Can I exercise with a cold? Can I train with a cold? How long do I have to wait after a cold before I can exercise again? All of these questions plague us, especially during the transitional period, when one catches a cold particularly often. I just got a cold series behind
Read moreSeason 2019 – Bikepacking
At the beginning of the year, it's time to set priorities for the season, stick to them and align the planning with the road bike goals for 2019. As every year, I have already set some goals in my head, but unfortunately I haven't written them down yet, I want to do that now and with you
Read moreLow carb road bike training
You want to know how you can get better on the road bike with a simple method? Then read my tips for low carb training! Low carb training is a very interesting method to increase performance, especially for endurance athletes. Especially for road bike marathon riders, it can get the body and muscles to die
Read moreWahoo Element Bolt Test
Testing the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt on my cockpit. Tracking, navigation and route planning have been part of my everyday life since I've been able to call the Elemnt Bolt my own. The Strava Live Segments complete the experience with the Elemnt Bolt and take you to your next level, at least it worked for me.
Read moreChia seeds - Superfood for road cyclists
Of course, I am not the discoverer of healthy chia seeds, it has long been known that chia seeds are very healthy. Especially since the whole world has been pouncing on the so-called superfoods, chia seeds are - literally - on everyone's lips. What makes chia seeds so special But chia seeds are not
Read moreGuide for beginners - tours in and around Hamburg part 1
Welcome to our third part in the beginner's guide series. After we dealt with the topic of the first racing bike and clothing for racing cyclists in our first two articles, it's now time to get on the saddle and hit the road. Everyone who starts riding a racing bike stands
Read moreRegeneration phase - active recovery
As all athletes know, the recovery phase is one of the most important during training. Any why is this the case? The muscles that you're training and that want to develop, whether it's the mitochondria or if muscle growth is really taking place, need to rest in order to develop. Why is the regeneration phase so important?
Read moreGym Hero - My strength training app
The muscles should grow I love going back to the gym and pumping after the road bike season, just as I love getting back on the road with my road bike in the spring. As I reported in my last post, I'm going to try the 5 x this winter
Read moreLight training with the racing bike
Yesterday I started with my training partner a very relaxed round through the Vier- und Marschlande in the east of Hamburg. I still had the race in Schwerin and the accident that came with it in my muscles and bones, so after a three-day break it was time to get going again
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