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The Adventure of Something New
It’s safe to say that most of the members at Pinnacle Health + Fitness have established a routine. You show up to the gym at about the same time each day. Or you attend the same class (or four) each week. When you go upstairs, you gravitate to the same machine for your 3–5 minute […]
Water Training – Jump In to Better Fitness
Want to build speed and strength without putting excess stress on your joints? Then take your workouts, especially plyometrics(jumping) to the pool. Exercising in water is extremely effective because of increased multidirectional resistance that builds as you move through the water. Plyometrics is aimed at making muscles work better and more efficiently rather than making […]
My Tuscan Sun
I am home again in Wisconsin. The past 10 days I spent in Tuscany and my soul has returned to a calm state once again. I highly recommend it. I urge you. Beg you. And ask you kindly. Go into the Tuscan hills and find the peace and calm that resides there. Of course I […]
Three days of good training miles
Last week I took off from racing to catch up on some work around the house and get in three days of long miles on the roads of southern and western Wisconsin. For my chore I had a bicycle that someone gave me for a tune up that really had been left outside a bit […]
Bikes and Beer:Stories from the 2014 Season-DNF
Three letters you do not want next to your name, DNF. Did Not Finish! The Pedal for Proceeds Bicycle race in Whitewater was on my racing calendar this week. I always look forward to this event because it is usually flat and very fast just the way I like it. It is short as races […]
Stories from the 2014 Bike Season: On and Off Road
Saturday April 19th started out at 4:00 AM. Up out of bed and getting together my cloths and bike for a 5:30 AM pick up by my good friend Chip Camillo. Plenty of Coffee and warm cloths made up the morning routine. Chip talked me into doing the Dairy Roubaix bike ride in Wyalusing. This […]
Bike and Beers 2014: Podiums, Power, and Pints!
The 2014 season is starting to take shape which means the Flying Bobcats are starting to move up in the pecking order of bicycle racing in the state of Wisconsin. Training is also picking up and so are my choices of beer. My wife must think I am doing pretty well at racing because I […]
Bikes and Beers Race Report Great Dane Velo Criterium
Coming into my bike race this past Sunday I had no real expectations other than to do really well. The question I had in my mind was what was really well? A good placing? Good fast legs? Staying out of trouble? Well if that was “really well” then not only did I do really well […]
Strategies for Spring
Staying motivated when the wind is howling and the days are chilly…it is not an easy task. How do you overcome the weather? Motivation lies within us. Our thoughts and daily actions can either have a positive or a negative influence on us. Our thoughts about exercise and the weather can play a big part […]