Weight training

Jules Winnfield

Alongside getting the miles in by riding regularly, is it beneficial to do weight training in the gym to gain some strength, power and muscle mass in the legs?

Cheers.

imposter2.0

Not this again!

Seriously - no offence, but please use the search facility.

Edit - here we are - done it for you. This is the most recent thread on the topic (there have been many others) from a couple of weeks ago.

viewtopic.php?f=40011&t=12948583&p=18617156&hilit=leg+strength#p18617156

phil s

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jules Winnfield

I apologise, im sorry this has been such a repeated thread. I will read the linked thread now. Cheers for your help

***EDIT***

Just read the thread, very interesting views. Cheers again for the link

mmacavity

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/168

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutri ... e-strength

http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2011/03/bo ... lists.html

buckles

From what I've read, unlikely to benefit cycling performance for anything other than standing starts in a high gear, but 100% guaranteed to increase weight lifting performance.

dennisn

Buckles wrote:

From what I've read, unlikely to benefit cycling performance for anything other than standing starts in a high gear, but 100% guaranteed to increase weight lifting performance.

Now THAT made me laugh. Good one.

mmacavity

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutri ... p-you-hang

http://bicycling.about.com/od/competiti ... sprint.htm

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/09/ ... dea_139198

http://www.thetallcyclist.com/2013/02/m ... d-cycling/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXOvz2MzpPc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG4xiZF6zJ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRw8lr05byQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrCEBimels0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjxNLsqQe8g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoWYhWWaJqE

imposter2.0

Max Bridges

Imposter wrote:

Not this again!

Seriously - no offence, but please use the search facility.

Edit - here we are - done it for you. This is the most recent thread on the topic (there have been many others) from a couple of weeks ago.

viewtopic.php?f=40011&t=12948583&p=18617156&hilit=leg+strength#p18617156

To be fair almost nothing is new and has been discussed many times before.

I have found weight training improves my performance - at judo, does nothing for cycling other than match sprint and kilo. It also puts on weight for some people.

It is good for you and you feel better for it.