Training & Nutrition - Weight Training/Cycling ?

Can Anyone help?
Iv'e been riding and weight training for 6years.Each year I've tried to build my strength for biking by lifting weights. Over the years Iv'e got progresively stronger.Last year I hit 500 on my leg press.I also stationary train year around until the weather breaks.In the spring I rode 1,551 miles from april 16th thru june 25th,but I didn't do as well as I hoped in an event that I do every year.This year I thought I would try a reverse approach.I lowered my weights and upped my reps. I figured it if I lift at least twice my body weight 15/20times pyrimiding low to high 4sets.It would simulate the burn off riding up hill and prepare my muscles for the spring riding.I do this twice a week.Plus I ride the stationary bike 4 times a week for 1hour 5min. Alternating Hill (interval) and random programs.I do 2 hard and 2 easy days out of four.Well what do you all think of my approuch?

Later,
Robin

My weight-training days are pretty much behined me, but I think your new approach could be good. When I was boxing competitively, I was always warned to stay away from the big weight/low rep combination. The weight-training I did was to maintain strength and aerobic capacity. The big weights build up mass and are designed for very short power bursts - aka power lifting. You would be blown away by the vertical leap a seemingly "fat" power lifter can do. But he can't do it for 10 minutes non-stop! Maybe it all depends on what type of riding you want to do.

That's right you lift heavy/low reps to build mass,lift light/lots of reps for endurance and toning.
You don't want to get big even if it is muscle.You want to be as lean as possible but still have power.

What I've been doing is med weight/med-rep, do a set then hop on a spin bike, do a drill (1 legs, high cadence, etc), go back do another set, more spinning, etc. Helps transfer power from lifting to cycling.
PS if you are a runner doing this, watch out for your hamstrings, I over balanced my quads quite badly its taken three weeks of heat and stretching to return some kind of normal flexibility let alone decent strength.

I want to ride faster and stronger.I thought maybe I bogged myself down last year with too much heavy weight training.Thats why I swiched my method.
Thanks for the reply.

Later,.
Robin

Thanks for the reply it's good to know I'm on the right track this year.

Later,
Robin

I'm doing medium weight to a least I dropped down in my leg press 90lbs.I lift my first to sets with 6 - 45lb plates 2/sets 20/times 17/20 hurt!! then I go up to 8- 45lb plates 2/sets 15times 12/15 hurt!! thats after I have ridden an 1hour 5min on a hard program on the stationary levels 9-11. A guy I know said that I should ride the bike after I lift so that was the last thing my muscles did even for 5min.
P.S I don't run .I've tried it but I stink I'm too heavy footed .
Thanks for the reply
Robin