Images of what happens to your muscle mass
#1
Have bike, will travel
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
Posts: 12,392
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
Mentioned: 46 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 910 Post(s)
Liked 288 Times
in
158 Posts
Images of what happens to your muscle mass
"It is commonly believed that with aging comes an inevitable decline from vitality to frailty. This includes feeling weak and often the loss of independence. These declines may have more to do with lifestyle choices, including sedentary living and poor nutrition, than the absolute potential of musculoskeletal aging".
https://www.everymantri.com/everyman_...triathlon.html
https://www.everymantri.com/everyman_...triathlon.html
__________________
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
#2
Carpe Velo
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 2,520
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Liked 14 Times
in
13 Posts
Wow, what a difference! Certainly motivational.
#3
Senior Member ??
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Englewood,Ohio
Posts: 5,098
Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
As my doctor says "Use it or lose it".
I look at several of my friends who are the same age and they wouldn't dream of getting on a bike. Many of them do no exercise at all Even walking would help but they say they aren't able.....I say they aren't willing!
Good to see the examples you showed. It gives me more motivation to keep at it.
I look at several of my friends who are the same age and they wouldn't dream of getting on a bike. Many of them do no exercise at all Even walking would help but they say they aren't able.....I say they aren't willing!
Good to see the examples you showed. It gives me more motivation to keep at it.
__________________
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
#4
Senior Member
Wow! No wonder guys in their 60s are competitive with riders young enough to be their grandchildren. Now, all I need is to find the time between a full-time job and night teaching to do some decent training.
---
p.s. I said "competitive", not that we'd win.
---
p.s. I said "competitive", not that we'd win.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Rockford, Michigan
Posts: 60
Bikes: 1978 Fuji S-10S, 1996 Bianchi Nyala, 2008 Trek 1.2
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Back when I was into distance running, I bought my first issue of Runners World, April 1990. In it was an article entitled "Use it, or Lose it: The Long term Benefits of Aerobic Exercise". The article went on to explain how heavy aerobic training radically slowed down the aging process and caused things like an increase in ones IQ. The article was a life changer for me and caused me to get very serious about physical training and taking care of myself.
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Malvern, Pa.
Posts: 439
Bikes: Trek Pilot 5.9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Wow, talk about "a picture is worth a thousand words." Makes me glad I took up cycling last year at the age of 54. Even though I was not in bad shape to begin with, I am seeing a lot of very positive improvements in my physiology.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 870
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 74 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
1 Post
An other reason so tangible to keep moving, one may possibly not live longer but the quality of life is so much better with a functioning, healthy and efficient body!
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Tampa, Florida
Posts: 5,585
Bikes: 2017 Colnago C-RS, 2012 Colnago Ace, 2010 Giant Cypress hybrid
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 408 Post(s)
Liked 122 Times
in
85 Posts
If only I can get my waistline to look like that. These last five pounds just don't seem to want to go.
__________________
HCFR Cycling Team
Ride Safe ... Ride Hard ... Ride Daily
2017 Colnago C-RS
2012 Colnago Ace
2010 Giant Cypress
HCFR Cycling Team
Ride Safe ... Ride Hard ... Ride Daily
2017 Colnago C-RS
2012 Colnago Ace
2010 Giant Cypress
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 572
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
The Horror! The Horror!
Reminds me of my mother decades ago using an object lesson as motivation, "See, if you don't do (X) you'll end up like that man over there", as the horrified but fascinated 6 year old stares wide eyed.
Reminds me of my mother decades ago using an object lesson as motivation, "See, if you don't do (X) you'll end up like that man over there", as the horrified but fascinated 6 year old stares wide eyed.
#10
Council of the Elders
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 3,759
Bikes: 1990 Schwinn Crosscut, 5 Lemonds
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
1 Post
Good stuff! I think most of us pretty much knew that, but the pictures are powerful motivators. I worked out in the gym just a tiny bit harder today.
#11
Idealistic Troublemaker
Going to a reunion where you see a lot of your same-age peers who seem to be about 20 years older than yourself can be a good extra prod, too
#13
Senior Member
Cynic that I am, I bet those photos were doctored.
__________________
Momento mori, amor fati.
Momento mori, amor fati.
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Silverthorne, Colorado
Posts: 636
Bikes: Rawlings Drakkar, Specialized Roubaix, Pivot, Challenge Trike, Tandem
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
#15
Senior Member
#16
Senior Member
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
masi61
Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
28
06-14-18 12:27 PM