Archive for the 'Cycling' Category

Integrated Training for Improved Cycling Performance - Part 1

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

As we all know cycling is a great way to improve your overall cardiovascular fitness. However, what you may not know is that over time the demands of cycling can lead to muscular imbalances which can limit the body’s ability to perform at peak level and dramatically increase chance of both over-use injury and […]

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Strength Training For Cycling

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

The research done to date on the effects of weight training on cyclists has brought mixed results. The study done by Ben Hurley at the University of Maryland had 10 healthy men take up strength training (bench presses, hip flexions, knee extensions, knee flexions, press-ups, leg presses, lat pulldowns, arm curls, parallel squats, and bent-knee […]

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