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 [...]
Follow along with San Diego sports doctor John Martinez as he travels as part of the USA Triathlon support staff to the Madrid ITU Triathlon World Championship Series race in Caso de Campo Park in Madrid Spain at TriathlonDoctor.com Dr Martinez has been part of the USA Triathlon Team USA support staff for the Age [...]
San Diego massage therapist and acupuncturist tackles Ironman China
Steve Larsen, pro mountain biker, Ironman triathlon, husband and father to five dies suddenly during a track workout…
San Diego sports doctor John Martinez appears on KUSI-TV’s “Sunday Sitdown” with sports anchor Rick Willis to talk about fitness, health, triathlon and road running races
A new study published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s lead journal, Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise studied 12 world class cyclists over a 5 year period to determine if there were measurable gains in their cycling efficience, VO2max or other parameters as they developed into seasoned professionals. While measured VO2max did not [...]
Rinsing the mouth with a carbohydrate (glucose and maltodextrin) containing solution can improve performance according to a recent research article.
Caffeine can reduce post-exercise muscle soreness after cycling according to researchers at the University of Illinois
Feel free to let your comments below… Many news agencies are reporting on a research study presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting that suggested that triathletes have a significantly higher risk of heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) while participating in a triathlon. Having had a chance to read a copy of the presented [...]