When to plan strength training during the week, and during the day?

[critter110]

Hey trainerRoad, I have a few questions about when the best time to schedule strength training into my week is. For some context, I’m a 24 year old male triathlete, training 12-14 hours a week. I’ve always heard the saying, “Keep the hard days hard, and the easy days easy.” Does this mean I should plan the gym sessions on days that I have harder/higher intensity bike and run workouts? Go hard on those days and really recover on the easy days?
I have also heard of the competing pathways that strength training and endurance training use for adaptation. I don’t want to do a hard bike workout, and a hard gym session on the same day if I’m not going to get the maximum benefits from one or the other.
Also, once you choose the days to do the gym sessions, is it more beneficial to do the bike/run workout in the morning and strength in the evening, or vice versa?

Thanks,
Chris

[mcneese.chad]

If you haven’t seen them, here are two thread with plenty of info to get you started.

Coach Chad's Strength Training Recommendations For Cyclists

Coach Chad’s Strength Training Recommendations For Cyclists is now live on our blog! A few weeks ago on the podcast we discussed minimum strength requirements for endurance athletes and a strength training plan that for endurance athletes looking to get faster, stronger and healthier. We also built a tool to help calculate your strength requirements here. We’re curious to hear how many of you currently strength train, what sort of strength training you do, and how you stack up to these reco…

Strength Training

Strength Training information and resources: (We will update this lead post with appropriate info over time.) 5 Strength Training Exercises to Integrate Into Your Cycling Training Plan The Official TrainerRoad blog post with Coach Chad’s essential strength exercises.

[critter110]

Thank you! These were very helpful