From the Coaches: What it means to be fit

[Rupert.H]

I 100% agree that it is important to keep using your muscles and incorporating strength training into your routine, @Coach.Spencer.R wrote a great piece about this a few weeks back:

From The Coaches: The importance of strength training as we age

There is no doubt that a stronger athlete is a better athlete. Nobody has ever said, “I’d like to be weaker”. Here at SUF, we emphasize both specific strength training on the bike and general strength training off the bike. It’s all about recruiting more muscle fiber to increase performance and improve health status. Beginning around the age of 30, we start losing muscle mass at the rate of 3-8% per decade. Strength training then becomes paramount in lessening the effects of aging and resulting …

The Kickstarter plan is good, from there i would then go onto the all-purpose plan as you have the option of adding strength to this.
A customised plan can also be beneficial, especially if you want to discuss this in more detail during your 30min consultation call.
https://thesufferfest.com/pages/customised-suf-training-plans