Originally Posted by
Dalai
Given most busy enduros don't find enough time to fit in riding, I would personally put on bike work way before any weights.
In addition... As with many questions about training, I think the answer starts with "it depends."
From my enduro-POV: I'm lifting (focusing on squats) 3x/week through the winter. I'm not putting bikework for a few reasons. One is that I live in Minnesota, so riding outdoors is balls, and because I find a trainer ride to be only slightly more enjoyable than a colonoscopy (No endurance or much volume to speak of for me; I do SST and V02max workouts that all wind up approximating a half-hour long points race or madison). Secondly, my limiter is 30-60-second power: I may be an enduro, but I need more strength and a better sprint.
Anyway, @
TrackMonkey, all this gets at, figure out what makes sense for both your needs & limiters, and your schedule and other particulars that determine when, how, and how much you train.