I’ve got a couple of questions about the PE lifting phase as outlined in the Triathlete’s Training Bible. There’s quite a bit to vary in terms of the weight (40%-60% of 1RM) and the number of reps (8-15).
Is one end of this better than the other? (E.g. Heavy weight, low reps vs. light weight, high reps.) Do they address different limiters?
What if I can do more than 60% and more than 15 reps? Should I increase the weight? Or is this like running where there’s a
“junk training pace” range that should be avoided?
There’s no “junk” efforts in weight training, unless of course that you believe that weights are totally unecessary for endurance sports (but that’s another topc…). Slowly increasing weight shouldn’t be a problem unless 1) it causes injury, 2) recovery becomes too difficult and it’s affecting your other workouts.
Personally, I went from from MS to maintenence. I feel like after you get some basic strength, power and endurance are better built with sport-specific workouts, like high gear/low cadence on the bike.