned with your goals. For me, this “why” drives a set of non-negotiable habits, or what I call my personal code, especially when it comes to health and fitness.
10 Reasons to train with a coach for Mountain Bike season
Working with a coach that understands strength training, mobility training, and what mountain biking really entails will be a game changer for you this season!
Go slow to go fast
If you want to have a better mountain bike season. If you want to feel great and perform even better. You need to train like an athlete. Here is the playbook:
Spend 4-8 weeks building up your base.
Train mobility and joint health.
Train speed and power.
Build strength.
Make sure your gym workouts build your body up for time on the bike.
Just as important make sure you gym workouts don’t beat you down so that you have less energy on the bike.
Let us help you have your best season yet!
Get Ready for Mountain Bike Season!
Spring mountain biking in Park City, Utah.
Hate the idea of meditating? I did too.
Use meditation to calm the mind and be more present in your life. A small amount of practice can go a long way in helping with managing your energy. Managing your energy will give you more time to dedicate to what really matters to you!
Never Skip the Warmup
Warming up for Pickleball, skiing, golf, mountain biking, training, anything you do with your body, is essential. The simplest thing you can do to stack the deck in your favor is warm up before you get after it.
Do you even Warm Up
Do you warm up before you Ski, Mountain Bike, Hike, Pickleball, Tennis, Golf, Etc…
Based on nearly 20 years of coaching recreational athletes, your answer is probably no. Or if you are honest with yourself it’s some half assed leg swings, and a quad stretch...
Endurance Fitness: Lower Your Biological Age and Get in KA Shape
Aerobic endurance fitness is defined as the body’s effective use of oxygen to meet the energy demands required to sustain a targeted performance for a given amount of time. How much time are we talking about? Anytime you exercise for greater than 3 minutes, your aerobic system is the primary contributor to your performance.
Habit Stacking
Trying to develop a new habit? Learn how to piggyback on a habit you already have. It’s kinda magic.
Get to know your metabolic health
Today, we are digging into the topic of metabolic health - why it is important and how your fitness routine can support it.
Motivation vs Consistency
If you are having issues with motivation or consistency with your training check out this blog by Rebecca. It dives into the most common obstacles we see and strategies you can implement today to help overcome them.
The Shift - 1st Edition
Today, we will look at the compelling case for strength and endurance training for Masters athletes, with respect to your lifespan and athletic performance on the mountain.
In Season Training
A Conversation with an Ageless Athlete - Jay Burke
A quick conversation with Jay Burke. A mountain athlete who is still getting better.
100 Year Athlete - Mike McGurl
A mountain athlete's journey to enjoying the mountains for life.
Age of Full Entitlement: Sending it at 72 With Charlie Sturgis
This week for the 100 Year Athlete Spotlight, we meet Charlie Sturgis, godfather of Park City, Utah’s epic trail system. At age 72, Sturgis climbs 5.11c/d outdoors, skis all winter (backcountry, XC, and alpine), and shreds singletrack.
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