Does Low Cadence Training Make You Faster? The Science

Low cadence training or big gear work is pretty common amongst serious cyclists but is it actually effective? I jump into the science to find out. Training plans are now available on Trainingpeaks: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/coach/dylanjohnsontraining#trainingplans WWBHDD? T-shirts and stickers: https://teespring.com/stores/dylans-store-14 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backwardhatdylan Flow Formulas Nutrition: https://flowformulas.com/collections/all Bikenetic Bike Shop: https://www.bikenetic.com/ Starlight Apparel: https://www.starlightapparel.com/ Niner Bikes: https://ninerbikes.com/ Bike Togs: https://togs.com/ Enve Wheels: https://alnk.to/9blhymY Handup Gloves: http://bit.ly/2FPtKKN Promo code: JOHN$ON Favero Assioma: https://cycling.favero.com/assioma Follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Strava for more content: Instagram: @dylanjawnson Twitter: @djdylansjohnson Facebook: Dylan Johnson Cycling Coach Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/207526 Studies I used in this video: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-010-1407-9 https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/12/9/article-p1127.xml https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2014.00034/full https://sci-hub.st/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1440244015000857 https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2009/09000/Effects_of_Low__vs__High_Cadence_Interval_Training.19.aspx https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-011-1957-5 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461390802684325 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2014.00034/full