Hi there, Was thinking about this the other day as I do a little crossfit. In some “WOD’s” the use of a weight vest is optional for those that want to push / challenge themselves over & above the workout. Does this have merit for indoor bike training ?

Just pedal harder. And if you’re indoors, weight doesn’t matter.

Probably purely physiological, but I stuff approx 5Kg in my camel back for all my outside training rides in the hope it strengthens my core, shoulders, etc (I’m a mountain biker) For any race / important ride I take it out and it feels like I’m flying :grin: This is pure “bro science” though …

Depends what you’re training i guess. If you’re training ve watts, you’ll just go slower (unless you’re going downhill). Putting on a 5kg vest, might make a slight difference over time if you use it for hard sprints uphill. If you’re losing weight, you Can use it to see if you’re getting fitter or…

I thought they’ve done studies and shown that running with a weighted vest does not make you faster (or at least no faster than running the same mileage without the vest). Crossfit may be a bit different since the workouts are prescribed 2x20 of X movement…and if you do it long enough with just you…

Weight vests - will they 'aid' in training?

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cerb May 17, 2019, 4:51am 3

The comparable method to weight vests for bodyweight movements in cross-fit, is probably low cadence work on the bike.

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Weight vests - will they 'aid' in training?

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