Weight training for better cycling
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FannyLikesDoughnuts wrote: »Rubbish. Some conditionings fine but for endurance racing you have shown three cyclists who put far more faith in one Dr Ferrari than they ever did in Gym work. If you want to be a good cyclist it's been proved time and time again that 20 hours a week on your bike, plenty of fresh blood during the season and a regular clen/t3 cycle during the winter will see you through just fine.
The argument I replied to was raising the question of whether or not grand tour riders use any form of gym work outside of their bike riding. It's nice to bring up the doping issues of a generation or two of pro tour cyclists, but it doesn't diminish the gym work that past, current, and future cyclists perform.
Yes, they do.
Year Round Work is being done by many types of cyclists as well.
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SingingSingleTracker wrote: »FannyLikesDoughnuts wrote: »Grand tour riders don't usually go near a gym unless it's for a ramp test.
Not true.
Lance here.
And Lance here.
That being said, plenty of cycling coaches and cycling training plans include weights - squats, deadlifts, core work, etc... . Certainly during the off-season, and more for maintenance in season. You won't find a Grand Tour rider near a gym as they taper into the event and ride the grueling event.
Lean and mean for the tours of course...
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Can I just add, that this look is NOT attractive?
*And yes, I know no one asked but men do it (comment on attractiveness of athletes) to women all the time.0 -
I wonder if the OP is really trying to win the Grand Tour...or if he's just trying to improve his cycling and general fitness a bit...maybe do a couple of competitive but fun rides or something...
I love how these things get all frackin' stupid...0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »I wonder if the OP is really trying to win the Grand Tour...or if he's just trying to improve his cycling and general fitness a bit...maybe do a couple of competitive but fun rides or something...
I love how these things get all frackin' stupid...
Correct. The issue always comes up of mixing cycling with weight lifting with all sorts of myths surrounding the mixing of the two. Responding to one of the myths above that certain levels of competitors do not use weights in some form is odd considering so many of them talk about using weights quite openly.
The best reasoning I have read with regard to weight lifting for cycling has to do with fighting osteoporotic problems which are very common with cyclists. Fighting that makes it all worthwhile - in addition to other benefits.0 -
BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »Can I just add, that this look is NOT attractive?
*And yes, I know no one asked but men do it (comment on attractiveness of athletes) to women all the time.
Agreed. Not to worry, there are other professional cyclists who are not the General Classification contenders who carry much more weight and muscle than the light climbers.
Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan (both of whom do weight training) are physically more attractive than the skinny GC guys in terms of body composition. ;-]
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Excellent, from my scientific analysis of several pictures off the internet it seems like... Track sprinters lots of gym, Puncheurs some gym, GT riders not so much. Enjoy your weights, I'm off for a ride.0
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Are you still cycling?Hobartlemagne wrote: »I thought I'd throw this out there. Consulting my personal trainer and the Chris Carmichael training book, I came up with a series of weight exercises that strengthen the leg motions of pedaling:0 -
Zombie thread. This guy posted it back in 2014. Doubt he's even here anymore.chris_in_cal wrote: »
Are you still cycling?Hobartlemagne wrote: »I thought I'd throw this out there. Consulting my personal trainer and the Chris Carmichael training book, I came up with a series of weight exercises that strengthen the leg motions of pedaling:
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Zombie thread. This guy posted it back in 2014. Doubt he's even here anymore.chris_in_cal wrote: »
Are you still cycling?Hobartlemagne wrote: »I thought I'd throw this out there. Consulting my personal trainer and the Chris Carmichael training book, I came up with a series of weight exercises that strengthen the leg motions of pedaling:
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A ha! I'm still here. I returned in February
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I am still cycling, but I'm only approaching it as cardio.
My weight training nowadays is purely for vanity purposes.0
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