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@lpg
Nice thread, plenty of good advice.
I've been doing some strength training over the summer, only on my upper body/core. I've never worked it in my life, always had strong legs (well, since i started cycling) but soft above the waist, so I am trying to change that. I like the results so far, and I can really see how addictive gyms can be. I also try and swim once or twice per week.
I haven't seen this mentioned much on this thread so can I stress the importance of PROPORTION. I see so many people at the gym (esp. the free weights section) with massive arms, chest and back, but much less core muscles, glutes, legs weak, calves non existent - you can see they've been working them less. I don't understand this at all. It's the same with most cyclists, but just in reverse. I mean, surely if you want to make your biceps, say, an inch bigger, you MUST make every other muscle in your body an inch bigger too? Well, relatively. Anyway, that's my philosophy. I don't want to look like this guy: