Mountain Biking Australia

BODY ROCKING

As a strength coach and cycling coach for FTP Training I often get asked ‘do I need to do any strength training?’. My reply is always unequivocally ‘yes’. Whether you are a weekend warrior or professional cyclist, dedicating some time to strength will help in a multitude of ways, not just making your legs stronger so you can smash your mates and get PBs up the hill climbs, but in many other more subtle ways:

• Helping reverse the curse of weak glutes from sitting at your desk all day. This is my number one observation that I see in all my athletes. These muscles are by far and away the strongest

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