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    STRENGTH TRAINING FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING

    Jul 05, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS ANNA BECK
    PHOTOS NICK WAYGOOD

    Strength training can have a big impact on your life and bike health and fitness, and strength and conditioning workouts can be completed in as much time as you spend each day staring in the great abyss of the pantry or fridge expecting something exciting to turn up.

    The awesome thing about this session is that it’s easy to do and requires no special equipment. The demands of mountain biking are whole-body, and as such compared to road cyclists we require much more upper body strength and control, and there are far greater demands for stability and dynamic movements through the core and legs.

    THE SQUAT

    What is it? The squat

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