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@Tea_Bee
Well, that depends on whether all you want to do is ride a bike. Which isn't everyone's aim. Some of us only cycle because we like it. Training for such people may involve pies and beer. Or red wine in my case.
I've recently lost around 2-ish stone, partly from getting out on the bike more in this good weather and partly from a change of diet (no carbs, LOTS of fat). But all the time on the bike has meant I've neglected the weights for the pedals. And the weights are sad at this BTW. The result in terms of how people see me though, is that several of my female friends have commented that I've lost weight - but not actually in a good way. They liked me being more cuddly and with more muscle. G/f in particular would like me a bit bulkier again.
So as it won't take that much effort to bulk back up a bit, I'll be back onto random no.s of reps of random heavy things after this weekend, along with starting to do sit-ups/crunches again, now that my back isn't too bad (my poor neglected abs). Plus, I'm very tempted with m.f's plug of the yoga for cyclists classes, to help balance everything up. I may even go for a few runs. But I hate running as a form of exercise, so these will be neither long, nor will they happen very often. I just feel that running helps straighten me back out after crouching on the bike for a couple of hours.