Building Muscle for Cyclists and Maximizing Hypertrophy beyond 40
From FASTER Cycling by FLO Cycling
July 16, 2025 · 28 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the balance of muscle composition for endurance athletes and strategies for optimizing muscle growth, especially after age 40.
The proper body composition for competitive endurance athletes is a fine balance. The too much muscle and you slow down, too little and you are injury prone. In this episode of FASTER we discuss the pros and cons of building muscle for endurance athletes, why we need to manage our muscle composition, isometric and eccentric exercises to maximize hypertrophy, how to fuel when fasting, and how our bodies change after 40. Listen to this episode of FASTER to learn how to optimize your muscle comp...
People in this episode
Host: FLO Cycling
Topics covered
- muscle building
- endurance athletes
- hypertrophy
- body composition
- exercise
- nutrition
- aging
Keywords
- muscle composition
- endurance
- hypertrophy
- isometric exercises
- eccentric exercises
- nutrition
- fasting
- aging
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Organizations: FASTER Cycling
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