Cycling

Cycling specific training

The following Sports Coach pages provide information specific to the sport of Cycling:

• How to prepare a Cycle training program
• Importance of bike set-up in avoiding cycling injuries
• Specificity and variety in cycling
• Cycle test - Astrand 6 minute - Vo2 max test on a static bike
• Find a Coach

Developing a training programme

You will find the following pages useful in developing your Cycling fitness training program.

Planning the training

• How to prepare your training program
• Example training program
• Performance Profiling - how to identify weaknesses in your skills

General strength development

• Circuit Training - develops strength and endurance
• Weight Training program using dumbbells
• Weight Training program using free weights and machines
• Weight Training program for sprinters - uses Olympic lifts

Developing elastic strength

• Plyometrics
• Plyometric Exercises - Arms
• Plyometric Exercises - Legs
• Plyometrics High Intensity Exercises - Legs
• Complex Training - using weights and plyometrics exercises

General conditioning

• Developing your Core Stability - Abdominals and lower back
• Conditioning exercises for the legs
• Conditioning exercises for the lower legs
• Conditioning exercises for the upper body

Agility training

Some of these pages contain performance evaluation tests but they also make good training sessions.

• 'T' Drill Test
• Agility Ladder Exercises
• 505 Agility Test
• Illinois Agility Run Test
• Zig-Zag Test

Speed development

• Speed Training
• Speed Reaction Drills
• Running Economy

Endurance training - cardiovascular development

• Developing your VO2max
• Interval and continuous training
• Hill training
• Training with a heart rate monitor - Training Zones

Nutrition

• Nutrition - determining your daily requirements
• What to eat when training and competing
• Nutritional tips
• Sports Drinks

Psychology

• Sports psychology
• Relaxation techniques
• Overview of mental imagery
• Mental imagery - developing the skill

101 Cycling Workouts As the title suggests, this eBook contains 101 workouts to help you become a better cyclist. Workouts cover the range from endurance, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, leg speed, strength, power and sprinting. It also covers gym workouts and other forms of compatible cross-training. Select this link for more information on "101 Cycling Workouts ".

The Advanced Guide to Base Cycling Training The Advanced Guide to Base Cycling Training takes you from the basic components of your training, through to the equipment you will be using and how you should plan your workouts. Select this link for more information on "The Advanced Guide to Base Cycling Training"

Training for Cyclists In this 93-page workbook John Sheperd dissects the major current debates in training and conditioning for cyclists, analyses the very latest scientific findings - then spells out in plain English their significance for the serious athlete. Every page of this brand new report draws on the latest evidence-based thinking in sports science research - new findings that probably will not percolate through to the general sporting press for many, many months, if they make it at all. Select this link for more information on "Training for Cyclists"

Associated Pages

The following Sports Coach pages should be read in conjunction with this page:

• Cycling
• How to prepare a Cycle training program
• Importance of bike set-up in avoiding cycling injuries
• Planning the Training - 6 stages of development
• Find a Coach
• Sport/Event specific articles
• Training Books
• Training Products

Associated Books

The following books provide more information related to this topic:

• Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
• Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
• Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
• Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
• The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
• Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
• Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
• Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
• PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2