cycling training

Pedaling fitness regimen

Cycling training is structured physical preparation for competitive or recreational cycling.

It encompasses endurance rides, interval sessions, hill repeats, and recovery periods designed to build aerobic capacity, leg strength, and pedaling efficiency.

Her cycling training intensified in the weeks before the race.

The term covers both the activity and formal programs: He hired a coach to design his cycling training.

intervalsGaps between events
cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
thresholdPoint of beginning
sweet spotOptimal point or area
enduranceSustained effort capacity

peloton · watts · lactate · sprints · climbing · tempo · heartrate · rollers · legs · leg day · pedaling · FTP · power output · spin · bonk · suffering · power meter · heart rate zone

Opposites

purposefulness

cycling trainingrecreational cycling

Biking for enjoyment

joyride · pleasure riding · joy riding · bike commuting

activity level

cycling trainingrest

Cessation of activity

inactivity · complete rest · detraining · physical inactivity · sedentary lifestyle

sport modality

cycling trainingstrength training

Building muscle through resistance

weight training · weightlifting

Family

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