This time of year, it is not a bad idea to be in a strength endurance phase for cyclists. Think of 3-5 minute big gear slow grind hill repeats to get an idea of what your gym workouts should look like. For convenient big bang for your buck movements, dumbbells and kettlebells held in the Dan John "Goblet" position can provide a lot of work in a short amount of time. Pick the right exercises and you can move every muscle in the body at once, drive your heart rate through the r

If you sit all day, you are setting yourself up for your body to make "adjustments" to the way you move, which may even keep you from moving. One of the bigger reasons the seated desk plank will get you is you're typically in a flexed position at the hips, and realistically slumping over a bit more as the day goes on and fatigue sets it. You don't want your body to get used to these positions, and you should do whatever you can do counteract them. Once you lose the glutes, a

I've got a shocker to share with you the faithful peruser of my fitness prose. Chances are, you're going to turn 40. I know right??? It happened to me four years ago, and oddly enough, the number after the "4" keeps getting bigger every 365 days. Rest assured, Father Time, much like the house, always wins. However, just because there is a four in front of another number in your age, it doesn't mean its game, set and match for your fitness levels or inner athlete. In fact, wit