Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Just so there's no confusing here, lifting does more for your muscles than farm work -- or any other continuous work -- provided its at a high enough level. No, lifting 10 lbs won't help you. The trick in weight training is the progressive resistance. If your body can already do the work, there's not need for it to improve.
I’m trying to figure out when to best fit in “leg day” so I can recover enough and ride 4 days a week. I don’t go crazy heavy, I do Goblet Squats and dumbbell deadlifts but 10 sets total and in a rep range to fail around 10 reps per set. So I’ve noticed it takes 2 full days after to recover well enough to ride. I really like the leg routine since besides Quads, you really feel the strength build and stability in the glutes, hams, lower back and core.
It’s actually tough to juggle things since it seems I need to ride 4 days in a row no matter when leg day is. Unless I ride on leg day.
Overall, a good “problem” to have; )