If you pick up a magazine, follow your friends training program or follow a generic program for training this is an example of process driven. This type of program isn’t geared specifically toward you and your weaknesses. Everyone of us has our strengths and weaknesses. What you need to do is work on your weaknesses to become results driven. Even within the sports own discipline there are differences in the results driven process.
Mountain bikers really need to work on anaerobic type intervals, acceleration power, a stong upper body and technical skills. Even then, work on what you are weak at to become a better mountain biker. Short efforts such as 30 sec on/off’s. A strong upper body is needed but not a body builders body so train appropriately. Techinical skills such as balance, technical ascents/descents.
A road cyclist needs to train a bit differently then the mountain biker. Road cyclist’s don’t need as strong of an upper body. They must work on being aerobic. Technical skills such as a smooth pedal technique, cornering or riding a straight line are what roadies need.
Just riding your bike without a plan is a good thing to do. It’s fun. Reality is you won’t get better without working on your weaknesses or become a safer rider. Spend some time in that parking lot working on cornering. Hit those trails if your a mountain biker. Even recreational riders should work on their weaknesses. So what are you? Process or results driven.
Posted by admin as Technique, performance at 11:06 AM MST