Originally Posted by Ric Stern
Do a Pub-Med search the evidence is there for all to see, i.e., no evidence for improved performance in trained endurance (as opposed to track sprint) cyclists, improvements with weights or any exercise in non trained cyclists.
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Ric, I did the Pub-Med search, and when I inserted your name, there were no hits at all. Any other places to look?
No comprehensive explanation from my friend as of yet. Unfortunately, he just moved and between the traveling he does for his company and the people he trains, and moving, he said he wouldn't be around much online unless he's in a place where he could steal time on a computer. We will see each other at Interbike though.
I did speak to Robbie Ventura, and he said that the US Postal DOES weight train- all of them. They weight train in the off season, but when they start the training rides, the weight training part of their program ends, and they focus primarily on the riding aspect. What they do for weights and how much weight they use depends on what they specialize in (hill climbing, sprinting, long distance tours). He looked at me crazy at the idea that there's no weight training involved.
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