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A Cardio-Resistance Workout Regimen
We all know that it’s boring to ride the trainer. Weight workouts can be tedious, too. But an approach called cardio-resistance (CR) workouts can enliven your off-season and increase your cycling ability.* All you need is an indoor trainer and some simple resistance equipment like a basic barbell set and pull-up bar. CR training is endlessly rich in variation. There’s no reason to do the same workout more than once over several months of indoor training. Coach Fred Matheny explains in detail how to do CR training and explores the numerous ways you can vary the elements of the workouts. Finally, he provides a sample 6-week CR workout schedule that will leave you primed for your next cycling goal.
* A recent study shows that a high-intensity combination of weights and indoor cycling can increase muscular strength by nearly 25 percent while significantly improving VO2 max. Additional research confirms this result and also shows a marked increase in power at lactate threshold. That’s important because we know that the amount of wattage you can produce at your lactate threshold is the most important predictor of cycling ability.
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