Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
All this "push ups don't matter" is silly. Anyone who is in good shape can do plenty. (whether they care or not) Same with squats. Would you say someone who didn't have the stamina to ride a bike for more than a few minutes or miles had a good "baseline fitness"? Of course not.
It really doesn't take a lot of effort to turn the handlebars, so someone who rides a bike may not necessarily be good at doing pushups. Squats, I'll give that to you, since anyone who's built up their leg muscles from riding ought to be sble to do squats.
But the bottom line is that I really don't care to do pushups or squats. Don't know how many I can do, don't really care. All i know is that cycling is much better for me than sitting on the couch.