Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Weight Training Thoughts

Reply to a client wondering about the benefits of strength training year-round: On the weight training, I would also take into the account the benefits of correcting imbalances created by cycling (rounded shoulders, rounded lower backs, only training in the right/left saggital planes with our legs, static position of the arms, forward position of the head and resulting stress on the neck and shoulders and upper back, etc), the benefit of injury prevention by training all muscles in a greater range of motion than actually used in the given sport, the added cushion should you go down, the exchange of muscle for fat and the resulting increase in watts/kg (probably the greatest gain most masters would see; better than spending $10,000 on the bike for 4 lbs saving…lets lose 15lbs on our body), and the increased efficiency of the legs working against a strong core, foundation (neck through hamstrings) and upper body. The pro's have the advantage of full-time dietitians to monitor their 3-5% body fat and they can handle the broken collar bone better than the typical working stiff who still has to go to his/her 40 hour per week job with their arm in a sling.

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