Strength for cyclists
The case for cyclists in the weight room, and the structured strength work that makes you faster and more robust without unwanted mass, in Soho, London.
The goal
Strength for Cyclists
For years cyclists were told to stay out of the gym in case strength work made them heavy and slow. The evidence has moved on, and so should your training. Structured strength is one of the most reliable ways to raise the force you can put through the pedals, protect your position, and keep your body resilient enough to train hard, season after season.
Strength for cyclists is not bodybuilding and it is not general gym work. We programme it around your power-to-weight goals, so you develop force where it makes you faster without piling on mass you do not want. It is coached, not just supervised, with technique corrected in every set and load applied by progressive overload. The result is a rider who is stronger, more durable, and harder to drop.
How it's trained
What's involved
- A movement and strength assessment so load is matched to your real starting capacity
- Compound strength work coached for technique, intent, and full range
- Strength built in proportion to your power-to-weight goals, not raw size
- Posterior-chain, trunk, and single-leg work for the demands of the bike
- Progressive overload, periodised so the strength serves your riding
Where to start
How Supertraining helps you get there
Cycling Strength & Conditioning
£120 / session · £1,000 for 10The off-bike discipline that makes a cyclist faster and harder to break. Maximal strength, rate of force development, the mobility to hold an aero position, and the durability to ride strong late, all built for the bike and periodised around your riding calendar.
See the service →In-Person Coaching
£120 / session · £1,000 for 10Hands-on, fully individualised 1-2-1 strength & conditioning at UNTIL Soho. Off-bike work programmed to raise your power and rate of force development, lower your CdA, and build the durability to stay strong deep into a long ride: coached in real time by people who race.
See the service →Performance Assessment
£299A structured one-off assessment that maps where you are as a rider: strength, movement, position, and capacity, interpreted through a cycling-specific lens. You leave with a clear read of your limiters and a recommended training direction, so your first block targets what matters most.
See the service →FAQ
Common
questions
Should cyclists lift weights?
Yes. The old worry that strength work makes riders slow has not held up. Programmed for cycling and kept in proportion to your power-to-weight goals, strength training raises the force you can produce and builds the resilience to keep training. For most riders it is one of the highest-return things they can add.
Will I get bulky and lose power-to-weight?
Not when it is programmed properly. We build strength where it makes you faster, not size for its own sake, and keep it in proportion to your power-to-weight goals. Most riders get noticeably stronger with little change in weight, because the work targets force production, not mass.
I have never lifted. Where do I start?
With the fundamentals, coached from your first session. Most riders we work with are not experienced lifters, so the programme starts wherever you are and builds technique first. You train safely from the start rather than against a standard you are somehow expected to already meet.
Get Started
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Supertraining • UNTIL, 111 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT
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