But the science goes both ways on this. Some research has shown no benefit while others have found significant endurance performance.
In that piece I commented that those who are relatively new to an endurance sport (let’s say that means less than 3 years of experience) will likely benefit from strength training. Others that I’ve found also seem to make respectable performance gains from lifting are older athletes, women, and “ectomorphs” (skinny).
http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2014/12...t-weights.html

Mutta nää punttijutut on varmaan sellaisia kokeilemisen arvoisia juttuja, jotkut tuntuvat tykkäävän kovastikin, itellä ei enää oikein nappaa. Toki ylä- ja keskivartalon lihaskuntoa tulee edelleen harrasteltua.