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I'll lift off season, and "technically" I should be lifting at least maintenance right now. However, riding 15+ hours per week, I just don't want to dedicate the extra energy to lifting.

Bmph8ter is right in that lots of people say to ride better you need to ride more, but there is also proof that a good strength routine can help make you a better cyclist.

1) Core work- If you don't have a strong, stable foundation it doesn't matter how "strong" you are, particularly longer into rides when your form breaks down.

2) Upper body- Mountain biking requires all sorts of throwing the bike around. This one is debatable on the road cycling front, but I have lots of customers with weak upper bodies who complain of shoulder pain from not being strong enough to sustain good cycling posture after an hour.

3) Lower body- There have been studies, backed up by Friel, that hard gym efforts followed by hill climbs in the same day generate more rapid threshold power increases.

How do you do both? 50-100 miles per week shouldn't affect NROL, depending on your workouts. If you're climbing lots of hills, sprinting, or partaking in fast group rides, then I'd look at "block training" where you group hard workouts in a couple day block then recover for a day. Otherwise, there's something to be said for a "recovery ride" following strength training- ridiculously easy, of course.