Originally Posted by kf5nd
What I get from all this is that I may have too many reps at too low a weight to gain more strength than hypertrophy.
As far as "peaking", I'm a year-round, non-competitive tourist / commuter, so the notion of peaking at a particular time is irrelevant. I'm trying to work in resistance as one component of a steady-state fitness program. I'm not willing to wait until (what passes for) winter here, because I think resistance training may help my neck/shoulder/arm issues (pain from computer use) by making them stronger. They are quite weak now. Also I need to work on my core, due to lower back pain.
You're definitely on the right track. Lifting for upper body and core should not affect cycling one way or the other. But it will have an enormous improvement on overall fitness, which is your goal. I hope you'll read the
pdf position stand from the ACSM. It's a fantastic resource. They give guidelined for hypertrophy, strength, power and endurance. They also explain how to periodize your training to acheive all four goals over the year. Please read!