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  • TheBigYin
    TheBigYin Posts: 5,686 Member
    Yup! I like guys with amazing legs that dress like superheros!

    Sadly I still look more like an unmasked mexican wrestler :grumble:
  • lucysmommy
    lucysmommy Posts: 460
    well a local company hires out spin bikes for £50 for 5weeks so i am going to get one and build up my stamina x
  • plnieman
    plnieman Posts: 4
    Doing any Cardio that you enjoy is first and foremost priority. If you love cycling, then stick with it and continue to add miles, and resistence with the gears.

    I love cycling, and the freedom it gives me, to just be out in the world. I also have a trainer, that I use when the weather doesn't permit riding outside.

    Make sure you get some sort of strength training in at least 2x a week. And I recommend cross training as well.
  • Spokez70
    Spokez70 Posts: 548 Member
    I lost around 70lbs last year mostly thanks to cycling and mountain biking. Mostly.
  • Cyclink
    Cyclink Posts: 517 Member
    Good point that is missed many times by recreational cyclists.

    (Cyclink - you want to get to the next level this is critical. Your putting in the time make it count)

    Try to add in at least 2 days per week of strength training.

    It will help you with your weight loss, make you a better cyclist, and most importantly prevent muscle imbalance that will lead to injury

    Sorry, that made me laugh. No, it's a point that is OVERSOLD to many recreational cyclists.

    Lifting is good for general fitness, maybe to fix some muscle imbalances in the off season, but gym-type strength is not a limiter for almost anyone at the competitive level. Generating 300 watts at 90 RPM (which is pretty fast if you can sustain it) is only 82 pounds per revolution per leg. It takes a lot of aerobic endurance at that level, but not much strength.

    You'd have a hard time finding a coach to tell you that you should be lifting year-round a lot to be a better rider.
  • Cyclink
    Cyclink Posts: 517 Member
    You wear underwear when cycling?!?!?!:noway:

    You don't?
  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    Plus chicks dig the lycra (they dont).

    Sure we do.

    Yup! I like guys with amazing legs that dress like superheros!

    Does that mean we have to wear our underwear on the outside too snow?! :wink: :laugh:

    You wear underwear when cycling?!?!?!:noway:

    Ummm no! Just trying to be 'funny'! :wink:


    "Seriously though. Cycling is amazing! Or I wouldn't love it."

    Me too, and it's really benefited me health-wise in every way! :smile:
  • cargilb
    cargilb Posts: 116
    Plus chicks dig the lycra (they dont).

    Sure we do.

    Yup! I like guys with amazing legs that dress like superheros!

    Does that mean we have to wear our underwear on the outside too snow?! :wink: :laugh:

    You wear underwear when cycling?!?!?!:noway:

    Seriously though. Cycling is amazing! Or I wouldn't love it.

    GOING COMMANDO IS THE BEST PART OF CYCLING
  • skcardiog
    skcardiog Posts: 316 Member
    Cycled 4300 miles last year - all my weight loss was from cycling. This year it is a 70 / 30 split with rowing and cycling.

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