Cycle Form Drills

This article is about different drills for your training and which are best for you based on your skill level.

Drills For Your Training

To be good at the sport of cycling requires a lot of training. This training is not something that you can do in a week or two. You’ll need from 6 to 8 weeks of base training before the season even begins. There are many different types of exercises and training cyclists need to be successful. These will be determined by your skill level, your overall goals, physical condition and time. Cycling Form Drills are a form of training that is very good for getting in shape for your racing competitions.

Benefit of Cycling Form Drills

There are different benefits to using cycling form drills as part of your training. Form drills will not only help you increase the force and efficiency of your pedaling but will also requires less energy from you to do the pedaling. Form drills can be done on a spinning bike as well as a stationary trainer.

It’s important to remember that cycling form drills are not meant to replace your normal cycling but as a supplement to your daily cycling. It’s also still necessary to do your normal warm ups and cool downs. There are a couple of excellent form drills you can do that are not only easy but very effective.

One Leg Drills

* The one leg drills are very easy drills to do and don’t take very long. After your normal 10-15 minute warm up, you’re set to start by unclipping one leg and putting it on a stool near your trainer or bike. You’ll be pedaling with the other leg. You’ll use the left leg for first cycle and pedal easy for 30 seconds, followed by 30 easy seconds with the right leg.

* For the second cycle you’ll pedal hard for 30 seconds with the left leg followed by 30 seconds of hard pedaling with the right leg. In between the two cycles do 5 minutes of regular easy pedaling with both legs. This entire session should be repeated 3 to 4 times. Make sure you use and equal distribution of power for both legs and cool down properly for 5 minutes when you’re finished with these form drills.

* The One-Leg focus Drill is very similar to the regular one leg drill except the idle leg in the drills is kept clipped rather than unclipped like the first drill. You will not be using any force on the idle leg, however. Both of these form drills are great supplements for you daily rides and are very effective for building your stamina and leg power.

Again, it can’t be emphasize enough the importance of your warm ups and cool downs.

Written by alastair · Filed Under Training