Big shout out to everyone that helped me take first place: First of all and most importantly, my wife for all the support all the time. Second, Ted Altshuler, “The Beast”.   Thanks for your support and pushing me on those rides.  

I often hear how challenging some aspects of biking are.  There are so many things we cannot control such as the size of the hill or the direction of the wind.  There are things that we can control.  The real question is how to train on our bike in order to get the most out of our body and our bike.  The ultimate goal is to become faster and more powerful with the hope of proving it in our best race yet.   My goal for my athletes to...

Athletes, I feel like there were two really important things that I didn’t bring up while defining the off season, that I’d like to now: First:  Being a competitive athlete for over 18 years has taught me: the off season is also about paying your family back for all the training time they supported you during the on season.  Race seasons can really drain your relationships.  Replenish.  Relax a little.  Sleep in.  Take time...

Hey All, I can see I’ve had nearly 1,000 hits on just my 22 posts. Thanks for checking in on me!  Keep the questions coming.  I’m happy to help. Jim Hallberg

Jim, What is the off season? Athlete Athlete, Great question.  There are 3 types of athletes: 1 “The off season is the couch season”; 2 “The off season? There is no off season. I race year round all the time and intensity is frequent and improvement is most likely rare”; and, 3 “The off season is a time to make adjustments, regroup, rebuild, and come back stronger and faster than the year before.” Personally, I strive to be a type 3...

Jim, I keep hearing I need to get hydrated.  What does this mean? Athlete Athlete, I would suggest starting 2-3 days prior to race day to acquire best hydration with 2-5hrs  intervals.  In the case of an Ironman begin, 5-6 days prior.  For me, this means nearly 1 gallon of water a day.  My perfect combination is 1/2 a gallon of water and a 1/2 a gallon of diluted Amino Vital; or, 1/2 a gallon of water and 1/2 a gallon of The Right Stuff....

Jim, Why can you do 20 hrs of workout a week while i can only do 12 hrs? Athlete Ahtlete, There are two reasons that determine how hard an athlete can work out: Availability Background (time doing particular activity) While availability is obvious.  There is something less obvious explained in a known saying, “old muscle is strong muscle”.  The longer someone has been working out in a particular sport…the stronger those particular...