I am 43 and Cat 2 CX racer in Colorado. I also race CX MTB, around 3 hour races and jump into the occasional crit. I am learning the importance of workout/rest balance but i am struggling to set a schedule. Post 40, I feel like i should be doing weights 2X a week and need 1 rest day which leaves …

It depends on what you’re “struggling” with. If you aren’t recovering then you simply need more recovery! Maybe you’re approaching it backwards. Rather than allocating 1 rest day and then stacking the rest of the week with work, why not decide exactly what work you’d like to do and how often you ne…

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You didn’t mention in your post how long your rides are, but like @onemanpeloton said, I would suggest stacking a weight lifting session on the same day as one of your rides. I personally do this all the time, and find it works well with my schedule. You can get in a pretty solid weight lifting se…

I have a day where I’m in the gym and riding the same day. Ride comes first, then weights.

“Struggling” with…that made me think a bit and if i am being honest with myself i am struggling with feeling overstretched with trying to do too much which is probably equating into me NOT feeling fresh for workouts. (I also have a 14 month old that is the first priority). I am doing SSBMV My sch…

With that schedule, I’m not surprised that you’re struggling. Personally, if it was me, given your small child too, I’d move/remove things to give yourself time to have TWO proper rest days. If you feel after a month of that, that you can handle more then cut the rest days to one. What you cut is …

Well if you are overstretched, maybe think about going down to SSBLV and add in a ride or tack on some time afterwards. You could also try just drop the Wednesday right if you feel you need more rest. Otherwise if you are in this endless cycle of training while tired and weak, it’s only a matter o…

I’m 43 XCO cat 1/Expert racer and my schedule for last 8 weeks has been: SSBMV: Monday - REST Tuesday - Ride 60 min Wed - Row 30 mins & Weights 30 mins Thur - Ride 60 min Fri - 30 min of weights Sat - Ride 90 min Sun - Ride 90 min I’ve noticed that the Saturday O/U workout in SSB1 is prett…

I’ve just done Mary Austin -1 at midday and then squats (week ~9 of StrongLifts 5x5) at 5pm. Can confirm, it sucked :grin:

I’ve been doing pretty much that exact same schedule except I’m doing a mid volume general build, which has 90min workouts on Tuesday and Thursday and my lifting sessions are between 45min and an hour-ish. I feel surprisingly good with this schedule. Occasionally I’ll do my core strength training da…

Struggling to find Weights/Riding Balance

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Struggling to find Weights/Riding Balance

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