Coach O'B

12/03/2018

As athletes, we’re always looking for ways to get any extra edge. It’s easy to obsess over finding that one, big, shiny key factor that will change everything, like the aero bike or that dimpled time-trial suit, but what if you could identify multiple simpler (and more affordable) off-the-bike a...

02/16/2018

Had a client ask me how I organize all of my clothing items besides keeping everything in a large bin. This is much more efficient!

08/22/2017

Coach OB's Tuesday Tip: Get sleepy hands while riding? It could be that your are pinching a nerve that runs down the center of your palm and into your arm. This can cause "sleepy hands". The picture shows your carpal bone in the lower inside portion of each hand as your palm faces you.
This should be the first point of contact on your handlebars. If on your hoods or in your drops, this bone should “absorb” the majority of the pressure in your hands.
If on your hoods, your hand is “draped” over the hoods. Carpel bone just behind the break lever. Two fingers on the brakes, two behind the brakes. For those with good memory, this one one of my first Facebook posts as a coach!

08/08/2017

Coach OB's Tuesday Tip: There are benefits to riding in groups and riding solo. Don't just do one or the other. Mix it up!

08/01/2017

Coach OB's Tuesday Tip: Make the most of your end of season fitness.
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/3-ways-to-use-your-end-of-the-cycling-season-fitness/
Wrote this for Training Peaks last year. Still holds true!

As summer winds down, many cyclists still have plenty of fitness but lack a main goal to prepare for. Coach O'Brien Forbes has three ways you can make the most of your fitness this fall and prepare for next season.