Strength Training for Cycling Success
Become a better coach and athlete through the power of strength training.
You’ve been coaching or riding for years with fantastic results for your athletes, and now you’re getting asked about strength training. Maybe you aren't sure what the best practices are or maybe it feels like strength training lies beyond your coaching experience or comfort level. No matter what, you know your athletes could benefit, and you may even be leaving money on the table.
Join Coach Menachem Brodie as he shares his 10+ years of experience working with athletes of all levels to build strength training plans, decrease risk of injury, return stronger from breaks, and boost performance at everything from local races to international, multi-day races. This program will take you from feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and losing new coaching opportunities to delivering powerful programs that produce results your athletes can depend on.
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Introduction
FREE PREVIEWCan you be too strong?
Why Strength Train?
FREE PREVIEWSmall and Strong
Tools
Long Term Athlete Development
Long Term Athlete Development Challenges
Case Studies
The 5 Segments of Training
FREE PREVIEWSpecial Considerations
Cycling Anatomy
Muscle Structure
Types of Strength
Types of Strength continued
Quiz: New Path Forward and Cycling Anatomy
Introduction
Stages of Strength
Stages of Adaptation to Strength Training
Stages of Adaptation Part 2
Desired Results from Strength Training
How do we get desired results?
HIIT is NOT the Answer
What DOES your athlete need?
Chapter Summary
Quiz: Core Principles
Introduction
Bodyweight
Bands
Suspension Trainer
Kettlebells
Dumbbells
Selectorized Equipment
Freemotion and Weight Stacks
Quiz: Equipment
Push
Pull
Squat
Hinge
Press
Rotary Stability
Single Leg and Labile Surface Training
Quiz: The Fundamental Movements
Introduction
Mental Assessment Overview
Movement Analysis: Full Body Movement
Movement Analysis: Static Strength
Movement Analysis: Trunk and Posture
Movement Analysis: Hinge
Movement Analysis: Rotary Stability, Power Production
Movement Analysis: Weighted Variation of Full Body Movement
Movement Analysis: Weighted Variation of Full Body Movement #2
Movement Analysis: Upper Body Mobility & Stability
Movement Analysis: Full Body Stability & Compensations
Assessment Recap
Why Do a Dynamic Warm Up?
Before the Dynamic Warm Up: Foam Rolling
Start General
Gross Warm Up
Targeted Warm Up
Prepare for the Day
Full Body Mobility
Quiz: Movement Analysis and Dynamic Warm Up
Introduction
Where does strength fit into the Annual Training Plan?
FREE PREVIEWHow do we measure the intensity?
Adjusting for fatigue and stress
Increasing the difficulty
Building your program
Training year breakdown
Designing a training plan
7 Rules of programming
Course Resources
Quiz: Programming
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