Results for “cycling”
Running, cycling, rowing and more! What’s the choice for you?
So, you’ve decided to get your gym shoes on, put your headphones in and are getting in the zone! But suddenly you stop in your tracks. “What am I actually going to do?” You think to yourself, “I’m motivated to do some cardio, but what will be best for me? What should I do?” Well […]
Read articleStrength Exercises for Cycling
This week is Cycling UK’s ‘Bike Week 2020’, so we thought we would share our top strength exercises for cycling. A recent survey by Sports England which looked at people’s attitudes towards exercise & activity during ‘lockdown’, found that over a period of 7 weeks the number of people cycling in the UK doubled from […]
Read articleA Cycling Workout Without A Bike!
It’s that time of year again when I enter a 60 mile sportive and hop on my bike in a panic that I need to start training for it! If you’re planning to do any distance on a bike, it is important to compliment this time out doors with a resistance workout. When looking at […]
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4 Week Block Training: To Improve Your Cycling Performance
Whilst block approaches to endurance training have shown positive results compared to traditional, and linear models very few individuals adopt this format of programming. Below is a 4 week program for cyclists to improve your cycling performance, specifically focusing on shifting their lactate curve, improve power output at 2mmol/L, and potentially improve your Vo2 max (dependent […]
Read articleCycling Workouts
Cycling is a sport based upon lower limb power, and also an ability to sustain this power over given distances. This means when training for cycling we need to ensure we train this power, but also the ability to tolerate lactic acid build up. When looking at cycling workouts it is important to focus on […]
Read articleControl Your Cycling Pain!
This article will discuss injury prevention and management for cyclists whilst providing understanding of how the muscular system works during cycling. Phases of Cycling To learn how to modify things to reduce pain or prevent injury during cycling we need to understand which muscles are working and at which points during our pedal strokes they […]
Read articleCycling Strength Session – Improve Cycling Perfromance
Strength training can dramatically improve your cycling performance, for more information on the benefits of this program click here. This program to improve your cycling strength has three phases each lasting 4-6 weeks: Phase 1- Base strength, during this 6 weeks of training the aim of the game is to build a solid base to […]
Read articleHow To Improve Your Cycling Performance
Improving your speed on a bike can seem like a daunting challenge, especially if the last time you cycled your legs where screaming at you. So the personal training team at Motive8 North have put together two simple steps to improve your cycling performance. Yes that is all it takes…..two simple steps! Step 1. Get the simple things […]
Read articleMore running and cycling!
So my love for cycling continues to grow…..as always it will never take the place of my one true love….running, and maybe love is a strong word……I LIKE it at the moment. Going off at a tangent but this will hopefully make you laugh, when I got married, Joel and I met the vicar in […]
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