Strength Training

[bbarrera]

@PattyP

Is it better to do strength on the same day as cyclingday?

So for example:
Monday: restday
Teusday: morning strength, evening cycling
Wednesday: cycling
Thursday: morning strength, evening cycling
Friday: restday
Saturday: morning strength, in day cycling
Sunday endurance cycling

See this:

Coach Chad's Strength Training Recommendations For Cyclists

In my opinion, the key podcast takeaway was this study: which concludes with: Any high-intensity endurance training sessions should be performed early in the day. Then, a period of recovery of at least 3 h should be given, so that AMPK and SIRT1 activity can return to baseline levels, before resistance exercise is performed. This suggestion is based on the fact that AMPK activity increases rapidly and then returns to baseline levels within the first 3 h after high-intensity exercise [63], …

which I summarize with:

• high-intensity TrainerRoad workouts in the morning, and strength training in the evening
• low-intensity / short-and-easy endurance / recovery TrainerRoad workouts can be done immediately before strength training (or do them in the morning to maintain morning/evening TR/strength schedule)