The Easiest Way to Become A Stronger Cyclist (Latest Science)

🚴 FREE 6-Week Training Plan - raise your FTP and build the engine to hold it, on just 4 hours a week. Includes ready-to-ride Zwift workouts: https://cyclingnutshell.kit.com/freeplan Can you build real cycling strength on the bike, or are big-gear grinds wasting your time? In this video we break down why big-gear grinding barely loads the muscle, the maximal dynamic force threshold real strength work has to cross, the on-bike "starts" method that matches heavy gym squats, how to perform them on a climb or smart trainer, the gearing and glute focus that make them work, and how to program a strength block and hold the gains through the season. Join My Zwift Club: https://www.zwift.com/clubs/7080ea55-... Further reading and sources: → On-bike all-out efforts matched heavy gym squats for strength, power, and muscle growth (Barranco-Gil et al.) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39231... → Even maximal pedaling reaches only ~52% of a cyclist's peak leg force, below the load that drives strength gains (Rodríguez-Rielves et al.) https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/6/1997 → Heavy strength training improves cycling performance and efficiency, but not VO2max (Llanos-Lagos et al.) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40632... #cycling #cyclingtraining #cyclingperformance