Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Exactly. The point of the study was to say, "So try doing the weights immediately after a non-exhausting ride rather than spoiling a rest day with them." I agree, doing weights first or the previous day doesn't work. I once did heavy legs the night before going alpine skiing. Disaster. However I can ski 20,000', come home, ride the bike for an hour, and then lift just fine. Rest next day of course. I'll usually do the week's hard group ride on Sunday, recovery ride Monday, endurance, short intervals, OLP, or FastPedal Tuesday with weights after, then endurance Wednesday, intervals Thursday, recovery or cross training Friday, and rest Saturday. In winter, I also lift after the Thursday intervals.
I guess it partly depends on what works best for one's schedule. I don't have time to both lift and ride on weekdays, and my weekend rides don't qualify as "non-exhausting"; trying to lift on Sunday, for instance, after my morning interval workout would not be fun at all. So lifting on my "rest" days works best for me and I don't feel like this spoils them.