Weight Training Article

[Velobambina]

BUT, there are many many many more cyclist on the planet who aren't elite and who don't have strong core or legs or may have some issues with muscle fire sequencing (ie piriformis muscle taking over for glutes). in this case, strength training is necessary to build up muscle mass to handle the load for required for cycling.

H---Piriformis Syndrome ended my distance running "career." Could you please provide more details on the piriformis taking over for the glutes? I suspect that weaker hips/glutes caused my problem, which, occasionally will flare up and result in awful sciatica in my left hamstring. Since I stopped running in '96, I have been pretty serious about weight training. I have started running again, but I am sticking to shorter distances. That said, I love the half marathon and someday, would love to run them again.

[han-grrl]

I am just still learning about this. Apparently my piriformis is trying to do some of the work of my glute max. i was able to tell my left ehmmm cheek wasn't contracting on demand, and it seemed to be weak. my physio figured out that my piriformis was over doing it.

i should also mention i have a scoliosis in my low spine along with shearing between L3-L5 which doesn't help things either.