Originally Posted by work4bike

I didn't post the link for the studies, I posted it because it points out why it's good for us to lift heavy. And those were NOT Gym Bros. BTW, I think Gym Bros, especially the Body building types are why so many, especially runners and cyclists, are turned off on lifting weights; however, that trend is turning now, but still some stigma in the running/cycling world about "Pumping Iron".

All the points made are sound points; however, that's not to say there is no place for doing high reps with lower weights, I do at times, simply because we cannot improve every time we workout, regardless if that is with weights or cardio. When I feel like I can't get past a point with a certain weight, then I back off and do something else, because that's what the body needs and sometimes that is lighter weights at higher reps.

All the article is saying is that you should NOT be only doing light weights at higher reps. All that is doing is working your slow-twitch muscle fibers and if you do that enough, then it's not strength training, it's endurance training. We do enough endurance training on the bike, don't need to be doing it when we're supposedly working on the musculoskeletal system. It's like the first time one went on a run or a bike ride. Many people end up with sore legs, that was a form of strength training, but as we do more and more our legs stopped hurting, because then the activity switched mostly to an endurance event. The same thing is true if all you do is lift light weight at high reps -- it becomes an endurance event, not strength training.