135780 20260219090934.0 doi 10.7759/cureus.59371 sideral 138802 ART-2024-138802 eng Sitko, Sebastian Influence of Conventional Resistance Training Compared to Core Exercises on Road Cycling Power Output 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Conventional strength training and core exercises are commonly prescribed to improve cycling performance. Although previous studies have explored the utility of strength training in various cycling populations, this intervention has never been compared to core exercises. Thirty-six trained road cyclists were divided into three groups of 12 participants that performed either no strength training, conventional strength training, or core exercises, in all cases together with their regular cycling training during a 12-week period. Peak power outputs (POs) across different durations (five seconds, 60 seconds, five minutes, and 20 minutes) were recorded before and after the intervention. The results of the present study showed higher increases in relative PO with conventional strength training when compared to core training and no strength training for all measured durations: five-second Δ = 1.25 W/kg vs 0.47 W/kg and -0.17 W/kg; 60-second (Δ = 0.51 W/kg vs 0.13 W/kg and 0.02 W/kg; five-minute Δ = 0.22 W/kg vs 0.06 W/kg and 0.05 W/kg; and 20-minute Δ = 0.22 W/kg vs 0.07 W/kg and 0.06 W/kg. According to the data obtained in this study, conventional strength training is superior to core exercises, and no strength training was performed by trained road cyclists. Accordingly, it is recommended that this population incorporates strength training during their regular weekly workouts. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 1.3 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion López-Laval, Isaac Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9304-3709 Cirer-Sastre, Rafel 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 16, 4 (2024), e59371 Cureus Cureus 2168-8184 316685 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/135780/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2203081 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/135780/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:135780 articulos driver 2026-02-19-09:00:23 ARTICLE