The Relationship Between Strength Training and Endurance Training for Cyclists

Amateurs, Masters, and Time-Crunched Cyclists benefit from both strength training and endurance training, but struggle to fit both into limited available time.  Can an athlete successfully train for strength and endurance simultaneously? Do the training stimuli interfere with each other enough to matter? And if you train both concurrently, how should you schedule strength and endurance sessions for maximum gains?

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• What does concurrent strength and endurance training mean?
• Signaling: how strength training signals for hypertrophy and endurance training for mitochondrial development
• mTOR vs. AMPK
• Explaining the Interference Effect
• Practical strength and endurance schedules for athletes who:
  • Prioritize cycling performance 
  • Prioritize muscle strength and size
  • Seek a balance of muscle mass and aerobic endurance development

Show Links/Resources:

• Companion article on trainright.com
  • Should Cyclists Ride and Lift Weights on the Same Day? Practical Guidelines for Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training for Cyclists
• Nutrition & the Molecular Response to Strength Training:
  • https://www.gssiweb.org/sports-science-exchange/article/sse-123-nutrition-and-the-molecular-response-to-strength-training
• Signals Mediating Skeletal Muscle Remodeling by Resistance Exercise: PI3 Kinase Independent Action with mTOR1:
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21071597/
• Risks of Concurrent Training by Kolie Moore:
  • https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/risks-of-concurrent-training/

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