How To Lift for Cycling (Less Than You Think!)

Here are some of the lessons I've learned from strength training and how I apply it to my own training and how I apply it with the athletes I work with. I was surprised at how minimal the strength training protocol was in some of the research articles, yet the gains were still there.

This is a video to help you get faster at riding bikes. The coach in me loves to teach athletes ways they can improve performance and challenge them in their training. Learn how to go faster and have fun while doing it. Thanks for watching and feel free to reach out if you have cycling related questions or want me to cover a specific topic in a future video.

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