Goal

Strong on the bike and off it

Functional strength and robustness you feel away from the bike as much as on it, so you move well through everyday life, with cycling-specific S&C in Soho, London.

Functional Strength for Everyday Life

Cycling builds a remarkable engine, but it is narrow. Hours in the saddle do little for your upper body, your bone health, or the strength to lift, carry, and move well through a normal day. Many riders are fit but fragile off the bike, and they feel it when they pick up a child, carry luggage, or simply get older.

This goal closes that gap. We build the kind of strength that shows up in everyday life, a stronger back and trunk, capable hips and legs, and an upper body the bike never trains, while keeping it all in proportion to your riding. It is the off-bike robustness that makes you more durable and more capable, on the bike and away from it. For the time-poor professionals we coach, that everyday confidence and capability matters as much as the watts.

What's involved

  • Full-body strength work that the bike never asks for, especially the upper body
  • A stronger trunk and back to undo the demands of the riding position
  • Capable hips and legs for lifting, carrying, and moving well day to day
  • Strength kept in proportion to your power-to-weight goals on the bike
  • Progressive overload and mobility, so capability lasts as you get older

Common
questions

Why do cyclists need everyday strength at all?

Because cycling is narrow. It builds a strong engine but does little for your upper body, bone health, or the strength to lift and carry well. Adding full-body strength makes you more capable and durable off the bike, and that robustness also protects your riding by keeping you healthy and well balanced.

Will everyday strength work slow my riding down?

No, when it is kept in proportion. We build functional strength alongside your cycling goals, not instead of them, and keep it matched to your power-to-weight aims. Most riders find the extra robustness helps their riding by making them more durable and resistant to niggles, while they also feel stronger in daily life.

Is this useful as I get older?

Very. Strength, mobility, and the capability to move well are among the things that matter most for staying active and independent over time. Building them now, in proportion to your riding, protects both your performance on the bike and your quality of life off it for years to come.

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Supertraining • UNTIL, 111 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT

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