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I'm passionate about ultra cycling but wish for a better cycling body. I'm 5/10 and 185. I'll likely get down to 175 when in peak form next spring but I've got a pretty stocky build. I do quite a bit of weight training, at least in the off season. I'm beginning to wonder if I should change that part of my training to light weights and higher reps, at least for the upper body. I think I've got good fitness but I'd like to be carrying less weight, especially upper body. I dream of climbing next summer at something like 165. What do some of you do?
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Originally Posted by hawkijohn
I'm passionate about ultra cycling but wish for a better cycling body. I'm 5/10 and 185. I'll likely get down to 175 when in peak form next spring but I've got a pretty stocky build. I do quite a bit of weight training, at least in the off season. I'm beginning to wonder if I should change that part of my training to light weights and higher reps, at least for the upper body. I think I've got good fitness but I'd like to be carrying less weight, especially upper body. I dream of climbing next summer at something like 165. What do some of you do?
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As soon as Randonneuring season starts around the middle of April, and my cycling quantity increases dramatically, my weight drops off. Last April-May, I lost 18 lbs ... and that's not unusual. Some years I've dropped 25-30 lbs by the middle or end of June.
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I'd personally rather keep the upper body strength and work on developing the leg muscles to push me up the mountain. Therefore, I'd maintain the upper body weight training in the off season, but start including more squats, leg presses, and calf raises.
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I'm passionate about ultra cycling but wish for a better cycling body.
I'm beginning to wonder if I should change that part of my training to light weights and higher reps, at least for the upper body.