Originally Posted by Koffee Brown
I shot off a letter, summarized both sides, gave the researchers and the names of the authorities I've based my opinions on, and summarized Ric Stern's information so he has an idea of what Ric believes. When I get a response, I'll post it.
Koffee
Any response yet? I find this discussion very interesting.
Personally, I've been cycling ~3000 miles a year since ’89 and weight training over the winter for 10 years or so. We have a 4 year old daughter, so my exercise time has been limited lately. I do some racing, but prefer our fast club rides to driving 2-4 hours to race for 1-2 hours.
Last year, I minimized my aerobic work in favor of weight training and plyometrics. My thought, with limited time, was to increase strength over the winter and work on endurance/aerobic conditioning out on the road when it was more enjoyable.
On our club rides, I can get up short hills near the front, but repetitive or long hills at high effort seem to kill me every time. All power leaves my muscles and it takes several minutes to recover.
One of my best years recently was when I took a “performance” spinning class over the winter with my wife. Certainly, there are many factors to consider, but this discussion is leading me back to focus on aerobic conditioning over the winter.
Anyway, keep the comments coming, I might just learn something!
-murray