Does riding build muscle or change muscle fibers?
12-29-07, 08:11 PM
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Great information, except for the lactic acid comment. (lactic acid is created by the muscle and eventually gets too great in mass that stops the muscle from contracting. Its a byproduct of using atp) Anywho I am a decent mascular guy, I am 5'9 170 and about 7% body fat. 15 inch arms and legs so I think I'm genetically blessed in the legs but the upper half took a years worth of work.
12-30-07, 01:06 AM
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I guess I'm just asking how hard can I get my leggs through climbing hills and how big will they get?
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When I was bodybuilding, I discovered I put on muscle quite quickly, but all that bodybuilding never defined my my quads like cycling has done. However, I ride A LOT over a whole variety of terrain, and in all sorts of weather conditions (i.e. strong winds, etc.).
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12-30-07, 01:49 AM
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Great information, except for the lactic acid comment. (lactic acid is created by the muscle and eventually gets too great in mass that stops the muscle from contracting. Its a byproduct of using atp) Anywho I am a decent mascular guy, I am 5'9 170 and about 7% body fat. 15 inch arms and legs so I think I'm genetically blessed in the legs but the upper half took a years worth of work.
Not sure if I'm reading your post correctly, but if you are indeed saying that lactic acid is what causes the muscle to stop contracting, thats not the whole story according to some new studies. Lactic acid is starting to be seen as an energy source in well trained athletes.
"He and his UC Berkeley colleagues found that muscle cells use carbohydrates anaerobically for energy, producing lactate as a byproduct, but then burn the lactate with oxygen to create far more energy. The first process, called the glycolytic pathway, dominates during normal exertion, and the lactate seeps out of the muscle cells into the blood to be used elsewhere. During intense exercise, however, the second ramps up to oxidatively remove the rapidly accumulating lactate and create more energy.
Training helps people get rid of the lactic acid before it can build to the point where it causes muscle fatigue, and at the cellular level, Brooks said, training means growing the mitochondria in muscle cells. The mitochondria - often called the powerhouse of the cell - is where lactate is burned for energy."
Full Storyhttps://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/r..._lactate.shtml
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Not sure if I'm reading your post correctly, but if you are indeed saying that lactic acid is what causes the muscle to stop contracting, thats not the whole story according to some new studies. Lactic acid is starting to be seen as an energy source in well trained athletes.
"He and his UC Berkeley colleagues found that muscle cells use carbohydrates anaerobically for energy, producing lactate as a byproduct, but then burn the lactate with oxygen to create far more energy. The first process, called the glycolytic pathway, dominates during normal exertion, and the lactate seeps out of the muscle cells into the blood to be used elsewhere. During intense exercise, however, the second ramps up to oxidatively remove the rapidly accumulating lactate and create more energy.
Training helps people get rid of the lactic acid before it can build to the point where it causes muscle fatigue, and at the cellular level, Brooks said, training means growing the mitochondria in muscle cells. The mitochondria - often called the powerhouse of the cell - is where lactate is burned for energy."
Full Storyhttps://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/r..._lactate.shtml
"He and his UC Berkeley colleagues found that muscle cells use carbohydrates anaerobically for energy, producing lactate as a byproduct, but then burn the lactate with oxygen to create far more energy. The first process, called the glycolytic pathway, dominates during normal exertion, and the lactate seeps out of the muscle cells into the blood to be used elsewhere. During intense exercise, however, the second ramps up to oxidatively remove the rapidly accumulating lactate and create more energy.
Training helps people get rid of the lactic acid before it can build to the point where it causes muscle fatigue, and at the cellular level, Brooks said, training means growing the mitochondria in muscle cells. The mitochondria - often called the powerhouse of the cell - is where lactate is burned for energy."
Full Storyhttps://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/r..._lactate.shtml
12-30-07, 09:35 AM
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That will be determined by genetics and how fast and well you put on muscle ... and how much cycling you do.
When I was bodybuilding, I discovered I put on muscle quite quickly, but all that bodybuilding never defined my my quads like cycling has done. However, I ride A LOT over a whole variety of terrain, and in all sorts of weather conditions (i.e. strong winds, etc.).
When I was bodybuilding, I discovered I put on muscle quite quickly, but all that bodybuilding never defined my my quads like cycling has done. However, I ride A LOT over a whole variety of terrain, and in all sorts of weather conditions (i.e. strong winds, etc.).
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OP = what exactly is it you want - Big and defined legs I guess?
Then as stated:
1) Lift weights - squats, leg press, hamstring curls, weited lunges, calf raises etc.
2) Do sprints on the bike
3) Climb some hills
4) Ride into a headwind in a big gear
Eat a clean diet - as natural as possible and eiminate all sugrars and processed etc. Eliminate booze too.
After a hard workout get a recovery drink with protein powder in after the workout. Get rest / recover / Repeat. Also get 8-9 hrs sleep nightly.
Note: take measurements and some pictures before you do a solid 90 routine and see what you get.
No majic in this, just hard work and dicipline on diet and workouts and listeing to your body not to overtrain or get injured.
Then as stated:
1) Lift weights - squats, leg press, hamstring curls, weited lunges, calf raises etc.
2) Do sprints on the bike
3) Climb some hills
4) Ride into a headwind in a big gear
Eat a clean diet - as natural as possible and eiminate all sugrars and processed etc. Eliminate booze too.
After a hard workout get a recovery drink with protein powder in after the workout. Get rest / recover / Repeat. Also get 8-9 hrs sleep nightly.
Note: take measurements and some pictures before you do a solid 90 routine and see what you get.
No majic in this, just hard work and dicipline on diet and workouts and listeing to your body not to overtrain or get injured.
12-31-07, 12:02 AM
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Well if you mash your pedals, it's pretty much the same as weight training. Aerobic exercise does bulk up the muscle matter in your heart, though. Lance Armstrong's heart, for example, is relatively huge.
I don't think it's been established that fast-twitch fibers convert to slow-twitch fibers, but obviously something goes on during cardio exercise that leads to the building and recruitment of more slow-twitch fibers.
I don't think it's been established that fast-twitch fibers convert to slow-twitch fibers, but obviously something goes on during cardio exercise that leads to the building and recruitment of more slow-twitch fibers.
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