ReviewFrontiers in sports and active living2026
Cross-training between running and cycling: effects on VO
Review in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Cross-training between running and cycling: practitioner perspectives on transferability and exercise substitution.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Cross-training between running and cycling is widely used in endurance sports to maintain aerobic capacity while modulating sport-specific mechanical load. However, the extent to which physiological and performance adaptations transfer bidirectionally between these modalities remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the effects of running-only (run-only) and cycling-only (cyc-only) training interventions to evaluate cross-training transfer to sport-specific VO Methods: Randomized controlled trials with intervention durations of at least four weeks were included. Studies comparing run-only training with cyc-only or combined running-cycling interventions in trained or recreationally active individuals were eligible ( Results: No statistically significant differences between run-only and cyc-only interventions were observed for any outcome. For treadmill-assessed VO Conclusion: Current evidence does not indicate clear improvements or decrements in sport-specific VO
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