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    Death & Taxes... & Injury
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Jun 26, 2018
    • 4 min

    Death & Taxes... & Injury

    Originally published in issue 16 of Mountain Bike for Her. They say in life two things are certain… death and taxes, and in mountain...
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    WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE A LESSON
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Mar 25, 2017
    • 5 min

    WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE A LESSON

    I find it rather baffling, there is a very clear split in those who feel doing skills clinics and sessions is money well spent versus those
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    PRE SEASON TRAINING PLAN
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Jan 11, 2017
    • 4 min

    PRE SEASON TRAINING PLAN

    This won’t work for everyone, but I have tried to keep it as general as possible to work for as many of you who may be interested in doing i
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    TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Sep 6, 2016
    • 4 min

    TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING?

    If you haven’t worked out what I’m talking about yet, maybe you have been lucky enough to never experience the feeling of being “burnt out”
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    KEEP IT RUBBER SIDE DOWN
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • May 23, 2016
    • 3 min

    KEEP IT RUBBER SIDE DOWN

    In all honesty I’ve seen way too many friends injure themselves in the past year, and were they doing something outside of their abilities a
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    KISS: RE-EVALUATING YOUR GYM WORKOUTS
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Mar 15, 2016
    • 3 min

    KISS: RE-EVALUATING YOUR GYM WORKOUTS

    While I could go on and on about the idiocracy I’ve been seeing in the gym, I’d rather help you get the most out of your strength training w
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    IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: A LOOK AT MENTAL TOUGHNESS
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Oct 2, 2015
    • 3 min

    IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD: A LOOK AT MENTAL TOUGHNESS

    I found out again that my body can go well beyond my mental perception of fatigue and tiredness. This is basically your brain telling you to
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    ICE CREAM, BEER & SELF PITY
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Aug 7, 2015
    • 4 min

    ICE CREAM, BEER & SELF PITY

    At the end of the day, everyone’s injury and recovery times are different,. If they are serious enough, they can take months to heal.  This
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    GETTING THE MOST OUT OF RACING
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Jun 3, 2015
    • 3 min

    GETTING THE MOST OUT OF RACING

    Since you’re reading this article, I’m assuming it probably is. How would you feel if I said that for the general population (i.e., the week
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    A FOUR LETTER WORD
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Apr 2, 2015
    • 3 min

    A FOUR LETTER WORD

    Resting is also one of the best ways to prevent “training injuries”.. If you feel tired at the start of your workout, you aren’t being as at
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    FORGET YOUR DOOMED NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Feb 3, 2015
    • 3 min

    FORGET YOUR DOOMED NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

    First and foremost, you should be doing something because deep down inside it’s what you want to do. We are accountable to ourselves before
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    DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY, BUT MAYBE YOU NEED TO HTFU!
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Dec 2, 2014
    • 3 min

    DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY, BUT MAYBE YOU NEED TO HTFU!

    Why you need to HTFU and push yourself Yes, that’s what I said. Now let me explain a little bit more before you get offended. How did you g
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    THE BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING
    Jaclyn Delacroix
    • Sep 30, 2014
    • 3 min

    THE BENEFITS OF STRENGTH TRAINING

    This article originally appeared in Issue 3 of Mountain Bike for Her. Getting started is always the hardest part of any written form for...
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