rbka

i'm stuck @home kicking off the season w a broken arm.... watching this made me smile more than i have in 3 days. so awesome!! gotta love peaty & the syndicate.

caffeine enhances performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hip is the most stable joint in the body and can get very tight. Sometimes yoga practice uses "capsular stretches" (i.e. in yin yoga) to try and increase range of motion in the ball and socket joint (the interface of the femur and the pelvis). I dislike this -- this type of stretching should only be used if prescribed by a sport med doctor who has diagnosed (using imaging) a tightness in the labrum of the ball and socket joint. I totally agree with jcklondon -- if it it "hurts." don't do it but if it "hurts so gooooooood!" (like foam rolling) then you probably need more of it. On the flip side -- stretching the hip muscles may make you feel weaker pedaling in the sagittal plane on the road bike shortly thereafter (http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/04/05/stretching-before-workouts-may-weaken-muscles-impair-athletic-performance-studies/); however maintaining hip flexibility to be able to open your hips and get your knees outward to stabilize you mtn biking is highly important. Thus maybe the timing of *when* you perform these stretches is the most important factor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMC1_RH_b3k hahahahaha!

HER MINDSET IS WHERE MINE IS AT AFTER LIKE 290348029384 YEARS OF FRUSTRATION, ANGER, MENTAL TRAINING, AND STUDYING SPORT PSYCH!!! AND SHE IS STILL SO DAMN YOUNG! UGHHHHHHHHHH BE MY MENTOR, HOLLY, I WANT TO BE SCARY FAST TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Every time* I see Brad Benedict with his long flowing hair out the back of his helmet I think "Wow, that is one fast chick!!"