POSTED // Sep 23,2009 - There are two kinds of training every athlete needs to do: concentric and eccentric. Concentric is the kind of muscle contraction that happens when muscle fibers shorten, as in lifting weights.

POSTED // Sep 16,2009 - Sometimes you've just got to drop the discipline—take a break from training and pushing your body at the gym and playing the games at work...

POSTED // Aug 26,2009 - Every mountain biker knows what it's like: You start up a steep knoll, only to lose it halfway up. Your bike slides backwards, you slide with it and land in ...

POSTED // Aug 19,2009 - Every athlete knows that cross training is an important part of conditioning...

POSTED // Aug 18,2009 - While Michael Vick's story of repentance was making headlines, another shocking tale of animal abuse passed almost unnoticed.

POSTED // Aug 12,2009 - It’s hot. It’s still summer. Why in the world should you think about snowy slopes in August?

POSTED // Jul 22,2009 - It's that time of year when the whole world is thinking of bike racing, and some are even training to race. There's always an increase of grim-faced riders ...

POSTED // Jul 15,2009 - You may not qualify, as Kevin Balfe did, to head to Hawaii for the grueling Iron Man triathlon consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile marathon ...

POSTED // Jul 1,2009 - There is some argument about whether golf is actually a sport, but there's no denying that it's popular. Whether you play to compete with yourself or use golf as social networking, it's always good to be good.

POSTED // Jun 24,2009 - There are two main types of climbing: One is the rope/piton/belay deal, where you need a lot of time and gear. The other is bouldering: simple, easy and minimalist. It can be as uncomplicated as clambering up and down a pile of rocks ...