Cycling Development: The Movement Patterns Approach
Brian A. Maldonado
- A
- Physical
- Therapist
- with
- a
- PhD
- in
- biochemistry
- and
- research
- experience,
- author
- Brian
- Maldonado
- has
- identified
- the
- Movement
- Pattern
- sequences
- that
- are
- integral
- to
- elite-level
- performance.
- Discovering
- how
- these
- sequences
- are
- assembled
- and
- applied
- in
- real-world
- conditions.
- Aiming
- to
- understand
- the
- context
- of
- the
- performance
- challenges
- of
- amateur
- cyclists.The
- result:
- Cycling
- -
- Development,
- the
- Movement
- Patterns
- Approach.
- A
- comprehensive
- and
- versatile
- "How
- to"
- developmental
- program,
- designed
- to
- improve
- cycling
- performance.Skilled
- development
- is
- framed
- according
- to
- Desirable
- Difficulties,
- ensuring
- athletes
- are
- appropriately
- challenged.
- Exploring
- innate
- abilities
- and
- building
- confidence;
- within
- a
- Functional
- Positioning
- and
- Posture
- framework.
- Adhering
- to
- best
- practices
- from
- sports
- science.Relying
- on
- Key
- Elements,
- Kinesthetics,
- Mental
- Imaging,
- video
- review
- and
- coaching
- input;
- this
- program,
- will
- guide
- development
- of
- the
- Sidebend
- Hip
- Hike,
- Trunk
- Pelvic
- Roll,
- and
- the
- Pro-Hybrid
- Movement
- Patterns.This
- program
- represents
- a
- fundamental
- transformation
- of
- conventional
- mindset
- -
- from
- a
- passive
- to
- a
- dynamic
- and
- highly
- skilled
- athlete.
- Delivering
- natural,
- well-defined,
- and
- biomechanically
- efficient
- Trunk
- and
- Pelvic
- sequences.
- Leveraging
- momentum;
- enhancing
- leg
- drive,
- promoting
- dynamic
- stability,
- and
- maximizing
- adaptability.
- Preparing
- to
- integrate
- a
- physiological
- approach,
- in
- support
- of
- the
- demand.Immersed
- in
- the
- exploration
- of
- new
- skilled
- motions.
- Absorbed
- in
- those
- experiences.
- Building
- confidence
- from
- your
- efforts.
- Creating
- a
- future
- version
- of
- yourself,
- in
- the
- sport.The
- result
- will
- be
- greater
- confidence
- in
- all
- cycling
- activities:
- Stronger
- Climbing
- -
- Decisive
- Sprinting
- -
- Effective
- Time
- Trials.
- Tailoring
- development
- to
- meet
- the
- requirements
- of
- the
- Track
- and
- Cyclocross/Mountain
- bike disciplines.
