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Power Weight Lifting for Cycling Explained | Explosive versus Heavy & Slow

October 20, 2025 4:37
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Coach Sierra explains explosive weight lifting for cycling, which makes up the 4th and final Phase of our 10 week weight lifting plan which you can try for FREE here → /

In Part 3 of 4 of Sierra's weight lifting for cycling series, she explains evidence-based insights that make this form of weight lifting specific to cycling.

You'll learn how this phase that turns gym strength into on-the-bike speed, including how explosive lifts improve your rate of force development (RFD), delay fatigue and make every pedal stroke more efficient.

🏋️‍♂️ 2 gym sessions a week can transform your power output. 💥 Jump squats, explosive squats, resisted sprints = watts. 📈 Backed by Rønnestad et al. (2010).

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