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I know from experience that gym work is super beneficial but really I sorta hate that stuff, and when things are good I fall out of the routine very easily and just go riding instead.
Also, because I have such a dumb array of injuries it's easy to do a wrong lift and suffer with back ache or hip pain for weeks and fall out of the routine that way.
Just recently I have had to re-start strength training after arm break to counteract the muscle wastage. Incorporating some deadlifts and squats again and they just hit differently. Hoping for improved fatigue resistance on the road bike and less leg burn on MTB as well.
Promised myself to be smarter this time around and not go heavy and risk injury due to trying too much too soon.
pascalo
Shorter cranks helped my leg ache on long runs. Went from 170 to 155mm and haven't had any leg burning since.
This is mountain biking. Upgrades>exercise.