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Weight Training Benefits For Cyclists
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Eric.
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Weight training is a good idea. It doesn’t apply directly to improved cycling, but there are many benefits for cyclists. Build some upper body strength. Upper body strength helps you control the bicycle. Build bone mass. Cycling is not a weight-bearing activity and therefore does not build much bone mass. Add resistance training to help [...]
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Strengthen Your Core Muscles
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Eric.
The most important exercises you will do as a cyclist do not focus on your quads! Instead, you need to exercise the muscles that cycling uses, but does not strengthen. Your core. But not just your abs. It’s your abs, obliques, back, and glutes and hamstrings. Do these exercises 2-3 times per week: Decline push [...]