I’m looking for a proper plan to follow for strength training for cycling. I had hoped that TR would have put out a plan by now but it does not seem like it is coming.
Ive considered joining the sufferfest for their workout plan.
I looked at Steve Neal Cycling Gym but it looks like its offline.
the dynamiccyclist.com has a strength training plan.
Ive looked at fastcat.
Looking for advice on a plan. Ive got a few books like Maximum Overload for cyclists that I find confusing.
Search your podcast app for the author, Jacques DeVore. If you listen to him talk about it for an hour, you’ll see that it’s a pretty easy program. I also found it super helpful to watch some youtube videos on the program or on the exercises he talks about.
I agree that the book has a lot of chit chat, plus it repetitive but once you understand the gist of the program, you skip the whole beginning of the book.
Sorry I am not familiar with any free structured cycling training programs. I am sure many exist.
Like any training program, it should be specific to your goals.
A good program will address any specific weaknesses and incorperate some training dedicated towards injury prevention.
It should be structured with logical progression, rest/recovery and compliments your on the bike training.
I would recommend a periodised plan, just like TrainerRoad has structured their cycling program.
Typically in the strength world these phases are referred to as GPP (General Physical Preparedness), Hypertrophy, Strength and Power and or Strength Endurance pending which direction you wish to take with your training.
British Cycling has a few generic resources with advice that I believe is quite reasonable for the general public.
I have been looking for a way to give back to TrainerRoad as I am an avid podcast listener but I am fairly time crunched these days with a young family.
I have a bachelors degree in exercise science and practiced as an exercise physiologist focusing on musculo-skeletal injuries and strength training, but I have been out of the game for almost a decade now.
If you have any more specific questions I will try to answer them. Or if there is enough interest I might try do a write up on My opinions on strength training but I’m not a very polished writer and it would be pretty rough.
Sorry ‘free’ probably wasn’t a very good term, avaliable to the public?
Haha, like I said… Not a very good writer and I’m not currently familiar with what offerings are out there as I have been out of the game for a fair while.
I am familiar with the names of programs and certain strength coaches who have been around for a while, but unfamiliar with the content of such programs or the prescriptions from such coaches currently.
I’ve got several books with enough details to make my own plan but it’s a bit of work. So I short listed a bunch of options down to two plans and wrote about them here: