STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

Strength and conditioning training can be very important for endurance athletes in preventing injuries, improving reactivity, helping with posture and improving bike position, and reducing the effects of ageing in older athletes. 

It is important to only undertake a resistance programme if you are capable of controlling the exercises properly, otherwise, there is a risk of injury in the worst case, or just wasting your time.  Poorly executed exercises or inappropriate exercises are often worse than no S&C work. 

Under the banner of S&C, we have three phases.  It is dangerous and counter-productive to jump straight into resistance exercises if your body is not ready for the loading that comes with those sessions. Therefore we Assess, Correct then Train. 

Assessments

Simple exercises that you can do at home, sometimes requiring a little help.  These should be performed prior to starting any programme, and the results documented so you can look back on them in the future to assess progress or regression. 

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Corrective

Should you not pass the assessments you will need to undergo some corrective exercises for Range of Motion (ROM) or control or movement.  Perform these until you are ready to try the assessments again and check your progress. 

Training 

When you pass the assessments you can move on to resistance training.  Obviously, there are many steps in this process, you will not be moving straight into advance or heavy lifting, however, the programme will be challenging and demanding as any part of your training programme should be.