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If you want to get faster you're better off training on the bike. Cross training is for the off season when you can't (or don't want to) ride as much. It will never be as efficient as training on the bike.Originally Posted by Norboo
What are some good cross training for century and to get faster?
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If it is spring, summer or autumn where you are ... cycle lots.Originally Posted by Norboo
What are some good cross training for century and to get faster?
Do hill repeats.
Ride intervals.
Cycle brisk mid-length distances.
Cycle long distances.
You could include stair climbing ... I climb 30-40 flights a day, during the day at work, and it does seem to have helped my climbing ability.
You could also do some upper body weights, core work, and stretching to make sitting in the saddle for a long period of time more tolerable.