Weight training during cycling season

[mars]

I'm interested if others drop their weight training during the summer riding season. I do one hour twice a week of free weights at home Oct-Apr but find that if I continue this into the heavy riding season that it leaves my legs tired.

Do others stop lifting in the summer, do less weight work, or just continue on the same all year (in which case I'm the lightweight here).

[mimitabby]

when i was doing weights, i did almost no leg work (except for stretches ) because my upper body is where i need the work. I lapsed but hope to get back to it soon.
(I've been doing pushups anyway)

[kelownagirl]

when i was doing weights, i did almost no leg work (except for stretches ) because my upper body is where i need the work. I lapsed but hope to get back to it soon.
(I've been doing pushups anyway)

I just posted this on OT:A but it looks like a bit of fun.

http://hundredpushups.com/

I don't have time/energy to weight train right now. But I wish I did.

[GLC1968]

When I was still weight training and riding a lot, I would focus on upper body only during the cycling season. My legs just couldn't get enough recovery time if I tried to lift with them. That first big leg workout after the season left me sore in all sorts of odd places, though!

[bluebug32]

I lift once a week on the upper body during the cycling season and twice a week on the off-season. I haven't done lower body leg stuff because I just can't hack the heavy feeling I get in my legs when I'm trying to ride often. I may try it again this winter, however.

[ny biker]

I cut back on leg exercises during the summer but don't cut them out entirely. Otherwise my workouts are pretty much the same year-round - the specific exercises change periodically but the intensity does not.

[Fujichants]

I read a lot that you have to continue weight training to strengthen your muscles and all, and i'm happy i'm not the only one to skimp on weight training during cycling season. Along with training for a 10K and a half marathon and spin class, my legs just get too tired and there is hardly any time for recovery. I've had days where I had no energy, causing me to take 3 days off from working out before I feel like myself again.

I think I want to start doing lunges, squats and some ab work again though. And perhaps some light lifting for my upper body.

[OakLeaf]

I make sure and get my chin-ups in whenever I'm at the gym, besides whatever else I do in my classes. Lately I've been using the assist machine - first set just 20 lbs of assist so I can get more reps with a shoulder-width underhand grip, then another set with 50 lbs of assist, wide overhand grip.

I need to at least do a few unassisted to keep tabs on whether I'm progressing at all. Haven't in weeks.