Originally Posted by
PeteHski
Weight training definitely does NOT count as a recovery activity. It adds significant fatigue and therefore needs its own recovery time. If I did weight training on my recovery days I would soon dig myself into a hole.
I understand it does not count as a recovery activity; however, it does give the body another form of stimulus. Doing too much of one exercise leads to issues of overuse injuries, plateauing and mental fatigue. I'm not sure if this is an issue for the OP, but it's a possible factor. I know this seems counterintuitive for some, but weightlifting can very much help with cycling, at least that's been my experience.
I knew this was a controversial topic, but it is becoming less so, because more and more cyclists are turning to weight training as indicated in the above video and here's just one more example:
https://www.bicycling.com/training/g...in-like-a-pro/
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