Originally Posted by
OBoile
I'm sure there are pros that never do any strength work. That's why I'm not 100% sold on it either. But it does seem to be the majority do at this point. Certainly most coaches that one hears about support the idea.
But I'm not sure why you think it wouldn't be done during a training camp? I would expect it to be.
Late 40s and on is precisely the age range I was referring to in my comment on this.
I don't think it would be because of how much more substantial the training stimulus likely is and how much more they need to focus on recovery.
But holding power longer isn't a strength issue you'd improve upon in the gym.
If anything, it's why it's even more important to focus on the bike and work on extensive training (training to increase the duration of power) at various levels, notably sub and threshold.