Activation

  • Short isolation exercises
  • Target specific muscles to wake them up
  • Increase blood flow to muscles
  • Prepare the body for heavier lifting or intense cycling sessions

Stabilisation

  • Stabilisation exercises create a strong torso “Core”
  • Riders with weak cores waste energy rocking or swaying
  • The stronger your core the more your power works to move you forward
  • Creates good form and prevents injury
  • Aids in control over rough terrain

Exercises

  • Knee folds
  • Plank
  • Side plank
  • Elbow to tall plank
  • Core glides with swiss ball
  • Hands and knees with toes off lateral stability
  • Bird dog
  • Russian twist
  • Russian twist with toes off
  • Russian twist with toes off plus weights
  • Clam
  • Clam with band
  • Bridge
  • Singe leg Bridge
  • Bridge with swiss ball
  • Single leg Bridge with swiss ball
  • Nordic drop
  • Hamstring kick back with band
  • Bulgarian split squat
  • Bulgarian split squat with weights
  • RDL
  • Single leg squat
  • Single leg squat with weights
  • Step ups with weights
  • Swiss ball Hamstring curls
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