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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
I have no direct knowledge on this. I think 2 days off from pullups is enough to do them again if their aren't any injuries. personally, I took a year off pullups cuz my elbows were hurting

I have no direct knowledge on this. there are plenty more ppl on this forum who know way more than I do. personally, I think not doing whole body weight training, would contribute more to whole body muscle mass loss, than blaming it on cycling. just look at pro cyclers with skinny arms & big quads, right?
Pullups have nothing to do with cycling ability. I haven't done them since I was a teenager. Pushups however do help, but being able to do 20 seems to be enough.

The problem gets to be that sarcopenia prevents you from cycling to your potential. I think weight training and protein fix that issue.
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