Cyclist Body Types, Descending, Training for Repeatability and More Ask a Cycling Coach 277

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 7:57 p.m.

How your body type and muscle fiber composition relates to your cycling training, improving your power and speed on descents, how to train for repeatability in races and more in Episode 277 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • How your body type relates to your cycling training
  • How to train for repeatability in a race
  • Adjusting your training when life gets stressful
  • Improving your power and speed on descents
  • How oval chainrings affect power meter readings
  • The difference between a warm-up and an opener
  • Why weightlifting can help your muscular endurance

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