Comments on: Squat is king in weight lifting

By: Strength Training On The Bike?

Strength Training On The Bike? — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:57:38 +0000

[...] article about squat is primary an article to show why you should squat IF you decide to strength train. Not to discuss [...]

By: 5 mistakes in the weight lifting gym | Training4cyclists.com

5 mistakes in the weight lifting gym | Training4cyclists.com — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:19:59 +0000

[...] more balance and are able to train more explosive. My favourite exercise for cyclists is definitely squat. I agree when other cyclists tell me that squat is king. That exercise will make a difference in [...]

By: Jesper Therkildsen

Jesper Therkildsen — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:43:13 +0000

Tony and Tim>>

I don´t recommend sets with more than 8 reps if you want to develop strength. If strength is the primary goal you should concentrate on doing sets in the rep range 3-6.

Best regards,

Jesper

By: tim

tim — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:42:58 +0000

Tony, I would recommend doing 4 sets of 10-15 reps for strength gains which would improve your sprinting time significantly as it would focus on strengthenning your fast twitch muscle fibres.

By: Tony Fernando

Tony Fernando — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:27:12 +0000

Hi,

I do squats twice a week, 2 sets of 25 reps 92% of my body weight as the weight used. I also do deadlifts but with very light weights, likewise at 25 reps per set.

My climbing has improved a lot and so has my average speed. I have to improve though on my sprints and attacks as I normally run out of gas towards the end.

Your tips are very helpful but I guess to further improve my riding I need more saddle time.