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roc-star · 31-03-2007, 11:46 AM

Hi Guys

Was after some advice...

After a pretty poor winter of on/off training and dieting I've started to get focused again on getting fitter and stronger for this years Megavalanche Mountain Bike race in the Alps.

I have never directly trained my legs but because was heavily into martial arts when I was younger I've got naturally strong legs (in my opinion), I suprised myself in the gym a few weeks ago when I managed 400lbs for 3 sets of 8 on a hack squat machine.

Anyway my question... I did a few weeks of training legs last month but could never recover quick enough to be fit enough for a training ride at the weekend (I normally did legs on a Wednesday), I tried to move legs to earlier in the week but they were still tired from the ride and vice versa

What sort of exercises should I be doing to build up the strengh in my legs for biking???

Any advice would be greatly received...

crazycacti · 31-03-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by roc-star

I've started to get focused again on getting fitter and stronger for this years Megavalanche Mountain Bike race in the Alps.

good luck, lol - never catch me doing that! To be fair - the megavalanche is all bike control really though...

What sort of exercises should I be doing to build up the strengh in my legs for biking???

Squats and Leg Press... just enough to not interfere with your leg recovery from cycling... i'd stay away from the leg ext. - nothing worse that a dodgy sore knee when cycling

stocky24 · 31-03-2007, 01:20 PM

hi don`t want to interfere with your thread to much but does any do lunges forward or backwards are they any good cheers

crazycacti · 31-03-2007, 09:11 PM

Lunges are pretty good imo actually...

they are quite a lot of exercises for legs which is brilliant since we can rotate them round - if we stall on one for example, there is always another to replace it with and load the weight back up on...

forgot to say before - i think SLDLs are a necessity for cyclists - due to cycling having a habit of tightening the hamstrings up, since your legs never really go to full extension

31-03-2007, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
roc-star What Doesnt Kill Me / Makes Me Stronger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 153	Legs For Biking Hi Guys Was after some advice... After a pretty poor winter of on/off training and dieting I've started to get focused again on getting fitter and stronger for this years Megavalanche Mountain Bike race in the Alps. I have never directly trained my legs but because was heavily into martial arts when I was younger I've got naturally strong legs (in my opinion), I suprised myself in the gym a few weeks ago when I managed 400lbs for 3 sets of 8 on a hack squat machine. Anyway my question... I did a few weeks of training legs last month but could never recover quick enough to be fit enough for a training ride at the weekend (I normally did legs on a Wednesday), I tried to move legs to earlier in the week but they were still tired from the ride and vice versa What sort of exercises should I be doing to build up the strengh in my legs for biking??? Any advice would be greatly received...

31-03-2007, 01:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
stocky24 Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 248	Re: Legs For Biking hi don`t want to interfere with your thread to much but does any do lunges forward or backwards are they any good cheers

31-03-2007, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	Re: Legs For Biking Lunges are pretty good imo actually... they are quite a lot of exercises for legs which is brilliant since we can rotate them round - if we stall on one for example, there is always another to replace it with and load the weight back up on... forgot to say before - i think SLDLs are a necessity for cyclists - due to cycling having a habit of tightening the hamstrings up, since your legs never really go to full extension __________________ Insulin Spikes? Glycemic Index? Just ask Timmy Smooth... 'Well I've just downed 4 Iceland sausage rolls and my arms are shaking like an epilectic on a bucking bronco.'

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