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Many of my riders know that I'm also a Personal Trainer, so I often get asked questions about all aspects of fitness.  Warm-Up is a subject that comes up again and again.  I've been using the Movement Prep Warm-up featured below for nearly 15 years.

Cycle training is an exclusively linear exercise and I believe it's important to activate the lateral movers as well as muscle groups that are not emphasized while riding.  Keeping all muscle groups active will assist in continued powerful pain-free riding.

These exercises, videos and .pdfs come from the book Core Performance by Mark Verstegen & Pete Williams which should be part of any fitness professional's library.

 

MovementPrep_CalfStretch

MovementPrep_HandWalk

MovementPrep_I_hamstringMovementPrep_FwdLunge

MovementPrep_BackwardLunge

MovementPrep_LateralLunge

MovementPrep_DropLunge

MovementPrep_SumoSquat

Dennis Mellon

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