Commentary on the latest nutrition and exercise science will have to wait. I just whacked my head on low-hanging fruit for Cycling Wednesday. Today’s Washington Post report on Lance Armstrong’s newest (and most serious) doping allegations has set Twitter and Facebook abuzz. Though The United States Anti-Doping Agency (or USADA) cannot bring criminal charges, their […]
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Cycling-related topics of the DrJohnM blog.
My inbox lit up this week with links to mainstream media reports that extreme exercise causes heart damage. Sure enough, a group of US researchers published an exhaustively complete review article on the Potential Adverse Cardiovascular Effects from Excessive Endurance Exercise. (Full text available.) Though published in the modestly circulated journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, this […]
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I’m back…Barely
Wow. That was something. My last post described riding all day in the local canyons of Orange County California. If only the trip had stayed that docile. The mental and physical stress only increased, so much so that this is the first moment I have had enough energy to even open the browser. An old […]
The first day that the 6-man group convenes is always the toughest. We ride like medical residents eat–as if there will be no food tomorrow. After riding into clouds and through rain storms on the first few pre-camp days, the sun powered us. It begged us to ride more. We obliged. We left the hotel […]
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Sun and fun
Don’t read my blog this week. That is, if you are looking for sound medical information, or insight gained from the daily practice of medicine. This week, I am on vacation in Southern California. This yearly quest used to be called a “training camp.” Now, saying such would constitute true overstatement. Merely we seek daily […]
I am hoping for some input with this case because I really don’t know the right answer. The case: A 52 year-old male endurance athlete seeks my opinion about whether to continue taking statins. His primary care doctor says yes. He is not so sure. Neither am I. He exercises regularly, maintains both a high […]
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Why we love cycling?
Okay. It’s raining, dark, cold and early on a Saturday winter morning. Don’t ask me how, but I happened on to this video. Last Saturday, it was downhill; this one celebrates something closer to my heart..uphill. Enjoy…Turn up the volume. (From the “Theoretical Chemistry Cycling Association.) Did you all know there was such a thing […]
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Here’s a guy that can ride…
Enjoy this 3-minute video with your coffee: Mr Danny Hart’s winning run at the Downhill World Championships. (Note the announcer–one wonders how many espressos the guy had? One of the comments on Youtube, noted a potentially new medical term: a “Hart attack.” JMM
As the year ends, the temptation builds to a crescendo. I don’t break the rule often, but I just can’t help myself tonight. A top-12 list? I know that succumbing to temptation implies weakness. Top-anything lists are surely not very literary, intellectual or hard-edged. But reflecting on cycling in the midst of winter when one […]
This weekend’s Ohio Valley Cyclocross finale marked our family’s end to another great season of bike racing. The drenching rains made for true CX conditions. There’s just something about racing a bike through ankle deep mud that’s inherently uplifting. Math folks call such a common denominator. This pic of teammate and pal, Rachel Fagerburg sums […]
I couldn’t help myself. I wrote an e-letter to my state senator, Doctor Rand Paul (R) KY. The reason: Dr Paul proposed an amendment that would have blocked ‘transportation enhancements’–aka bike lanes and walk paths. (Thankfully it was defeated.) How is it possible for a real-life doctor to oppose spending that fosters human-powered transportation? How […]