Originally Posted by
Velocirapture
I've been squatting for a couple of months; currently in a higher-rep, lower weight phase for conditioning
I found this post interesting (which echoes what keeps being quietly whispered in my ear repeatedly by one of Steve's disciples):
Originally Posted by Steve Hill (at Starting Strength forums):
Joe Friel's a smart guy about training cyclists, but not about making cyclists stronger and keeping them that. There are three goals here;
1) Develop the requisite amount of strength to support your sport
2) Once you have that level of strength, maintain it
3) Use as little time in the gym as possible doing that, because weightlifting is not the primary sport.
Lowering the weight and increasing the reps violates all three of these rules.
Last edited by VanceMac; 01-01-14 at 10:35 PM.