Peter Megdal on The Lynchpin Podcast
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The Hour That Would Not End
The heat inside the velodrome rose like a living thing, swelling from seventy-five to eighty degrees Fahrenheit as the desert afternoon pressed against the curved walls. From beneath the wooden track came the faint, steady breathing of the air-handling system—a mechanical sigh under the foundation that vibrated faintly through the frame of my bicycle. Six thousand feet above sea level, in the thin air of Aguascalientes, Mexico, I began to ride.
Peter Megdal gets second at National Championships
We all aspire to be winners, but what does it truly mean to be a winner? It’s often defined as someone who places first in a race or excels in a competition. However, winning can encompass much more than that.
After a week of racing at the Masters National Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I believe I emerged as a winner with finishes of 2nd, 14th, and 5th place in various events organized by USA Cycling.
Can Diet Really Reverse Heart Disease?
A Practical, Evidence-Based Q&A Inspired by the Ornish Debate
Introduction: Why This Question Won’t Go Away
Dean Ornish has claimed for decades that intensive lifestyle change—especially an almost-vegan, very low-fat diet—can not only prevent but actually reverse heart disease.
Q&A: Atrial Fibrillation, Endurance Training, and Ablation — What Athletes Need to Know
Q: Are endurance athletes really at higher risk for atrial fibrillation?
A: Yes. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in the general population, with a lifetime risk of roughly 1 in 4 adults.¹ While moderate exercise protects cardiovascular health, long-term, high-volume endurance training is associated with significantly higher AF rates. Meta-analyses show endurance athletes have about 2.5–3.6× higher odds of AF than non-athletes.