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Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?

Jay, My intial thoughts are to yes foam roll on the non cycling days, but I would get that confirmed by your doc or a trusted PT first. When was the last time you had a check in with the doc, or a…

Tagged: pain, roller, foam

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How do I do fundraising for a Century ride

I raised $300 in an hour by sending out a note to friends online (email, social networking) asking them for $5 each. Small amount, most folks have that to give and a lot of people ended up giving $40…

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Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?

Jay, How'd you injure your back? I'd stay away from twisting stretches to play it safe. What do your docs recommend on that? Al

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Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?

Jay, Even though I was raised to believe USC was the evil empire, I'm happy to hear the new foam roller routine is working. Please feel free to shoot me any questions you've got. Al

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JULY +3 #'s 1) Lou Plummer 2559 pts 2) Al Painter 2101 3) That Little Ploch Brat 1656 8) Gary Young 856 9) Plochman 709 12) Jamie Hull 624 Jul 17

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INTEGRATE replied to Will's discussion 'Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?'

Jay, My intial thoughts are to yes foam roll on the non cycling days, but I would get that confirmed by your doc or a trusted PT first. When was the last time you had a check in with the doc, or a tune up with your PT's? I'm guessing you've been g…

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INTEGRATE replied to Gary Forrest's discussion 'How do I do fundraising for a Century ride'

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INTEGRATE replied to Will's discussion 'Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?'

Jay, How'd you injure your back? I'd stay away from twisting stretches to play it safe. What do your docs recommend on that? Al

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Jack Bulkley replied to INTEGRATE's discussion 'The VeloReviews Fitness Forum: Your resource to ride longer and pedal stronger'

Reviewing must be a natural reaction to post TdF depression :-) Lou was doing it in the century riders group too. While I am not a racer and my only motivation to go a little faster is to log less seat time on a century or move into longer Brevet r…

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Phil Cross replied to INTEGRATE's discussion 'The VeloReviews Fitness Forum: Your resource to ride longer and pedal stronger'

Main goal for the year was the 250km 2 day Ride to Conquor Cancer from Vancouver to Seattle. Gave me motivation to get out and ride, and doing it with a buddy meant we had an excuse to hang out together for hours away from our Significant Other. Ne…

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J.D. Kimple replied to INTEGRATE's discussion 'The VeloReviews Fitness Forum: Your resource to ride longer and pedal stronger'

1) My job got in the way! As a Field Service guy, my schedule is dictated by equipment breaking down, etc. During the Spring, was doing well. At the start of Summer, between guys rotating out for training and vacations, I've just been really busy wi…

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INTEGRATE commented on Plochman's group 'Trips For Kids'

Jump on my wheel people and I will pull you up to Lou! Of course this will have to be a pure motor pace job to catch him, but we can try. WHOSE WITH ME??? :-)

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INTEGRATE replied to Will's discussion 'Foam rolling: When does it stop being torture?'

Jay, Even though I was raised to believe USC was the evil empire, I'm happy to hear the new foam roller routine is working. Please feel free to shoot me any questions you've got. Al

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INTEGRATE replied to VeloReviews's discussion 'VR 014 Tour de France, strange moments in history'

Thank you mam!!

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INTEGRATE replied to Rapunzel (Elizabeth)'s discussion 'Differences amongst foam rollers?'

Glad to hear you are feeling better! As far as smooth vs knobby surfaces, my initial thoughts are the knobbied surfaces may dig in a little more, but I know they are more expensive. I'd start with some tennis balls and the medicine ball and see how…

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The VeloReviews Fitness Forum: Your resource to ride longer and pedal stronger

As the summer riding kicks into high gear, and fall being right around the corner, we'd like to hear how we can help you finish this season strong and help you prepare for a successful off season. So, we'd love to hear from you to give you the bes…

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Richard Dort replied to INTEGRATE's discussion 'Tips for leading a successful group ride'

Hey! Lol

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My name is Al Painter from INTEGRATE Performance Fitness, and I'm the fitness editor here at VeloReviews.com. I'd love to help you ride longer and pedal stronger by answering any fitness questions you'd like to ask!

National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist
Best Northern California Health Club, Competitor Magazine
Best SF Bay Area Personal Trainer, CitySports Magazine
Best SF Peninsula Personal Trainer, Palo Alto Daily News
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David was nice enough to have me on the show last fall to talk about cycling specific core strength. You can have a listen to what we talked about here:

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2010 Livestrong Challenge

PLEASE NOTE: This story is much better if you're drinking a cup of ProBikeWrench coffee.

Recipe for a great century:
1) Four hours of sleep, check.
2) The proper ratio of dehydration and cotton mouth, check.
3) Allergic reaction to something I ate causing indigestion Saturday night, check.
4) Feeling a little bloated Sunday morning fighting with my stomach zapping my energy levels, check.
5) Sitting in wind and mist freezing my bearings off waiting for the event to s… Continue

Posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

INTEGRATE100 1 Mother Nature NADA!!

Oh, she tried to throw a fit today, but we kicked her butt back to the stone age INTEGRATE Roubaix style. 30 riders on trainers getting a great workout thumbed their noses up at the elements, and got in a great workout for the 3rd day of INTEGRATE100.

You can… Continue

Posted on April 11, 2010 at 2:30pm —

Hornswaggled by Ma Nature

So I started to head out on a road ride this morning, and it was looking pretty nasty where I live. I started to feel some rain, so I turned around and headed home thinking I would outsmart Mother Nature and ride the trainer.

Well, the crafty veteran that she is, she had the last laugh. While it was cold, ugly and windy outside, not a drop fell as I rode. To top it off, I did the CTS TT DVD, and was subjected to Chris Carmichael mentioning that Armstrong fella's name every othe

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Posted on April 10, 2010 at 7:34pm —

Making LOUna Energy Bars Tonight

Cooking up some homemade energy bars with Lou Plummer's recipe tonight. I will put up the end result creation as soon as they're done!

If you're interested, you can get it here:

http://www.veloreviews.com/forum/topics/home-made-energy-bar-recipes

Posted on April 9, 2010 at 7:08pm — 3 Comments

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At 12:55am on July 29, 2010, Tod Sides said…: I have been riding a lot and doing intervals aong with hill intervals. I have lost 10 pounds and a lot stronger. I enjoy the podcasts and all the information your guys supple. The cycling community is a great community.

At 3:51pm on July 18, 2010, Lou Plummer said…: Al -I'll never figure it out either. New PRs are great, but I think you'll probably be looking for a new one very soon - maybe that Metcalf Rd. climb? Seriously - what is next for you? I'm working towards a 4:45 century in September if all the planets line up. Thanks for your support! Keep counting kudos - Lou

At 9:24am on July 12, 2010, Matt Wolpin said…: Thanks. Happy to be here...

At 7:20am on July 7, 2010, Lou Plummer said…: Looks like we're neck and neck at Plus 3, although if Plochman's kid get's back on that skateboard we're both going to have to put in some serious miles.

At 6:05pm on July 6, 2010, Kelli King said…: Are you afraid you would do something that would embarrass me and Pops? :)

At 12:51pm on July 4, 2010, Lou Plummer said…: I got a taste of 14% today - twice. It tasted of pain. I saw a lot of cross-training (i.e., bike pushing) going on.