Originally Posted by
WhyFi
Oh, most definitely - I'm just saying that, even if you're gifted, it takes work for gains. Nobody has 10lbs of muscle sneak up on them.
True. I remember when Greg Lemond complained about gaining 5 pounds of upper body weight by cross country skiing and said it slowed him on the bike. Maybe it did.
My ex wife and I did light lifting together which I think helped her on the mountain bike, especially when we lived in the mountains and did a lot of riding on rough trails.
What really helped her was the heavy bag. I was skeptical when she asked for one but a guy I know designed a routine for her and she would come home from work and punch that bag for a while and it put her in a better mood.
The downside was she learned to throw a punch.
After we split up I gave the bag to another guy who's wife had asked for one.