rep ranges summary table

Where did you get that table from?

As an edurance athlete (Ironman triathlete) I have been reading the literature lately on how to build power and strength for not only sports like powerlifting but also for endurance competitions.

The consensus is moving away from the high-rep low weight training and moving towards either moderate weight, explosive training or low-rep heavy weight training. The reasoning for this is to teach the muscles to contract more strongly than they would need to during endurance sports to increase running economy etc. This is of course in conjunction with a training plan that includes at least one long (usually 15+km) a week.

Just putting this out there for people to remember that the above table is merely a guideline

Death of what, I wonder. Death of lactic generation would be an energy production disaster.

I love strength training if only because the rep count is so low. Count to 5 and done. Now that I'm training for a half I aim for 15 reps which seems like an eternity of counting, though it passes more quickly if you hear the Count doing your rep count.