Gym Workout?

I'm new to cycling and ride whenever I can, but I usually get off of work late and don't have time for a ride. Since I'm not able to ride, I try to stay active by going to the gym. My question is, what sort of work out should I be doing to improve my cycling?

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Here ya' go, noob:

Read to your heart's desire...

gyming to improve power

Your weightlifting, IMO, will do nada to improve your cycling...specificity, my friend, specificity - or lack thereof...

+1 Tony, but you can do cycling specific workout in most gyms. Jump on a gym bike and ride solid SST/L4 efforts indoors.

Most modern gym bikes allow you to ride a manual workout and either dial in watts directly to set workout level or let you pick a level and display the power you're generating in watts. The power readings aren't typically very accurate, but it lets you work at steady reasonably repeatable levels and track your personal progress (at least if you keep riding the same or similar exercise bikes) which can make all the difference in terms of motivation to ride nowhere several days a week all winter. It's a good intro to power based training and it translates nicely to outdoor fitness.

Read the first twenty or thirty pages of this thread if you want to get a handle on how this works: It's killing me but..........

-Dave

Or you can save time and in the long run save money (on gym membership) and purchase a good wind trainer- on rainy days or at times when it is too dark to ride safely put your bike on the wind trainer and go for it.

when you get to the gym walk past all the weight equipment, past the stair climbers etc, etc and get on a exerbike and ride that for the whole time you are there.. the best way to get better at riding is to ride.. if you can't ride outdoors then ride indoors...