Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
You might investigate the weight work I was talking about in post 18. When I was ~60 and weighed 145, I regularly did sets of 30 reps, 95#, 115#, 135#, and I was not any paragon of fitness but I got by. Cycling is an endurance sport. See what you can do, might be interesting. Scale it up to your weight.
I have done high volume most of my life in the weight room. I have also done many training cycles for strength and they are just not trained the same. Also higher volume makes me get big and I need my legs to fit into my shorts lol. For me the higher volume made little difference on the bike. It’s great for fat burning and cardio health. For me it does nothing for bike endurance. Atm strength training is making the biggest difference. I do take a volume day every three sessions or so for a deload day. If the past is any guide I should be somewhere around a 405lb Olympic squat by April 11. Which should lend to a fun time at the sprint tent considering my age and I don’t really consider myself a cyclist.
Once the event is over I will most likely transition back to higher volume work though.