my functional strength, particularly as applied to my chosen sport (cycling), skyrocketed after I included a weekly yoga class. vinyasha/ashtanga, emphasizing i

my functional strength, particularly as applied to my chosen sport (cycling), skyrocketed after I included a weekly yoga class. vinyasha/ashtanga, emphasizing isometric & isotonic stuff. I was already on a regular training programme in a Friel+Coggan style, this added a new dimension. I attribute a couple of race wins to the increased power-endurance under stress (i.e. in the drops chewing bartape), a lower & narrower ITT position, and even improved bike handling.