Originally Posted by
Val23708
Its that you gain a bunch of useless weight.
In the past 6 months I've gained 15 lbs from lifting and most of it has gone to my chest and arms and thus my climing ability has plummeted. thats more than 10% gain in body weight (currently 135)
If that's the case, you are probably lifting in a way that is intended to bulk up, not for strength or stamina. Also, it depends on the exercises performed. As a cyclist, you want to concentrate on lower body and core, using exercises that are multijoint with a lower emphasis on upper body exercises. That doesn't mean you need to neglect you upper body because you need decent UB strength to help with sprints, and even climbing.
Work with lower weights, more reps and fewer exercises. The books that I recommended in my
earlier post have some good routines for cyclists in them.