It's time to dive a little deeper into the secrets of pro athletes when it comes to sport specific strength training.
Complex Training has been used by pro athletes for a long time and now becoming more widely used among us mere mortals. It can be used year around (timing it with the rest of your workouts is however very important) to increase your SPEED, POWER, IN-RACE ACCELERATIONS, and PERFORMANCE ECONOMY. So no matter what kind of endurance athlete you are you can benefit from this type of workout.
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The best way to increase your strength is with functional strength training or "weight training".
Mountain biking and cyclocross racing are unique in the fact that they demand a lot more from your upper body and core compared to Road Cycling. Every time you go through a technical, rocky up hill section or whenever you dismount or remount on the CX bike you use core and upper body muscles.
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In part 1 of the “Transition to Cyclocross” series we covered how to mentally and physically transition into cyclocross season. Part 2 of this series focuses even more on physical preparation, specifically on your core muscles.
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If you are a cyclist or runner then strength training is more than just gaining power; which can actually help you with your speed or power at race pace.
As cyclists and runners we tend to move our legs in one plane of motion and therefore use only certain hip muscles while others get a little neglected. Those neglected muscles are necessary for stabilization as well as helping us avoid injury when we fall or move in other directions than forward.
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