Weights and cycling/running in "1" workout (Page 2)

I don't often agree with Jorge but your example comes from rowing, which requires a bigger base of strength and power than the triathlon sports. I doubt you'd find a successful rowing team that doesn't incorporate power cleans into their programs.

Wondering how much you know about rowing.  I knew some "successful" rowing teams that didn't incorporate power cleans.  I was part of some of them.  We did some weight circuits, though mostly when we were unable to get on the water due to weather.  That is, it wasn't integral to our training but simply an add-on.  Our coaches would MUCH rather have had us out on the water.

I'd advise hill repeats! Row Lots!

1. Fitness is an art just as much as science
2. Apply two training principles:
Specificity: If time limited, cycle specific strength training first (big gear into the wind, hill repeats), that is what previous group of posters suggested, that is a sound advice. This is your best bang for the buck.
Individuality: If you already cycle 4xweek or more, incorporate, I suggest Joe Friel's routine and listen to your body, learn and correlate and see if it works for you

3. Find ways( this is challenging to do) to quantify changes that are taking place, so that you can objectively conclude wether it helps or not. Give it some time too.

What Jorge probably wanted to emphasize is that avarage AGer has TIME as the greatest limiter. Facing that, we have to be very effective in picking and completing workouts that would provide you with the most benefit vs time invested. That is where the principle of specificity plays. Cycling specific strength should yield the most result in that respect. If you are already covering all the angles and would like to add a little and experiment, do a triathlon strength specific routine, core and stretch routine. You can't do any harm. Part of the beauty of this sport and self coaching is trial and error. You will be more in tune with your body. You will learn more about the subject as you will find out if it works or not. Also be advised that scientific comunity lacks concrete evidence to support in favor or oppose the strength training in triathlon as it is very tough to objectively conduct various studies to prove the point. One of the guys above brought that up. Same gentleman mentioned that resistance has been used for long time in medical comunity for injury rehabilitation. The current wisdom says that if the muscles sarrounding tendons are exhibiting weekness or imbalance, injuries are likely. That is a common wisdom in running community as well. That maybe a reason worth trying the strength training. Is everything I quoted here from literature 100% correct. Probably not. Remember, fitness is an art just as much as science.