Building up muscle and fat.

ted102

Took up cycling a few months ago and have a great interest in it but, For a cyclist I have very very skinny legs and just want to know what is the best way to build up fat or muscle on them?

petethedrummer

Sprints.
http://thefixedgear.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/track-cyclist-of-the-day-robert-forstemann/

granda

interval training worked for me 20 min warmup,30 secs flat out as hard as you can go 4 1/2 easy and repeat 4/5 times then you can slowly build it up over time
longer fast(add15 secs when you do) and more repeats. you'll be amazed how it works but i would only do it once a week ,and then lot and lots and lots of miles cycling and eventually you'll get there but it takes time
i'm only cycling a year and i'm only now starting to get strong but keep at it and it will happen

Chips Lovell

Do you just want bigger legs or do you want to become a stronger rider?

ted102

Both!

Tenzor07

ted102 wrote: »

For a cyclist I have very very skinny legs and just want to know what is the best way to build up fat or muscle on them?

Building up Fat? Easy, become friends with the local chinese takeaway delivery lad....

Muscle? Get out on a road bike, pedal up some hills as hard as you can for at least 6 months, then do again for another 6 months....

Chips Lovell

OK, well adding fat to your legs won't make you a better cyclist and will mean adding fat elsewhere too. You can't control fat distribution. So forget about that.

The best way to add muscle mass is through some type of resistance training such as intervals or hill repeats. Be warned though, while you will get stronger, getting bigger takes much longer.

There are some very strong cyclists out there with very skinny legs.

Beasty

Yeah - look at this skinny fecker practising his victory salute:

bcmf

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There are some very strong cyclists out there with very skinny legs.

...and there are some weak cyclists out there with very big legs!

J Madone

petethedrummer wrote: »

Sprints.
http://thefixedgear.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/track-cyclist-of-the-day-robert-forstemann/

What a guy;)
"Here’s another one of those ‘podium shots then compare Robert’s thighs to the rest’ photo."

His team were 3rd, but oooh look at his legs compared to the better teams!
Did his boyfriend take the shots and write the captions ?

Lumen

I think for naturally scrawny people it is hard to build up muscle mass. Many years ago I attempted to put on muscle in the gym and failed miserably. I was probably doing it wrong.

There's no way you're going to put on significant mass doing intervals on the bike, unless they're done at 30rpm up a steep hill, and your knees won't like that.

Become a gym queen or appreciate and exploit the body shape you were born with.

crashoveroid

ted102 wrote: »

Took up cycling a few months ago and have a great interest in it but, For a cyclist I have very very skinny legs and just want to know what is the best way to build up fat or muscle on them?

If you are doing the right things on the bike Muscle will develop over time lots of Hill work, power work, intervals , and the key thing i discovered this season learn to rest.

bcmf

petethedrummer wrote: »

Sprints.
http://thefixedgear.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/track-cyclist-of-the-day-robert-forstemann/

That's scary in more ways then one.
Was fully expecting to see a pic 'Here is Robert naked. Isnt he just beautiful'

Sr. Assumpta

http://www.calfimplants.com/

".............a very popular procedure, which will create cosmetic fullness in the lower leg and can help those men and women who, even after extensive muscular development, can’t achieve the calf muscle toning they desire. Calf implants are best suited for lower leg sculpting, and also can correct muscle imbalance as a result of both physical and congenital defects ("skinny/chicken" legs, bowleggedness, clubfoot, disproportionate calf development........"

:pac:

reilig

Beasty wrote: »

Yeah - look at this skinny fecker practising his victory salute:

Is that yer man from Crystal Swing????

Raam

WTF?

Lusk Doyle

Raam wrote: »

WTF?

Ha ha ha your turn now!!!

Canis Lupus

If you have access to a gym then learn to squat. Cycling won't do much for size.

Dr.Millah

You wont gain any real measurable size unless your eating more that your body needs daily.
Say you need 2500cals to maintain you would need to eat 3000 a day while hitting the weights hard (for strength and size)

Strength can be built with as was said already riding hills, lots.

CianRyan

petethedrummer wrote: »

Sprints.
http://thefixedgear.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/track-cyclist-of-the-day-robert-forstemann/

I no longer wish to ride bikes...

Lumen

CianRyan wrote: »

I no longer wish to ride bikes...

Is it the hand-drop that bothers you?

Vélo

reilig wrote: »

Is that yer man from Crystal Swing????

Jaysus I never thought of that. He's the spittin image of him.

CianRyan

Lumen wrote: »

CianRyan wrote: »

I no longer wish to ride bikes...

Is it the hand-drop that bothers you?

An inch or two higher the hand would be fine, it's how the article is written that scares me. Especially the part about his toned ass...

skerry

"Here’s Robert decorating his christmas tree while wearing a tight shirt? Wow, those muscles!"

WTF :eek:

petethedrummer

If you're reading this thread Robert, don't mind them. They're just jealous.

Lusk Doyle

CianRyan wrote: »

An inch or two higher the hand would be fine, it's how the article is written that scares me. Especially the part about his toned ass...

He'd never get up a hill quickly, the size of him!