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I heard somebody saying serious cyclists have to weight train for
hamstring development to offset quad development from cycling. Since cycling primarily works the quad, in the absence of this extra hamstring development (through weight training) they risk injury. Is this true? |
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"km" writes: I heard somebody saying serious cyclists have to weight train for hamstring development to offset quad development from cycling. Since cycling primarily works the quad, in the absence of this extra hamstring development (through weight training) they risk injury. Is this true? No. Cycling does not create imbalances between interdependent, interrelated muscles/connective tissues. And it does not develop the quadraceps exclusively, and at the expense of other muscles & connective tissues. In fact, developing any one of those things results in a corresponding functional development of the associated muscles & tissues. Bike-riding legs are good legs. Sounds to me like someone has an agendum for you to weight-train. Perhaps to their monetary gain (by your monetary loss.) But I guess "serious" cyclists have to do (or worry about) something-or-other "serious". cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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km wrote:
I heard somebody saying serious cyclists have to weight train for hamstring development to offset quad development from cycling. Since cycling primarily works the quad, in the absence of this extra hamstring development (through weight training) they risk injury. Is this true? Not sure about injury, but I for one have much stronger quads than hams. (Shows up in yoga especially.) Bill "I'll start working on it...tomorrow" S. |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:10:29 -0700, Tom Keats wrote:
Bike-riding legs are good legs. Good for bike-riding, but not good for running. I tried it for a few days recently when I was on holidays and didn't have a bike, and just about crippled myself! I could hardly walk after 3 days or so. -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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Michael Warner writes: On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:10:29 -0700, Tom Keats wrote: Bike-riding legs are good legs. Good for bike-riding, but not good for running. I tried it for a few days recently when I was on holidays and didn't have a bike, and just about crippled myself! I could hardly walk after 3 days or so. Yeah, I hope you can get back into bicycling soon. Running sux. It's for peasants, escapees and people who are late for work. 'tell ya what -- I'm inflicted with a plantar callus (not to be confused with a plantar wart) on the sole of my right foot. It's right behind and between the little piggie that went to market, and the one that stayed home. The accursed thing is killing me when I'm on my feet. Doesn't bother me at all when I'm riding. But just walking makes the damn thing inflict such pain on me. I think I'd rather have hemmorhoids. I don't sit down as much as I'm on my feets. Muh poor dawgs! So, to paraphrase the Gloria Estefan song: "Get off your feet. Mount up and make it happen." Maybe that has the makings of a Critical Mass anthem? :-) (And I'm still trying to make one out of Neil Young's "Downtown".) Thanx for letting me gripe a li'l 'bout muh poor dawgs. cheers, Tom -- -- Nothing is safe from me. Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 02:09:44 -0700, Tom Keats wrote:
In article , Michael Warner writes: On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:10:29 -0700, Tom Keats wrote: Bike-riding legs are good legs. Good for bike-riding, but not good for running. I tried it for a few days recently when I was on holidays and didn't have a bike, and just about crippled myself! I could hardly walk after 3 days or so. Yeah, I hope you can get back into bicycling soon. Oh, I'm fine now, thanks. It was a few weeks ago, and the effect only lasted a few days. I shouldn't have been so paranoid about a couple of weeks of good living without much exercise :-) 'tell ya what -- I'm inflicted with a plantar callus (not to be confused with a plantar wart) on the sole of my right foot. It's right behind and between the little piggie that went to market, and the one that stayed home. The accursed thing is killing me when I'm on my feet. Doesn't bother me at all when I'm riding. But just walking makes the damn thing inflict such pain on me. I think I'd rather have hemmorhoids. I don't sit down as much as I'm on my feets. Muh poor dawgs! Sounds nasty. Hope it can be removed. -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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Michael Warner wrote:
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:10:29 -0700, Tom Keats wrote: Bike-riding legs are good legs. Good for bike-riding, but not good for running. I tried it for a few days recently when I was on holidays and didn't have a bike, and just about crippled myself! I could hardly walk after 3 days or so. While there is a benefit to specific training for running (as you discovered), cycling does count as good training for running. Some friends of my wife talked us into doing a half marathon (a tough one at 7500 feet, on a hilly course with some gravel roads), and I had run a grand total of about 14 miles over the preceeding two years as of the day of the race. Her friends didn't think I'd finish, but I ended up taking second in my age group (torqued off her friends, who were "serious" runners and finished behind me). Running more will work out the biomechanical issues better, and produce a more effective gait - AND should prevent overusing those muscles that are recruited more in running than cycling. I'd do a lot more of it, but my knees won't handle the miles, sadly. FWIW, we're doing the (huge) Rock and Roll Half Marathon in January. As of now, it looks like I'm likely to have LESS "running training" than my last running race. ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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Mark Hickey wrote:
Michael Warner wrote: On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:10:29 -0700, Tom Keats wrote: Bike-riding legs are good legs. Good for bike-riding, but not good for running. I tried it for a few days recently when I was on holidays and didn't have a bike, and just about crippled myself! I could hardly walk after 3 days or so. While there is a benefit to specific training for running (as you discovered), cycling does count as good training for running. Some friends of my wife talked us into doing a half marathon (a tough one at 7500 feet, on a hilly course with some gravel roads), and I had run a grand total of about 14 miles over the preceeding two years as of the day of the race. Her friends didn't think I'd finish, but I ended up taking second in my age group (torqued off her friends, who were "serious" runners and finished behind me). Running more will work out the biomechanical issues better, and produce a more effective gait - AND should prevent overusing those muscles that are recruited more in running than cycling. I'd do a lot more of it, but my knees won't handle the miles, sadly. FWIW, we're doing the (huge) Rock and Roll Half Marathon in January. As of now, it looks like I'm likely to have LESS "running training" than my last running race. ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame I side with the part time running crowd, that cycling is good training for running, just not, in my book, jogging, which is just plain not natural. Cycling has made it easier for me to just take off and run or even sprint using the balls of my feet and NOT my heels, and I can easily toast even my 15 year old grandson. I would rather ride than run but sometimes it is a hassle to get the bike out of the mess in the garage or I am taking the kids on a walk and decide to make them get some exercise by running. At least I CAN run at my 'advanced' age, since none of my friends in the same age group even dare to try, and want to 'act' their age. I would enjoy a half marathon at 7500 feet or even 12,000, just to show up some younger hot shots. Altitude has little effect on me, partly from cycling, partly from never smoking. Life is good when in good shape. Bill Baka |
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"km" wrote in news:1161411304.846205.307280
@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com: I heard somebody saying serious cyclists have to weight train for hamstring development to offset quad development from cycling. Since cycling primarily works the quad, in the absence of this extra hamstring development (through weight training) they risk injury. Is this true? I'd venture that you may develop muscles in different proportions depending on how you ride, as in power training vs. cycling for weight loss, but if there were really an imbalance you'd have trouble cycling. BTW, the 'hamstrings' are a two joint muscle and do not follow simplistic analysis. The 'hamstrings' also contract when the quads do during the downstroke, you can see that even sitting in a chair. They may not be as obviously important as the quads, but that doesn't change the fact that they are involved. Does that change your opinion of the 'somebody' theories? |
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bill wrote:
I would enjoy a half marathon at 7500 feet or even 12,000, just to show up some younger hot shots. Altitude has little effect on me, partly from cycling, partly from never smoking. Altitude does have an effect on running times though (the winning full marathon time was well over three hours, which is pretty slow for even a hilly marathon). It's less of an issue on cycling speed since aerodynamic drag drops along with air density, giving at least some of the loss back (that is, if you're going fast enough). Life is good when in good shape. It's cliche', but true enough. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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