Will Spinning make me fatter?

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  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    bikes make you supa fat. :huh:

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    .....and it will make you bald.....happened to me!!! lol

    ok they all kind of have bad hair. I tend not to look at faces.

    It's the helmet head (like guys' hat hair from wearing ball caps lol)
  • Mustgetbuff
    Mustgetbuff Posts: 267 Member
    ***Will Spinning make me FASTER?

    There, fixed your typo. :wink: And the answer is a resounding yes! You will be faster and fitter--definitely not fatter.
  • Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel
    Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel Posts: 10,910 Member
    Eating too much makes you fat. If spinning or cycling made you fat the Tour De France would be a most bizarre spectacle
    True! :laugh:
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    bikes make you supa fat. :huh:

    148638846_cali_530466c.jpg


    .....and it will make you bald.....happened to me!!! lol

    ok they all kind of have bad hair. I tend not to look at faces.

    It's the helmet head (like guys' hat hair from wearing ball caps lol)

    Even that doesn't explain the gal on the far right. :sick:
  • k_diddly
    k_diddly Posts: 11 Member
    bikes make you supa fat. :huh:

    148638846_cali_530466c.jpg


    .....and it will make you bald.....happened to me!!! lol

    ok they all kind of have bad hair. I tend not to look at faces.

    It's the helmet head (like guys' hat hair from wearing ball caps lol)

    Even that doesn't explain the gal on the far right. :sick:

    Alopecia....A reverse image search shows her name is Joanna Rowsell, a cyclist for Britain.
  • GBrady43068
    GBrady43068 Posts: 1,256 Member
    You colleague is a dip ****.

    I second this motion.
    Third. Motion carries...
  • Of_Monsters_and_Meat
    Of_Monsters_and_Meat Posts: 1,022 Member
    bikes make you supa fat. :huh:

    148638846_cali_530466c.jpg


    .....and it will make you bald.....happened to me!!! lol

    ok they all kind of have bad hair. I tend not to look at faces.

    It's the helmet head (like guys' hat hair from wearing ball caps lol)

    Even that doesn't explain the gal on the far right. :sick:

    Alopecia....A reverse image search shows her name is Joanna Rowsell, a cyclist for Britain.


    Its the british team. would do.
  • CampbellTony
    CampbellTony Posts: 38 Member
    Eating too much makes you fat. If spinning or cycling made you fat the Tour De France would be a most bizarre spectacle

    Love this thought.......brilliant :laugh:
  • DeliriumCanBeFun
    DeliriumCanBeFun Posts: 313 Member
    Some people just want rail thin legs and not muscles, and they think that is what being "fit" is all about. There's this wacko trainer to the stars whom I won't name that is really helping perpetuate ideas like this. She says you shouldn't spin because it will make your legs bulky, and you won't be able to wear skinny jeans. She also says women shouldn't lift more that more than 3 pound dumbbells because they'll get bulky otherwise. Wth?! I don't do Spinning, but I'm proud of how strong my legs have gotten from all my cycling. And forget the skinny jeans, never had them and don't plan to. I'll settle for wearing skirts so I can show off my legs properly ;)
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    bikes make you supa fat. :huh:

    148638846_cali_530466c.jpg


    .....and it will make you bald.....happened to me!!! lol

    ok they all kind of have bad hair. I tend not to look at faces.

    It's the helmet head (like guys' hat hair from wearing ball caps lol)

    Even that doesn't explain the gal on the far right. :sick:

    Alopecia....A reverse image search shows her name is Joanna Rowsell, a cyclist for Britain.


    Its the british team. would do.

    Well, Laura Trott appears to not have a thigh gap. Ahm oot!!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Ahh yes, exercise. That activity well documented for its ability to make people fatter.

    Wait. That's not right.
  • toronto_j
    toronto_j Posts: 206 Member
    If it made people fat, do you think it would still be a popular form of exercise?
  • Julesdublin
    Julesdublin Posts: 39 Member
    A colleague at work is insisting that Spinning will make me fat as it overworks the legs so it will make me bulky and it makes the thighs hold on to the fat as if there’s no tomorrow.

    I googled the subject and I saw a lot of articles saying the same.

    I can’t understand how a workout that can make me burn so many calories can “make me fat”. I think weight loss has to do with having a calorie deficit. Has any of you heard anything about Spinning “fattening up” people?
    Please share links to some of the articles that you found. I am always interested in learning.

    Just google "Will Spinning make me fat" and you will see...
  • Pinkranger626
    Pinkranger626 Posts: 460 Member
    This thought process came from a celebrity trainer named Tracy Anderson. She was doing an interview with some talk show and she made the claim that Spinning will bulk your legs up and cause you to gain weight. Although she trains famous people, she doesn't know what the heck she's talking about since she clearly has no knowledge of basic exercise physiology or kinesiology. The Spinning community makes it a top priority to keep up with all the up to date scientific information regarding exercise, and they released a statement to all instructors and on their website that this is not true.

    Now for the bulky thighs part, right after taking a Spinning class you may experience "bulky" looking thighs. It is the same as when you do an arm workout and your arms are "pumped" up. That will go away after about 20-30 minutes once the lactic acid leaves and the blood flow regulates back to resting state. It's been clinically shown that cardiovascular classes like Spinning can actually aid in weight loss and calorie burn when following a healthy and reduced calorie diet.

    As for the weight gain part. There is no exercise that will make you "gain weight" unless it is accompanied with an increase in calories. This is even the case with weight training. In order to "bulk" you need to be eating at a surplus.

    So in short, no it's not true and feel free to Spin to your hearts content.
  • deisegirl34
    deisegirl34 Posts: 10
    Thank God someone else asked this question. As I had also read lots lately about Spinning make people heavier. Although I knew it was insane you still kinda have a niggly doubt. I joined my local gym 5 weeks ago as I weight train 6 days a week in another gym and needed cardio. I play squash which is very hard on the joints and have fallen in love with spinning. Since I joined my gym 5 weeks ago along with the weight training I have gone spinning 6 days a week for the past 5 weeks. it gets me out of the house for 45 minutes and away from the hassle of kids and family life and I get to listen to some great music and getting all my stress out whilst spinning and it's so easy on my joints I haven't had a knee or back twinge. I have tried running in the past but I find my back or knee will start to play up but haven't found this with spinning so I think after reading the previous entries I will just have to close my ears to all the crap and concentrate on keeping up my consistent routine! Thanks!! :)
  • starznholes
    starznholes Posts: 170 Member
    Holy moly! Worst thing i've ever heard! I lost over 50 lbs spinning (and with a good diet of course).
  • fitandfortyish
    fitandfortyish Posts: 194 Member
    I get the leg "pump" after I bike...never sticks unfortunately, but man immediately after, I have amazing leg definition...:love:

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