Quote Originally Posted by noel View Post
I'd go for cycling rather than gym work. It isolates your quads and is reasonably transferable to uphill running. It also has a lower risk of injury and is more enjoyable. However, opinion is divided in these parts - where's CL to voice the benefits of weight training?
But cycling doesn't isolate the quads. It is actually a compound movement. And what is a bicycle if not an exercise machine?

Until you've trained under the supervision of a competent person on a resistance/weight training program you really don't know what hard training is. And if you haven't you're not really in a position to make comparisons.

Oh and finding a competent person is almost impossible even amongst qualified people. So if you decide to have a go good luck with that.