Answering your questions about the Cyclo-Core training program for cyclists.
Cyclo-Core Cycling Training Program Reviews
If you look around the web, there are actually a number of positive reviews for the Cyclo-Core program. From bloggers to big cycling news websites, the reviews are coming in. Here are some of the most useful points:
From a review at BloomBikeShop.com:
"If you want to do some off-bike workouts to build up your cycling strength, Cyclo-Core is just the ticket. In the end, the value really comes from Graeme talking you through the workouts. Even a great workout manual with pictures requires you to perform the workout on your own. With Cyclo-Core, on the other hand, you just pop the DVD in and follow along. It's easy to do, even if you're not motivated."
From a review at CyclingNews.com:
"In my opinion, this DVD is perfect not only for the off-season, but also for maintenance during the season. Core work is one of those activities that doesn't really put too much stress on your body if you build up to it slowly and can be essential for recovery and injury prevention. Due to the fact that you only need to take a short time out of your day to do it, it can be combined with you daily stretching routine."
From a review at BeginnerTriathlete.com:
"If I said to you, 'Go to your gym and pick out the machines or show me the free-weight exercises that you do to make you climb faster, simultaneously build your leg AND lung power, and improve your cadence and fluidity on the bike,' which machines would you get in line for? Which free-weight exercises would you do? ... OK, I have the apparatus which is up to the task, and it's a DVD. It's actually a DVD with bonus CDs and it makes up the CYCLO-CORE Off Season Conditioning Program conceived by Graeme Street."
From a review at CoachLevi.com:
"The first time I tried it, it was a disaster! I don't think I completed the full set of reps for any of the exercises. Some of them even made me collapse to the floor! It was intense, to say the least. But that's the point! You go hard for 30 minutes straight, get extremely sweaty and worn-out, and then fall over - but you're left with plenty of time to do other stuff!"
From an article at LawyerOnABike.com:
"An exercise physiologist named Graeme Street puts out a DVD series called Cyclo-Core at www.cyclo-core.com that has terrific workouts to build up your aerobic endurance and important cycling muscles such as the hip flexors, quads, hamstrings and glutes."
From a video review at BabsonCycling.com:
There you have it. Now you can either forget about Cyclo-Core or get a copy for yourself and reap the rewards!