Strength training for triathletes doesn’t have to require a lot of equipment or take up a lot of time. In fact, we’re big proponents of keeping things simple and that’s why our strength training programs for triathletes focus primarily on body weight exercises with high repititions and minimal weight. We’re not here as triathletes to [...]
The return-to-school season has started and we are seeing a slight uptick in H1N1 influenza cases as schools and colleges come back from summer break. The good news is that the vast majority of the cases reported are similar to typical influenza (“flu”) with most people ill for 4 to 7 days before recovering. The [...]
San Diego Indoor Cycling Center Ever want to see how you’d stack up against Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador climbing up Tour de France classic mountain climbs like Mount Ventoux? Well now you can! On San Diego’s first Computrainer MultiRider Center at Coastal Sports and Wellness, you can now climb some of the [...]
Blood Lactate Testing Myths Hi this is Dr. John Martinez, Medical Director of Coastal Sports and Wellness Medical Center in San Diego, California. Today, we’ll be talking about some myths and facts about both lactate testing as it applies to our endurance training—we’re talking about: The lactic acid myth The muscle burn myth and lactic [...]
You are What (and When) You Eat Upon moving to San Diego just over a year ago I was surprised at how many people were into work early so that they could be out enjoying Mother Nature in the afternoon. Being an exercise enthusiast from the North East I’ve had a blast either running 8+ [...]
The Grid Foam Roller – First “Green” Foam Roller
We haven’t posted a book review here before, but the book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall made our “must read” list for the summer…uhm…end of summer… Its a great story about the author’s journey into a remote area of Mexico called [...]