Cycle Strength

Are you really going to wait until JANUARY to start training for your 2027 cycling goals? 🚴‍♂️

Because while you're shaking off Christmas…

Other cyclists could already be SMASHING PBs! 💪🔥

October is your opportunity to get ahead.

You've got around 10 weeks before Christmas to:

✅ Build serious strength
✅ Improve your endurance
✅ Develop more power on the bike
✅ Fix the weaknesses holding you back
✅ Build consistency before winter hits

Imagine arriving in February stronger, fitter and faster than you are NOW.

Not starting again.

Not desperately trying to get fit.

Already making progress towards your spring events.

That's what structured training can do.

At Cycle Strength, I combine personalised strength training with structured bike sessions to help cyclists over 40 achieve their goals.

No generic plans.

No wasted sessions.

Just purposeful training built around YOU.

I HAVE JUST 4 OCTOBER COACHING PLACES LEFT!

If you've got a big cycling goal for 2027, this is your chance to get your training properly organised before winter.

Whether it's your first 100-miler, a major sportive, a gravel race or simply becoming the strongest cyclist you've ever been…

Don't waste October waiting for January.

📩 DM me "START" and let's talk about your goals and how we can get you there.

OCTOBER → BUILD
CHRISTMAS → MANAGE
JANUARY → PROGRESS
SPRING → PERFORM

🔥 2027 STARTS NOW.

From recurring lower back problems… to climbing PBs. 🚴💪

This is exactly why strength training for cyclists isn't just about lifting heavier weights.

One of the cyclists I've been working with had spent years dealing with on-and-off lower back and glute issues.

He'd tried different things, but the problems kept coming back.

We started working together in mid-July and spent the next couple of months concentrating on building the strength, stability and resilience he needed to support his cycling.

His feedback:

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"I've had years of issues with on/off lower back/glute issues that won't go away trying different things. Been working with Andrew from mid July to end of September and have seen big improvements.

No lower back issues, stronger on climbs and recovering quicker after the hills. Have seen PBs on hills already."

That's the bit I love.

No lower back issues.
Stronger on the climbs.
Recovering quicker.
And already setting PBs.

Strength training shouldn't be something that competes with your cycling.

Done properly, it should help you become a stronger, more resilient and more capable cyclist.

And if you're over 40, I'd argue that becomes more important, not less.

If you've got a cycling goal ahead and you know your body is currently the thing holding you back, send me a message.

Let's talk about what you're training for.

A photo popped up on my phone recently.

Spring 2017.
Out riding with my dad.
Training for Ride London.

It stopped me for a moment.

Not just because of the memory — but because I remember exactly how my riding felt back then:

– Sluggish on climbs
– Fatigued after long rides
– Frustrated by slow progress despite doing more and more

And like most cyclists, I thought the answer was simple:

Ride more.

So I did.

But nothing really changed.

Because I was missing something fundamental.

It wasn’t until I combined two things that progress finally shifted:

Structured strength training — building real force, stability and resilience
Targeted bike work — aligned to that strength and focused on adaptation

Not random sessions.
Not more volume.

Proper sequencing.

Stability before endurance.
Strength before peak power.

That’s when everything changed.

Fast forward to now — and I’m riding stronger, recovering better, and climbing with far more control than I ever did back then.

Not because I train more.

Because I train differently.

If you recognise that earlier version of me — riding hard but not really progressing — it’s probably not an effort issue.

It’s a structure issue.

I'll show you how inside my private Facebook Group. Hit the link below, and I'll see you in there...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603489866698510/

If you've got a big cycling goal for 2027, OCTOBER is your window. 🚴‍♂️💪

Not January.

Not when your first event suddenly feels uncomfortably close.

Now.

I've opened **5 Cycle Strength coaching places for October.

One has already been taken.

FOUR remain.

Why am I pushing October so hard?

Because starting now gives us the best part of **10–12 weeks before Christmas** to build some serious momentum.

We can get your strength training established.

Build your aerobic fitness.

Identify your weaknesses.

Put structure behind your bike sessions.

And start progressing towards the cyclist you want to be next spring.

Wait until January and you've given away three months.

I don't want my cyclists starting the New Year thinking:

"Right… time to get fit again."

I want them arriving in January **stronger, fitter and ready for the next phase.**

That's how my Cycle Strength approach works:

Stability → Endurance → Strength → Power → Maintain & Gain.

Everything progresses towards YOUR goal.

Your event.

Your available time.

Your strengths and weaknesses.

Your life.

FOUR October coaching places remain.

Once they're gone, October is closed.

If you've got a big cycling goal for 2027 and you're ready to start preparing properly, comment or DM me:

**START**

Let's talk about where you want to be next year — and what we need to start doing now to get you there.

October → build.
Christmas → manage.
January → progress.
Spring → perform.

Don't start again in January.

Get ahead now. 🚴‍♂️🔥

Spring Riding. Real Progress.

A couple of years ago, Bhu went to Provence.

Got dropped on every climb.
Missed summits.
Had to sit out Mont Ventoux.

He was training. Putting the effort in.
Like many cyclists — doing what he thought was right.

But nothing was transferring.

This spring, things look very different.

After committing to structured strength training inside the Ascend Protocol:

– Stability built first
– Then strength
– Then endurance
– Now into power

Five days in the Alps.
Around 6000m of climbing.

This time?

He reached every summit.

Still hard.
Still a challenge.

But no longer breaking down.
No longer sitting climbs out.

That’s the shift.

Not from riding more.

From building strength that supports the riding.

His words summed it up best:

“I still got dropped… but I didn’t give up.”

That’s progress.

And it’s only the beginning.

Train strong.
Ride confidently.
Refuse decline.

Just riding more this winter won’t necessarily make you faster next year.

In fact, doing the same thing you’ve always done could be exactly what keeps you where you are. 😬

October is almost here.

The evenings are getting darker. The turbo is coming back out. Zwift races and indoor sessions start creeping back into the week.

And this is where a lot of cyclists make the same mistake 👇

They just move their summer riding indoors.

More miles.
More Zone 2.
More time pedalling.

But if you want to be a stronger, faster and more resilient cyclist in 2027, this is your opportunity to build something.

🏋️ Develop strength you can turn into power
🚴 Build your aerobic engine with proper structure
💥 Work on the weaknesses you ignored during the summer
🦵 Improve resilience through your knees, hips and lower back
📈 Progress your training rather than simply accumulating hours

Because the cyclist you want to be next spring is built this autumn and winter.

Don’t wait until January.

And definitely don’t wait until your big event suddenly feels frighteningly close.

Train with purpose. Build the foundations. Give yourself time to improve.

🎯 Got a big cycling challenge planned for 2027?

Tell me what you’re training for in the comments.

2027 STARTS NOW.

Join my Facebook Group and get the training guidance I offer for free in there!
Hit the link below and you are in!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603489866698510/

7 Simple Steps That Took Stuart From Stuck… to Stronger, Faster, & Dominating the Bike in Just 3 Months

This is the real roadmap one of my riders followed to unlock serious endurance, strength, and power on the bike — and it’s exactly what’s possible for you too 👇

🔥 1 // He realised just riding more wasn’t cutting it
Stuart hit a plateau. And like most cyclists, he thought he just needed more miles. But deep down, he knew something was missing...

🔥 2 // He reached out for a quick, casual chat
No pressure. Just a conversation to see if I could help him fix what wasn’t working.

🔥 3 // We jumped on a 30-min call
We broke down his current training, his goals, and what was actually holding him back.

🔥 4 // I built a bespoke plan to fit HIS life
Busy schedule? Limited equipment? No problem. We made it all work with zero guesswork.

🔥 5 // He did the work
No magic shortcuts. Just smart, consistent training based on science and structure.

🔥 6 // We checked in and tweaked as needed
We adjusted the plan every few weeks based on progress, keeping gains coming and avoiding burnout or injury.

🔥 7 // He saw RESULTS
More power. Better endurance. Way more confidence on climbs. Stuart is now riding stronger than ever — and we’re just getting started 💪

📍Got a big ride or event on the horizon?
📍Frustrated with slow gains or nagging pain?
📍Ready to feel powerful on every ride?

Join the Facebook group exclusively for over-40s who want to cycle harder this summer than ever! Hit the link below, and you are in.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603489866698510/

Dressed, breakfast wolfed down and out on the bike.

Back to normality, eh?

Summer has gone. The events are finishing. The big rides are disappearing from the calendar.

But there’s something sitting there in the back of your mind, isn’t there?…

NEXT YEAR.

That event you’ve entered.

That climb you want to conquer.

That distance you want to ride.

That result you want to improve.

Or maybe just the feeling that 2027 is going to be the year you finally see what you’re capable of.

Well, today is the last day of September.

And if you’ve got a big cycling goal for next year, this is where the work starts.

Not January.

Not when the weather improves.

And definitely not six weeks before your event when you suddenly realise you’re underprepared.

NOW.

Inside my private Facebook group, Strength and Fitness Training for Cyclists, I’m sharing practical advice for cyclists over 40 who want to train with some proper structure this autumn and winter.

🚴 How to build towards your 2027 goals
🏋️ How to make strength training actually improve your cycling
📈 How to structure your training rather than just accumulating miles
⏰ And how to do all of it around work, family and real life

If you’ve got something BIG you want to achieve on the bike next year, come and join us.

2027 STARTS NOW.

Follow this link to join in️👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603489866698510/

See you in there!

“I already ride a lot… do I really need strength training?”

Short answer: yes.

Because riding builds aerobic fitness.

But climbing power and fatigue resistance rely heavily on muscular strength and stability.

Without that foundation, riders over 40 often feel strong early in the ride…

…but fade when the real work begins.

Strength training fills that gap.

That’s exactly what we’ll be working on inside the Strength and Fitness Training for Cyclists Facebook group.

If you'd like access before the group fills:

Hit the link below👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1603489866698510/

Every cyclist eventually reaches a point where something stops working.

For a lot of riders over 40, it’s not motivation.

It’s that the training balance is slightly off.

Too much riding.

Not enough strength work supporting it.

Steve was sceptical about strength training when he first started.

Like many cyclists, he assumed riding more was the answer.

But after introducing just two structured strength sessions each week alongside his riding, things started to change.

His training began to feel more balanced.

Motivation through the winter improved.

And one problem that had been bothering him for a while disappeared.

Persistent neck pain on the bike.

That’s something a lot of cyclists just accept as “part of riding.”

Often it isn’t.

It’s a strength and stability issue.

When the right muscles start doing their job again, the bike simply feels better.

What is stopping you from getting your strength training programme sorted going into the winter?