Published November 20, 2017 10:12AM
Fast Talk podcast, ep. 32: A cyclist's guide to the weight room
Cyclists can benefit tremendously from strength training, but you need to do it correctly. Here are the basics.
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We cyclists can get a little lost in the weight room. That doesn’t mean strength training doesn’t have important benefits though. We are joined by Jess Elliott, who is the sports performance coach and biomechanist at the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center. She helps us understand the fundamentals of strength workouts in the weight room: what to do, how to do it, and how many times to lift those big hunks of iron. Plus, we speak with pro rider Brent Bookwalter (BMC) about how he fits weight lifting into his busy travel schedule.
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