The Strength Within

TO QUOTE THE HEAD physiotherapist of British Cycling, “All the evidence now is that endurance cyclists can benefit from a training program – not big heavy weights, but some.”

Now who are we to argue with that?

The great point he made there was that you will get results even if you don’t lift big heavy weights. Cyclists of all levels can benefit from a strength training program, which trains both the primary muscle groups and their opposing muscles to achieve balanced strength and muscular development across the body.

Most of us have stronger muscles in the front of our body simply because we use them more. For example, we use the quads for