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Derek Teel, founder of dialed health, s&c coach for cyclists, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast 2 times. Here's where Teel lands on strength training after 40. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS DEREK TEEL?
Derek Teel is the strength coach who built Dialed Health into one of the most accessible cycling-specific S&C programmes online. He works with amateurs from base level to category racing, and his frameworks for off-bike strength — single-leg work, hip hinges, posterior chain, mobility — have shaped how a generation of time-crunched riders think about supplementing their training. For Roadman listeners chasing power, durability, and longevity, his work is a primary practical reference for what strength training for cycling actually looks like.
TEEL ON STRENGTH AFTER 40
Teel’s key positions on strength training after 40.
- Cycling-specific strength is single-leg, hip-dominant, and built around movement quality, not max effort.
- Two 30-minute sessions a week is enough to change body composition and protect against injury for most amateurs.
- Mobility work pre-ride is not warm-up — it is a separate adaptation that protects the bike position long-term.
- Strength training fits inside a cycling week if you give up one easy spin and protect the hard sessions on the bike.
- Off-season is the highest-leverage window for building strength capacity that lasts through the racing year.
IN TEEL’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Derek Teel’s appearances on the podcast.
“even if you were to cut 60 minutes out total of your riding per week and you dedicated that to two 30 minute strength training sessions spread throughout the week I would be shocked if you did not feel significantly better opposed to just doing a little bit more of the same”
“if you have quads that are compensating for your hamstrings because your hamstrings are just completely dormant they're not firing they're not doing any supporting work now it's obvious that quads are the primary knee extender so they're going to be doing the majority of the work in the pedal stroke but if you don't have your hamstrings supporting them a little bit and working a little bit you're not going to be getting as much out of your legs as you should be”
“you have to be comfortable prioritizing maintenance which I find that a lot of people have a hard time doing it's like they want that sexy big boost in whatever they're going for and then they just totally fall off the wayside for a few months and they don't know how to just dial it back a little bit and stay consistent”
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Episodes where Derek Teel covers strength training after 40 and related ground.
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What does Derek Teel say about strength training after 40?
Derek Teel, founder of dialed health, s&c coach for cyclists, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast 2 times. Here's where Teel lands on strength training after 40. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Teel's main point on strength after 40?
Cycling-specific strength is single-leg, hip-dominant, and built around movement quality, not max effort.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Derek Teel on strength after 40?
Teel discusses strength training after 40 in this episode: "Strength Training For Cycling Simplified | Derek Teel".
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