10/ Summary | Cyclists who lift weights achieve:
🦿 greater strength
⚡ greater sprint power
🚵♀️ greater endurance performance
⛽️ greater cycling economy
All this + great health benefits without adding weight [ ⬆️W/kg]. No-brainer if you got the time + want to get better.
🏋️♂️ Being a cyclist and lifting weights is like delivering your stock Mercedes to AMG. You get an enhanced machine that performs at a higher level across the board [sprints + endurance + injury prevention + health] 🧵 A thread →
@jockowillink I trying stronglifts 5x5, it has me squatting every workout! 3 sessions of squats a week was pretty rough at first but I managed all of the reps for the first time this week!
The next #stravistix patch reworks the fitness trend feature based on your feedbacks (image)! It'll be available in few days... Other patches are planned next. You can get the current version of this #strava plugin @ thomaschampagne.github.io/stravistix/