Cycling and those damn skinny arms...
09-05-09, 12:10 PM
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Skinny arms club: I'm in!
09-05-09, 03:54 PM
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Skinny arms
Looks like Leonardo Dicaprio's arms in Titanic. The person in the photo has no legs muscles either.
09-05-09, 04:09 PM
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why is a (DOPING) pro cyclist with ths nickname of "Chickenlegs" the example we're hinging on here? Yes, your argument is flawed from the start:
09-05-09, 04:18 PM
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out walking the earth
09-05-09, 04:46 PM
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Hey guys look! A tricep!
This is like the 5th post of you doggin on me. Done yet? How about you hate on the topic and not me? Sorry your feelings were hurt when I said cyclists look silly with bone-only arms.
This is like the 5th post of you doggin on me. Done yet? How about you hate on the topic and not me? Sorry your feelings were hurt when I said cyclists look silly with bone-only arms.
09-05-09, 08:52 PM
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Has coddling tendencies.
Your plea has been rejected for one simple reason: the BF rulebook clearly states that any rediculous topic by default will always be identified with the topic originator.
09-06-09, 12:27 PM
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09-06-09, 01:37 PM
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Has coddling tendencies.
09-06-09, 02:07 PM
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I don't think it is so much about "skinny" arms as weak arms. The rock climbing pics look like some strong guys. That is what I want my build to look like. Definitely not dissing on small but strong arms as that is how I would categorize myself. I've seen arms similar to the arms posted by the OP on my weekend rides. The guys don't look like serious riders, so I don't understand it. Oh well, this horse has been beaten.
09-06-09, 03:22 PM
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I think overblown gym gorilla muscles are disgusting. I find them a total turn-off. I vastly prefer men that have lean muscle mass from hard work and not from shooting roids or spending 5 hrs in a gym lifting weights in a vaguely ****-erotic environment.
FYI I'm female. I think pro cyclists are some of the most gorgeous male specimens on the planet, the lean muscle mass in their arms and legs makes me well, drool.
Being a gym gorilla with ugly giant muscles is a liability with sports like running and cycling, too. I used to run and they had a formula for weight + height + age they could predict how much longer it would take you to finish a race.
I'm jealous of people who are naturally slim and don't battle to keep excess weight off like I do. Damned genes.
FYI I'm female. I think pro cyclists are some of the most gorgeous male specimens on the planet, the lean muscle mass in their arms and legs makes me well, drool.
Being a gym gorilla with ugly giant muscles is a liability with sports like running and cycling, too. I used to run and they had a formula for weight + height + age they could predict how much longer it would take you to finish a race.
I'm jealous of people who are naturally slim and don't battle to keep excess weight off like I do. Damned genes.
09-06-09, 03:25 PM
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Also a 45 min 10 km (running) race is goddamn slow. I was a casual runner, female, over 30 and my fastest time was something like 55 mins? Can't remember exactly.
09-06-09, 03:30 PM
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okay,okay. i kinda get the discussion.
1. climbing is easier
2.more aero
3. chicks dig guys with skinny arms
1. climbing is easier
2.more aero
3. chicks dig guys with skinny arms
09-06-09, 03:33 PM
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I dunno about the other chicks, but this one does.
It just makes sense being lighter makes it easier to ride, not hauling around as much weight.
It just makes sense being lighter makes it easier to ride, not hauling around as much weight.
09-06-09, 04:21 PM
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To this chick, these are the nicest arms posted so far. 
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09-06-09, 05:01 PM
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But - when Lance resumed his professional cycling career - he dropped all that upper body mass in a hurry and was about 20 lbs leaner.
09-06-09, 05:05 PM
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