Biking works abs?

Badger_South said:

Though I feel my stomach being pulled in /held in by posture while biking,
quite naturally, do you find biking builds abs? Or do you have to do
accessory work to hit the abs?

What other muscles do you have to work out on the side? Hamstrings? Calves?
Lower Back? I do squats, deadlift, and bench press, plus seated calves.

aren't you like a weightlifter or something?

biking does nothing for your abs and cyclists are infamous for soft stomachs.
increasing my lower back/ab strength seems to help me avoid discomfort on
long distance rides. i, uhh, dunno a thing about squats, deadlift, bench
press thingies .. as per seated calves i'm a vegetarian. i do hoist my bike
up 3 floors complete with water bottles, messenger bag with work clothes, a
u-bolt, etc .. figure 30 pounds once or twice daily. dunno if it helps, tho.
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david reuteler
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Badger_South wrote:
:: Though I feel my stomach being pulled in /held in by posture while
:: biking, quite naturally, do you find biking builds abs? Or do you
:: have to do accessory work to hit the abs?

I've found that stationary biking helps as far as losing fat in your abdomen
area, but I won't say it really builds up the ab muscles like weight
training would.

::
:: What other muscles do you have to work out on the side? Hamstrings?
:: Calves? Lower Back? I do squats, deadlift, and bench press, plus
:: seated calves.

In the off season.....doing too many squats and deadlifts during riding
season might have a negative effect. I've quit doing squats and deads
though I do continue to do leg presses. Deads have too much impact on my
lower back that causes fatique while riding. Heavy squating would have a
similar effect, imo.

You might wanna post this over on misc.fitness.weights, however.

As far as I know biking doesn't work the abs. Squats and deadlifts and
stuff are great for building strength, which can only help, but the
best way to get in shape for biking is biking.

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Chris Hansen said:

As far as I know biking doesn't work the abs. Squats and deadlifts and
stuff are great for building strength, which can only help, but the
best way to get in shape for biking is biking.

_ I must be doing something wrong, because I can always feel the
effort in my stomach muscles after a long steep climb.

_ Booker C. Bense

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Quoted message said:

What other muscles do you have to work out on the side? Hamstrings?

Calves?

Quoted message said:

Lower Back? I do squats, deadlift, and bench press, plus seated calves.

Your goals are not clear, but for general fitness I would replace the calf
raises with some sort of rowing motion targeting the upper back.