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The Six Week Challenge

Monday, February 6, 2012

Everyone has an athletic sore spot. But what if you spent a month and a half doing everything you could to improve? That was our writer's six-week challenge.

Chris Carmichael Can Make You an Olympian

Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Chris Carmichael Can Make You an Olympian

Chris Carmichael coached Lance Armstrong to the best performance of his life. Check out what he can do for you.

Take Your Workout to the Wall

Monday, December 12, 2011

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Sick of the weight room? Use climbing to build muscle this winter.

Laird Hamilton’s Next Adventure

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Pioneering tow-in rider Laird Hamilton is one of only a handful of surfers who significantly changed the way waves can be ridden. Now the big-wave champion is ready for his next challenge: riding waves underwater.

The Eight-Week Guide to Your First Triathlon

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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The Eight-Week Guide to Your First Triathlon

We enlisted Nick White, who coaches under Lance Armstrong's former cycling coach, Chris Carmichael, to design an accessible, eight-week program for completing your first sprint triathlon.

Race Across New Zealand: What Doesn’t Kill Us Will Save Our Marriage

Monday, May 3, 2010

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Race Across New Zealand: What Doesn’t Kill Us Will Save Our Marriage

Two kids under five. 50-hour-per-week desk job. Three-hour daily commute. Wife struggling with mommy-track blues. Taking on your first three-sport adventure race — out of the question, right? No, the solution.

Race Across New Zealand: Prep & Gear

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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Prep & Gear Six Months Out Learn to kayak: Master the prerequisite skills for Class II whitewater — breaking in and out of swift current, ferry-gliding, self-rescue. Start budgeting: Back-of-the-envelope, all-in estimate: $7,625 per person, including the $656 (U.S.) entry fee. Four Months Out Buy your ride: No niche racing bike required, just a versatile, fast [...]

Analyze This

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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The Pedal Brain app lets you download exercise data in real time, maximizing your training routine.

The World’s Fourth Strongest Man

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Ladies and Gentlemen! A Sight to Behold: The World's Fourth Strongest Man. A Physical Specimen Capable of Pulling a 30-Ton Fire Engine, Deadlifting an Astounding 905 Pounds, Overcoming a Traumatic Childhood and Devastating Injuries. Presenting the One and Only DEREK POUNDSTONE.

Q&A with Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Boxing trainer Freddie Roach takes us inside his and fighter Manny Pacquiao's strategy for Saturday's WBO welterweight championship and explains why his Parkinson’s is no obstacle as a trainer.

Buy the Right Shoe

Monday, April 13, 2009

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What an athlete really needs is knee-saving cushioning and the support of a cross-trainer. The engineers at Reebok agree.

Endless Summer Sports

Monday, December 1, 2008

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Don’t want to give up your warm-weather activities just because there’s snow outside? Try spending part of the off-season at one of these temperate training meccas.