Endurance cycling and muscle mass

[WindWarrior]

Don’t take my word for anything. People much smarter than myself have studied this:

Weight training and FTP

Endurance gains in muscle are a result of increasing the number of mitochondria, and how well they can completely use and process oxygen+fuel. Think of mitochondria as “engines” Strength training involves increases in muscle size / cross-sectional area, neural muscular coordination, and maximal force production. Back on endurance, there are studies looking at adaptation froms three types of training: endurance rides or “long steady distance” (LSD) HIIT or high-intensity interval training SIT…

and repeatedly come to the conclusion that strength training in the gym isn’t really a significant factor in going faster on the bike. Very minor benefits.