Originally Posted by
WulfKeeper
Thanks Carleton, so option 2. That makes the most sense. Much appreciated.
Re strength, I've got good results following hypertrophy (build muscle) and strength (what to do with it) path. Highly recommended. Google it
Fitsra has a bit of the theory behind it on their web site (although there's a lot of places pushing that approach).
There is active debate about hypertrophy ("beach muscles) vs lean muscle and strength performance in general. Just know these things:
- Unless the strength training program is written for track sprinting...it's not written for track sprinting. Meaning that the authors assume that you are only doing the things outlined in their program. And their programs don't take into account the power or endurance work that you are doing on the bike.
- Because a track sprinter spends a significant amount of time doing strength work on the bike, there will
always be a hypertrophic effect in your the program. So, doing squats with 20 reps doesn't do much more than the standing start session does. So, why bother? Spend that time doing 3x5 or 5x5 to gain peak strength.
- Don't sleep on leg presses.
- You can also strength train for track sprinting 100% on the bike and spin bike.