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Pyramidal Training: A Balanced Approach to Improving Performance?

A cyclist training indoors using a smart trainer, focused on a virtual cycling route displayed on a TV screen.

Pyramidal training for cyclists offers a practical way to balance endurance, sustained power and high-intensity work within the same training programme. Most training time is completed at low intensity, a smaller amount at moderate intensity, and the least time at high intensity—creating the shape of a pyramid. For many amateur cyclists, this distribution can fit […]