Our interview with Matt Bach of UCAN was inspired by two things really. First, we had a discussion on the show a couple weeks ago discussing how COVID era race cancellations affect businesses in the endurance sport industry differently depending on how dependent the product or service is to racing. A company like Race Day Wheels is going to be affected a lot differently than Continental tires. The second inspiration was through just stepping back and thinking about how we are getting by in this COVID world. What are athletes doing without races on the calendar? How are they training? How are the feeling? I got to thinking about things I'm doing differently than I was back as recently as March. What are my new habits, habits that I've stopped, what's working and what's not.
One of the things I've started doing for the first time is watching social media zoom meetings, are attending zoom meetup groups. For the first time, I've done live streamed workouts like the ones with Chris Poirier Kim. I never used to do those things. One of the things that I've really enjoyed and shared are education seminars that Matt Bach did about the science of UCAN which helped me appreciate why it works so well for me. I shared it with my athlete Matt Emmet. Who also found it educational. I thought it would be great to have Matt share it with our audience.
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How to Fall off a Bike and Not Get Hurt
Marc Lindsay BY MARC LINDSAY OCTOBER 19, 2017 9 COMMENTS
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How to Fall off a Bike and Not Get Hurt
If you’ve ever watched the pros in the Tour de France, you’re probably aware that even the most serious cyclists take a tumble every now and then. While injuries during a high-speed crash can’t often be avoided with little to no time to react, recreational cyclists traveling at slower speeds can reduce their injury chances by learning to fall correctly.
Keep these basic tips in mind to prevent injuries the next time your wheels slide out from under you.
DON’T BRACE FOR THE FALL
Instead of crashing at 40 mph in a sprint to the line like a pro, an amateur cyclist is more likely to fall in the 15–20 mph range when crossing wet train tracks or getting a wheel caught in a drain cover. Since there’s more time to react, the instinct is to let go of the handlebars and brace for the fall with your hands.
A fall on an outstretched hand (FOOSH) is one of the more common ways to break bones in your hand, wrist, elbow and clavicle. To avoid this, it’s better to either keep your hands on the bars or as close to your body as possible to protect your face and chest. If you can roll with the impact instead of bracing against it with your hands, you’ll spread the forces of the impact across a larger surface area, reducing you
