Hi
been reading some of the (comprehensive!!) threads on weight training. Am currently putting together my training plan for the coming winter (starting in October) and wanted to look into whether there was a place for weight training.
I don't want to start a debate on whether there's any direct value to weight training in improving cycling performance - there's already a lot of discussion out there (thank you to those who've contributed to it.) What I want to know is whether there's any weight training I can do that will minimise my chances of injury. For instance I've heard that cycling trains only one of the 4 quadricep muscles - would leg extensions help train the others to keep the muscles better balanced and aid the tracking of the knees? Would back extensions build the strength in my back that might help avoid a back injury from spending all those hours hunched over on the bike?
Any help here would be massively appreciated. Note that anything I do will not be at the expense of cycling time - I will cycle after work every day, but can go to the gym in the mornings before work if there's any need.
been reading some of the (comprehensive!!) threads on weight training. Am currently putting together my training plan for the coming winter (starting in October) and wanted to look into whether there was a place for weight training.
I don't want to start a debate on whether there's any direct value to weight training in improving cycling performance - there's already a lot of discussion out there (thank you to those who've contributed to it.) What I want to know is whether there's any weight training I can do that will minimise my chances of injury. For instance I've heard that cycling trains only one of the 4 quadricep muscles - would leg extensions help train the others to keep the muscles better balanced and aid the tracking of the knees? Would back extensions build the strength in my back that might help avoid a back injury from spending all those hours hunched over on the bike?
Any help here would be massively appreciated. Note that anything I do will not be at the expense of cycling time - I will cycle after work every day, but can go to the gym in the mornings before work if there's any need.