Originally Posted by
bblair
"IME weight training gives us geezers a big leg up. "
Working on that this year. More upper body stuff than lower, 'cause I don't want to be sore the next day for cycling and I don't have the machinery to do leg presses or weighted squats. I can ride 70 hilly miles, no problem. But 10 unweighted squats and I am sore the next morning.
So, if I really work at it, how much can I reasonably expect to raise my FTP? When I read accounts of folks who went from 120 to 350 in a couple of weeks, I don't believe them.
You could join a gym or do other things at home using dumbbells. For instance:
30 Best Leg Exercises For Strength & Performance | Muscle & Fitness
Yes, you would be sore the next morning, so ride some Z2 in the afternoon or evening. After my open heart surgery in April, I started all over again at the end of August. Yesterday my 3rd squat set of 12 was 105 lbs. Long way to go, should be squatting my body weight by spring. Doesn't have to be squats, everything you do that's hard helps. Upper body: can't beat pushups for cycling.