ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2021
A Comparison of the Effect of Strength Training on Cycling Performance between Men and Women.
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- The Physiology of Contemporary Olympic Cross-Country Mountain Biking: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Heavy strength training effects on physiological determinants of endurance cyclist performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Core Strength Training on Maximal Trunk Muscle Strength and Cycling Economy in Female Mountain Bikers.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Resistance exercise training similarly improves work efficiency and measured submaximal oxygen consumption during the 6-min walk test in healthy postmenopausal women and breast cancer survivors.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
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- Exercise interventions to improve bone mineral density in athletes participating in low-impact sports: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- "Beyond the Finish Line" the Epidemiology of Injury and Illness in Professional Cycling: Insights from a Year-Long Prospective Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of resistance exercise training on oxygen consumption and minute by minute efficiency during the six-minute walk test in female breast cancer survivors.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Strength training among professional UCI road cyclists: Practices, challenges, and rationales.PloS one · 2025Article
- Effect of Strength and Endurance Training Sequence on Endurance Performance.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Influence of Conventional Resistance Training Compared to Core Exercises on Road Cycling Power Output.Cureus · 2024Article
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Abstract
During the last decade numerous review articles have been published on how concurrent strength and endurance training affect cycling performance. However, none of these have reviewed if there are any sex differences in the effects of concurrent training on cycling performance, and most research in this area has been performed with male cyclists. Thus, the aim of the current paper is to review the scientific literature on the effect of concurrent training on cycling performance in male and female cyclists with a special emphasis on potential sex differences. The results indicate that both male and female cyclists experience a similar beneficial effect from concurrent training on cycling performance and its physiological determinants compared to normal endurance training only. Some data indicate that women have a larger effect on cycling economy, but more studies are needed to explore this further. Furthermore, the adaptations to strength training thought to be responsible for the beneficial effects on cycling performance seem to be very similar between men and women. Interestingly, increased muscle cross-sectional area in the main locomotor muscles seems to be an important adaptation for improved performance, and, contrary to popular belief, cyclists should aim for increased muscle cross-sectional area when adding strength training to their normal training. We conclude that both male and female cyclists can improve their cycling performance by adding strength training to their normal training.
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