Strength Training For Cyclists - Dialed Health

Love this Podcast. Have downloaded numerous older episodes and they have been great!! Started the strength training program a few weeks ago and am loving that as well!! Keep up the great work Derek!!

Derek is exactly what the sport of cycling needs. If you want to stay in the sport for life AND be a healthy human being, strength training is a must. Dialed Health is one of the best resources for sound strength and conditioning knowledge as it pertains to cyclists. His podcast shows how passionate he is and how much knowledge is behind his programming.

Derek and his mission at Dialed Health are invaluable to endurance athletes of all shapes and sizes. His attitude and tenacity shine through in not only this podcast, but in the content he puts out and the positive energy he so graciously bestows on his followers. I had heard of Dialed Health and it’s mission before Derek’s accident, but started to implement some of his teachings in my everyday life more recently. As someone who struggles immensely with PTSD and finding light in a world seemingly filled with darkness, this podcast feels like a god send. Derek and Dialed Health have helped me rediscover my inner strength and given me guidance when my passion for cycling/training was lost. I still feel that I am healing, and am immensely grateful for the Dialed Health podcast.

I suffered a stroke in 2016 due to a vertebral artery dissection. That ended my swimming “career” but brought me to cycling and I fell in deep. Over the next few years I lost 25 pounds, essentially all of my muscle mass above the waste. Once I hit 40 I really started to feel it and it became clear that I needed to change my training style. Serendipitously, this is when I discovered Derek Teel and Dialed Health. Strength training prevents injury, preserves neuromuscular connections (I can’t afford to lose any more), and makes me feel more confident/stable/productive when riding and doing the activities of daily life. The Dialed Health podcast is an essential resource that is packed with useful information. What I learn listening helps me optimize my training, nutrition, recovery, and much more.