40. STRENGTH TRAINING IMPROVES EVEN DURABILITY!
In the last KisW Research Note, we commented a study suggesting heavy gym strength training benefits W/Kg performance in efforts lasting from 1/30s to 40min. So, strength training doesn’t make cyclists heavier and slower on the climbs and can be beneficial for all riders’ types: sprinters, puncheurs, time trialists and climbers.
The W/Kg performance cited above were measured at rested state, just after a warm-up. However, we know that, for road cyclists, also durability (the ability to decrease as less as possible performance during prolonged exercise) is a crucial factor determining race results.
So, does strength training improve durability?
The answer to this question can be taken from a study published by Prof. Bent Rønnestad and Colleagues in 2011 on Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. (1)
HOW DID THEY TRAIN?
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