Thread: Big ring training for leg strength?
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Old 07-20-15 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
And back to the OP's question, we have these studies:


Effects of low- vs. high-cadence interval training on cycling performance. - PubMed - NCBI

and

Effects of low and high cadence interval training on power output in flat and uphill cycling time-trials. - PubMed - NCBI

Note that these studies are of cyclists doing intervals at the respiratory compensation point, otherwise known as the anaerobic threshold or VT2. In other studies, no performance increase has been associated with doing low cadence intervals at moderate intensity. It's gotta hurt!
Just to point out that we never left the OP's subject. The point of what I was saying is that OP needs to be doing VO2 max work, not leg strength work. We were indeed discussing OP's question all along.
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