Originally Posted by countryrider
I think if you do high reps your muscle endurance will benefit in at least a small way.
only your "endurance" at weight training
I can do upwards of 20 repetitions of 325 lbs doing full squats. This has become a lighter weight to me. I just think that it is necessary for me to be stronger because I weigh about 180. At 5-6% body fat, there isn't a lot of room to lose weight. Despite my weight, I have no trouble completing long climbs at a decent speed. I do a 2.5 mile climb at 6-9% gradients along the way, never shift out of the big chainring up front, and never let my cadence drop below 80. I don't think I'd be able to do this if i had never lifted a weight.
this has nothing whatsoever, to do with strength - which is the maximal force or tension a muscle or group of muscles can generate - and everything to do with aerobic power
ric