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.

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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