The Big Green Looks Forward to 2010.

We had 42 riders out today for our meet the team ride. Included in the group were some of our new and renewing sponsors for 2010. Among them, representing our new title sponsor for 2010, Olympia Orthopaedic Associate's own, Dr. Thomas Helpenstell. Eric Forsythe, Certified Athletic Trainer from Providence Physical Therapy, and Dr. Adam Cramer from Adam Cramer D.D.S. & Associates, were also among the riders. Joy Ride, our team's home bike shop, was well represented by Derik Archibald, sporting his dashing "orangesicle" wheels. Rosser Chiropractic renewed it's sponsorship for a third year strong. It was a great day to reconnect with teammates, meet new riders, and get our heads set towards 2010.

Meet the Team Ride Set for Sept. 26, 2009 @ 9:30am

Saturday, September 26: The Valley Athletic Club (9:30 departure, 2-hour ride in Olympia)

Location: The Valley Athletic Club, 4833 Tumwater Valley Dr SE, Olympia WA 98506
www.cbcracing.org
Contacts: Dan Donahue dnjdonahue [at] mac [dot] com
Michelle Kautzmann mtkkautzmann [at] yahoo [dot] com

The Valley Athletic Club/CBC racing is a regional race team that supports year round road, track, and cyclocross racing for members. An aggressive approach to gaining sponsorship enables us to give members maximum benefit toward their racing success. One primary goal this coming year is to continue to grow our developmental program, which guides new riders in understanding and implementing race strategy and developing bike handling techniques. For 2010 we look forward to expanding our team at all levels and disciplines. Come join us for an introductory ride on September 26.

Cyclocross Explained with a Video Makes More Sense!

Many of my friends and patients know that I've been training for the cyclocross season which starts now and goes through December (in the USA) and January (in Europe.) Most of them are familiar with mountain bike racing or road racing but haven't heard of cyclocross. I usually start by smiling, because the concept is so funny. You take a modified road bike, with skinny knobby tires on it and race off-road. Oh, you also have to jump over obstacles, and run up hills. It can be quite muddy... Well, a video is worth a thousand words. Here's a video showing some of the skills involved with this unique discipline of cycling. BTW, as you are watching, look for the tall skinny guy in a white uniform. He's one of my heros, Ryan Trebon.

Athlete Profile for Chuck White

Just today, Chuck White brought in some trophies from his weekend of motocross racing. After winning 5 out of the 6 races he entered, he brought home a 1st place award for a series in one class and a 3rd place award for a series in another class! Incredible job, Chuck! I'm very proud to be part of your team! Take a look at some pictures and results of his incredible year on his
profile.

A Lot of Buzz over Eccentric Exercises for Tennis Elbow

During the past week, I've seen lots of interest popping up in all sorts of places (including an email from my mother) about a new study by Timothy Tyler, P.T. that looks at the use of simple eccentric exercises for tennis elbow. Eccentric exercises are performed when the muscle is stretched while contracting. The simple exercise used in this study and the equipment used to perform them can be found on this video.



I've been teaching an exercise using hand weights to apply similar forces to the muscles for a few years, but I'd like to try this as it seems to be a bit simpler to perform. Also, the results that they found were impressive with 81% improvement of symptoms over a very short period of time (two months.) Exercise frequency is 3 sets daily of 5-15 repetitions.