Originally Posted by R600DuraAce
If you lift weight, stop it now. It only tires you and does nothing good on the bike.
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Where does this information come from!?
In the last few days I've heard that lifting weights does nothing to improve your on bike performance. Base miles are useless. A smooth circular pedal stroke is not as good a square rough pedal stroke. This is all counter to what my coach has me doing.
Before I hired my coach, I never lifted weights or even stepped foot in a gym. I just rode 'lots' with out any care to what I was doing on the bike. My pedal stroke was more akin to a rectangle than a circle.
Since I hired a coach he's had me in the gym, I now use periodization which includes base miles and he's had me work hard to smooth out my pedal stroke. What has all this useless instruction got me? More power, more endurance, and a much higher LTHR. Man what a waste of time and money
