Weightlifting and bicycling: Legs

On Wed, 19 May 2004 15:50:16 -0400, "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

To those of you who lift weights and cycle -- do you train
legs? That is, do you do squats, leg presses, deadlifts,
etc., in addition to your bicycling? If so, do you find
that it affects your performance on the bike?

I do. It can be a problem at first until you get over the
DOMS from lifting.

You might start out doing bodyweight squats and dumbell
deadlifts so you wouldn't mess up your riding too much.

OTOH, I like the way the riding dissolves the DOMS of
the previous day's lifting. It's a feels good type of
pain, ya know.

In fact after every ride I do bodyweight squats, calf
raises, pushups and a type of supine glute raise.

-B

Badger_South said:

Roger Zoul said:

To those of you who lift weights and cycle -- do you
train legs? That is, do you do squats, leg presses,
deadlifts, etc., in addition to your bicycling? If so, do
you find that it affects your performance on the bike?

I do. It can be a problem at first until you get over the
DOMS from lifting.

For us non-weight savvy types, what are the DOMS?
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA bike.terrymorse.combike.terrymorse.comOpen ↗
[419,972' YTD, 580,028' left to go]

Terry Morse wrote:
:: Badger_South wrote:
::
::: Roger Zoul wrote:
:::
:::: To those of you who lift weights and cycle -- do you
:::: train legs? That is, do you do squats, leg presses,
:::: deadlifts, etc., in addition to your bicycling? If so,
:::: do you find that it affects your performance on the
:::: bike?
:::
::: I do. It can be a problem at first until you get over
::: the DOMS from lifting.
::
:: For us non-weight savvy types, what are the DOMS?

DOMS = Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

frsa.comdoms.htmlOpen ↗ (I don't how correct
that info is)

"Terry Morse" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Badger_South said:

I do. It can be a problem at first until you get over
the DOMS from lifting.

For us non-weight savvy types, what are the DOMS?
--

delayed-onset muscle soreness. Muscle soreness 24-48 hours
after a strenuous strength training workout.

I do weight training during the winter season (October -
March). Over the years I've pared my stations down to the
bare essentials: Leg press, lunges, leg lifts (w/weights),
plus some upper body & arm workouts.

I can't really pin down what this routine does for me on
the bike, since I also run and do a couple of spin
classes weekly during the winter. With a good instructor,
a spin class can be the equivalent of a well structured
on-bike workout.

This spring I'm climbing better and can "jump" harder than
last summer.

Chris Neary [email hidden]

"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you
ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I loved" -
Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Roger Zoul said:

Terry Morse wrote:

:: For us non-weight savvy types, what are the DOMS?

Quoted message said:

DOMS = Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

frsa.comdoms.htmlOpen ↗ (I don't how correct that
info is)

Thanks.
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA bike.terrymorse.combike.terrymorse.comOpen ↗