Originally Posted by hhnngg1

Weights = fail for cycling. Seriuosly. Look at the top TdF riders (excluding Lance when he's in buff beach mode which even he admits is not helpful for his cycling) and you can tell they don't touch weights from a strength and muscle building approach. Not saying that lifting is bad - I approve of lifting for getneral strength, but in terms of helping your cycilng, it's not going to, not one bit. Cycling is like lifting leg weights more than a few thousand reps. Think lifting a weight for 5, 10, even 30 reps is going to help that?