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Strength & Conditioning4 min read
STRENGTH TRAINING FOR CYCLISTS THIS WINTER: WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO SKIP
Skipping the gym in favour of riding more feels like the safe choice. It may be costing you performance. Here is what the research and the best advice say about a small, repeatable winter dose.
Strength & Conditioning8 min read
DOES RUNNING MAKE YOU A FASTER CYCLIST? THE 2026 RESEARCH ANSWER
Every winter someone in the group chat announces they're taking up running to get faster on the bike, and the argument starts. The research has now answered it — just not the way either side expected.
Strength & Conditioning12 min read
ANKLE MOBILITY AND CALF STRENGTH FOR CYCLISTS: TESTS AND EXERCISES
A measured guide to ankle range and calf capacity for cyclists—without treating one test number as a diagnosis or promising one exercise will prevent injury.
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A 2026 meta-analysis has settled the coffee-stop argument about running for cyclists — just not the way either camp expected. Anthony walks through the research: why running won't raise your FTP, why it might still be the single best thing you do for your cycling, and the six-rule protocol that stops your elite engine writing cheques your Achilles can't cash.
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GETTING FASTER AFTER 40: DR ANDY GALPIN ON STRENGTH AND RECOVERY
Dr Andy Galpin joins Anthony Walsh to discuss making strength progress after 40, the recovery demands of riding and why gym progress and cycling performance need separate measures.
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STRENGTH TRAINING FOR CYCLISTS OVER 40 | ROADMAN CYCLING
A cyclist-only meta-analysis pooled 17 studies and found benefits for cycling performance, efficiency and anaerobic power. This episode explains the result, the low-certainty evidence boundary and how masters riders can apply it.
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COMPARISONFuelling Running vs Cycling: Why Your Gut Sets Different RulesOn the bike you knock back a gel every twenty minutes and think nothing of it. Twenty minutes into a run, that same gel is sitting in your stomach like wet cement. The engine is the same — the fuel delivery system is not, and the gut is the reason.TOOLW/kg CalculatorConvert between FTP and watts-per-kilogram, with category benchmarks (Cat 5 → World Tour).ARTICLEStrength Training for Cyclists This Winter: What to Do and What to SkipSkipping the gym in favour of riding more feels like the safe choice. It may be costing you performance. Here is what the research and the best advice say about a small, repeatable winter dose.ARTICLEDoes Running Make You A Faster Cyclist? The 2026 Research AnswerEvery winter someone in the group chat announces they're taking up running to get faster on the bike, and the argument starts. The research has now answered it — just not the way either side expected.
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