Yea heard that new youtuber pretty decent at climbing too. Would be nice to watch the collab.

I have knee issue and finding 'not deeply kneel' when going down helps much.. Just trying to bend down to 90 degree nicely and up. Due to right knee issue, I even can't do rowing regretably but through this way, at least, no need to worry on knee.

Goblet squats are the best, can also be done with dumbells

Yep

Keep hips as neutral as possible, walk through the toes so we work movement and position unilaterally.

Not so sure about reducing the risk of injury. It depends on your choice of exercise. Squats and deadlifts for example are probably the two most common exercises in the gym which lead to serious knee and back injuries. Unless you have good flexibility and your form is 100%; they’re very easy to get wrong. There are much safer exercise choices which will achieve pretty much the same results.

@@paddyotoole2058 Completely agree that they can cause injury but providing the correct form is learnt from day 1 with a lighter weight (or even body weight) risk on injury can be minimised or even avoided providing you are not pushing beyond your limits... I personally have heard of far more injuries in endurance athletes from overuse (knee pain) and a lot of back pain from being on the bike which potentially could have been eliminated with an element of strength training in there program 🤷‍♂️ In terms of alternative movements the deadlift is the biggest bang for buck strength exercise (in my opinion) but with anything comes a risk of injury and the trap bar can help reduce the risk of injury by making it an easier position to maintain and be in but I’m always open to suggestions of exercises which can compare to the deadlift and squat 👌

@@GiorgioCoppolaCycling 💯 - I couldn’t agree more

@@GiorgioCoppolaCycling Re suggested alternatives: Bulgarian split squats are a favourite of mine. Using dumbbells held in one hand or both. No compression of the spine as you have no bar on your back. Single leg exercise also which means you can ensure equal development of both legs (useful if you are neurologically more dominant on one side). Easier to get full range of motion. Easier to go to failure without worrying about bar on your back or needing to be spotted. Also works your core, stabiliser muscles and balance. Easy to progress - just increase dumbbell weight, sets, reps, reduce recovery time etc. Easy to vary focus on hamstrings, glutes or quads by adjusting distance of your foot away from your resting leg. And they are seriously, seriously tough. The King of leg exercises in my view. (Edit - I’ve seen you’re doing these but with a bar - safer with dumbbells imo, no compression of your spine, plus easier to go to failure, plus you don’t have to worry about your clean and jerk form and messing up a rotator cuff to get it up there also 😋)

@@paddyotoole2058 Some great points and you’re completely right about the Bulgarian split squat it’s epic and extremely versatile as you say, which can be great for beginners who struggle with the correct mechanics for compound movements such as the deadlift and squat, so single leg movements can be safer. But as someone who does have good mechanics/can perform movements safely and with years of strength training I won’t be able to load to the same level needed to continue to build strength. Hence using the deadlift to build strength and single leg exercises as accessories to work on muscle imbalances With regards to compression of the spine with having a bar on your back, there will still be compression of the spine in the suitcase hold with DB, the only way to truely eliminate compression of the spine is by using a belt loaded machine (as the weight is held below the spine) although Db will be more forgiving in terms of position... I personally am unable to load heavy enough (as I have the grip strength of a girl) my point is even if I performed an overhead squat, the bar is not on my back but still will compress the spine, same as Db’s in a suitcase hold.... With regards to the clean and jerk, I would normally take from a rack but I was training with my girlfriend who was doing hip thrusts at the same time and I’m too lazy to unload and load the bar to put it on the rack 😂

You have a keen eye Heikki, this is just a very small snippet of what Alex and I work on. An example of post activation potentiation or contrast training with heavy lifts paired with body weight movements for Alex.

@@edwardhyde6001 Yeah, thanks! I shoudl have, as physio&trainer :) It's good to see some sense in these as many times I see something utter nonsense from pros or influencers in S&C of endurance sports field. Hope you guys can make some sort of montage with pumping tunes ffrom one or mutliple training sessions :) well good job and good luck with the gym! Hope this covid bugers off to a level of influenza and world can move on to get whole again.

Thanks mate, I hope you're well and thanks for the input. Best of luck for the future, reach out on Instagram @rangeofmotioncoach if you're on social media.

What hinders you to do it now?

True, never too late to start. But it would have been better if I did it then as well.

@@TheGinger1 Hi Ben, I recommend watching this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJ5oqtqFqNmaaGQ.html. Dylan Johnson is quite an experienced coach and he claims (and kind of proofs it by presenting some studies) that weight lifting is even more beneficial for master athletes because of the natural decline in strength when you get older.

Stability mostly. I’ve got one slightly arthritic ankle and these feel like they give me better support and make it safer.

@@AlexDowsettOfficial converse are great for DL. The heels on the platformshoes can make the angel quite weird for DL. With the raised heal its very easy to get the weight on the front of the fot. Guess it matters less for trapbar DL then normal.

Hey guys Alex coach here, Alex is using lifting shoes due to to slight ankle flexion issues. Lifting shoes will not compromise form, remember lifting shoes are 'always' used when oly lifting even in the first pull phase (essentially the deadlift) or any triple extension/triple flexion work.

Stability mostly. I’ve got one slightly arthritic ankle and these feel like they give me better support and make it safer.

Hey guys Alex coach here, Alex is using lifting shoes due to to slight ankle flexion issues. Lifting shoes will not compromise form, remember lifting shoes are 'always' used when oly lifting even in the first pull phase (essentially the deadlift) or any triple extension/triple flexion work.

@@edwardhyde6001 for some reason I’ve never thought of it like that. I’ve always thought it will pull me forward so alway took my shoes off,but you’re right there’s not much difference from the first pull in say a snatch or clean, thanks

Dylan's stuff is quite good.

@@billinhouston3291 Dylan has the best science content of any cycling KZfaqr.

@@robertlight2370 Yep, by a mile. I hope that for nutrition, you have seen Will Girling.

@@billinhouston3291 I have not. I shall do so, though. Thanks for the tip.

Lots of science out there proves there are major benefits to gym work ( squats, deadlifts, lunges) regarding cycling performance.

@@crazylagggs yes, I know that, but I wanted to title to reflect the vid.. you see there's no discussion on weight training and cycling here right? It's just a vid on him working out.

@@cliffcox7643 Ed talked about the reasons behind it during the video. Apologies there wasn’t as much detail as you’d hoped though.

Absolutely spot on

What is the world record by power to weight ratio.

@@aethylwulfeiii6502 for deadlift I'm not sure about the exact number, 5-6 times bodyweight, so 380kg @ 65kg something close to that

@@aethylwulfeiii6502 now, for cycling, the highest figures I suspect could be found either on women's cycling or juniors just due to weight, if a 45kg person puts out anything close to 300w they would be over 6w/kg, I've known 50kg rider doing that as juniors

Perhaps you've always had that kind of power 😎👍

@@polthomaskeeley7860 lol. I wish I had taken up cycling when I was younger to know. I doubt it though.

Hey guys Alex coach here, Alex is using lifting shoes due to to slight ankle flexion issues. Lifting shoes will not compromise form, remember lifting shoes are 'always' used when oly lifting even in the first pull phase (essentially the deadlift) or any triple extension/triple flexion work.

Tis a heavy bar

105 - 2x35 = 35kg (bar weight)

I do time trials also. 😉

@@AlexDowsettOfficial hehehe, good to know;) And thanks for the insights! I DON'T do time trials, but at least similar stuff in the weight room with (slightly) lesser weights;)

Dylan’s videos much much better for my money. More detail , more science, more explanations of programmes. But great to see another TOP cyclist recognising how important lifting is.

That's not true, you're looking at extreme examples putting stresses on their body that even above average athletes will never come close to.