My soap box statement for the day.

IMO, strength training has a lot to do with how well you endure the fit of your bike. Quite often I see posts from old guys bemoaning how they've gotten older and they are having aches, pains and numbness on they bike that a earlier time in life fit them perfectly with no issues. Many immediately go to changing up things. IMO, All likely to be temporary as when those persons loose more muscle mass, they'll again have issues.

I've always looked at aches and pains as something that can be addressed by strength training of those affected muscle groups once any inflammation and such is addressed. It's one of the things that they do when you go to physical therapy. And one can do it in the gym or at home. But the bicycle offers little exercise for ones muscles and the leg muscles it does work, don't get put through their full range of motion.

As I go deeper and deeper into retirement with little of the once very active things I did at work and other activities that used all the different muscle groups on my body. I'm starting to have those same gripes other's get that don't do anything but ride their bike for exercise. However working on my glutes, arm and shoulder strength seems to be helping to keep me able to ride in a somewhat aggressive position with few aches, pains or numbness.