Ok, so injuring my rotator cuff last night, lifting my little girl out of the bath has once again put questions in my mind.

Question like, what am a trying to achieve, where do I see myself fitness wise in a year, 5 years, 10 years?

My problem is that I have two loves, one is bodybuilding and the other is mountain biking. Bodybuilding requires that I be big and heavy, mountain biking requires that I be small, light and strong. Bodybuilding uses short powerful spurts of energy, mountain biking relies on endurance and will power.

This is a problem as the two seem to oppose each other.

Now the question is... can I do both and still be satisfied that I am doing each well?

Is it possible to be built and athletic at the same time?

I don't see why not.

My biking has improved considerably since I started doing squats, deadlifts and such.

You can always switch up your lifting program so that its more endurance based(more reps)....than bulking based.