# Eccentric Training Application for cycling **URL:** \ **Category:** Podcast\ **Created:** [February 5, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/eccentric-training-application-for-cycling/2835 "2025-02-05T14:51:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![offpiste](https://forum.athletica.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@offpiste](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/offpiste)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/eccentric-training-application-for-cycling/2835/1 "2025-02-05T14:51:50Z")
Just listened to the Eccentric Training Is Not Strength Training episode. Interesting topic. One thing I thought was missing was application to different sports, such as cycling. Doing a quick Google search, it appears that using an eccentric bike has no or perhaps negative effect on cycling performance. [Eccentric cycling does not improve cycling performance in amateur cyclists - PMC](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6314583/) Would be interested if there is any evidence eccentric training can be effective for cycling. ---
**Author:** ![Marjaana](https://forum.athletica.ai/user_avatar/forum.athletica.ai/marjaana/32/4122_2.png) [@Marjaana](https://forum.athletica.ai/u/Marjaana)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.athletica.ai/t/eccentric-training-application-for-cycling/2835/2 "2025-02-08T14:39:17Z")
Hey @offpiste Fellow skier? (Based on your username) Great question. Regular cycling does not have eccentric muscle activity, but I would not ignore using eccentric muscle action completely. Here’s why: I can think of several occasions when focusing on eccentric muscle actions could be useful, as you learned from the podcast. - injury rehab - Improving muscle strength and tendon stiffness (performance) - working specifically to improve your bone density, especially important to healthy aging as a cyclist, as cycling itself is not a weight bearing activity. Thoughts? 💭 MJ