No, since they don't give str bonus. However, they give a prayer bonus + better defence bonuses, so you might consider them when training with prayer, or battling accurate enemies.
Train on monkey guards at the temple. You Can camp there for a while because of the altar wit protect from melee. But bring super str att and def pots along with super anti poison pots. And you'll need a SS also for good str xp.. for attack xp abysal whip.