Subject: RE: Increased biking mileage, increased bulk?Women get big butts and thighs when they bike. They just do. Ever see Norba women cyclists, or figure skaters in person? HUGE thighs. gorgeous thighs. Baby Got Back. If you are tall and lanky it won't happen, but if you are at all stocky, riding will do to you what lots of squats at the gym would. Building a balanced body is important, so do the long slow runs that burn fat. Swim hard to tone the upper body (swimmers never seem to get really skinny, ever notice? ). Riding all those canyons is perfect. Jealous, cause I'm in Texas flatland.
Also, you legs feel full when you ride, cause of the bloodflow. How they look and feel during a workout is probably not how they look in normal life.
Lastly, there is too much emphasis, IMO on sport drink consumption for new athletes especially triathletes. if you still have fat to lose, you shouldn't be chugging Gatorade at every workout. The best way to get fast is to get light, first. super long ride, sure, take some energy with you. Otherwise, water, until you are at a fighting fat%. |