Caad 8

follow his advice to life weights during the winter....

Caad 8

For those of you who can't tell or don't know, thats lance.

mx_599

hahaha

i can't believe no one wrote all day!!! i was going to this morning but figured someone else would.

lance is looking good here. reminds me of myself

i am just trying to survive this year and maintain my weight and hopefully get back into weights again soon. sucks, i am getting "skinny fat". what is skinny fat? the exact opposite of the pic above!

is he doing like plyo exercises jumping onto that platform? with those weights? ...i am sorry, but that is bad a$$!!

i am a lance fan boi

adacas

i knew the dude was fit but geez he's a beast especially if he's hoppin on their like that with those weights

czrich86

his garage is pretty spacious too.

Crash716

There's this thing called genetics..

enjoi07

dude has carpet in his garage. niiiiiceeee.

mx_599

and hard work, dedication, and no day job

OBXCycling.com

lance who?


/sarcasm

m4ximusprim3

if I tried to do plios that tall in my garage, I'd either bust my knee (that platform is like waist level!!) or hit my head on the roof. Dude has 12' ceilings in his garage.

PS: How much water does he f**king drink? Or are those jugs of CERA

FuryUs1

I'd give my left nut for a body like that. My wife agreed.

2005trek1200

what kind of weight reigments does everyone have during the winter. i am just getting into the weight phase of my training and am looking for some pointers??

also whats the best weight training for building leg muscle? i am doing squats thinking that that would build the whole leg in the least amount of diff exercises.

also, how does he have such crazy muscles and keep an adequat amount of essential body faat?? there's nowhere to store it!

agarose2000

I can't help but think that he's TOO buff for cycling. Those kind of pecs/abs/delts aren't that big a deal for most folks who lift regularly, but for a top-pro cyclist where every last bit of weight off counts, made me really surprised to see it.

Top triathletes who have to SWIM (upper body!) don't have physiques like that. They could get it, but when you're packing 10-15 lbs of additional muscle, your top-level racing performance may suffer.

Of course, us amateurs can get as buff as we want, and still, we'll be far more limited by our lack of training than our buffness.

m4ximusprim3

I do some crossfit workouts in the mornings after my commute but before the shower (I have a company gym, so I'm very fortunate).

Usually it's something along the lines of

3 x sets:
15 step ups (plios) on each leg with barbells
20 pushups
20 air squats

The whole thing usually takes about 10 minutes and then I stretch and take a shower. It's not a super hardcore workout, but done 2-3 times a week it has definitely improved my leg and core strength. Every two weeks my trainer (co-worker) has me switch up the workouts to keep things fresh- sometimes instead of squats I'll do the rowing machine or whatnot.

tadawdy

There have been larger, successful cyclists. He's not too big. Too old to be the best all-rounder, maybe. But he is a prototypical cyclist, aside from age. Not too heavy to climb, obviously. Not too light to keep up on the flats, either.

It's also largely genetic. Distance runners tend to be light; heavy limbs do decrease the economy of running, as both the obese and very well-muscled tend to swing them in more of an arc, which not only decreases the economy of the motion, but can lead to injuries. Distance runners are also the biggest group who gravitate to tri's. So, of course most of your top finishers are going to be lean. There are plenty of muscular cyclists and swimmers, but large marathon runners are much harder to find. A long stride length is desirable, as well, for running. Long limbs typically corresponds to a certain body type, also.

I also think that picture is a little exaggerated. He's pumped. Even I look really ripped in that state (6'1", 158 lb, all arms and legs) and I normally just look very lean. He has very little body fat, which obviously makes his muscles more defined.

I doubt he's jumping with those. Probably doing some kind of modified squat.

Edonis13

and on that note, im about to take my fat butt to the gym.

Edonis13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDawlrIeaVM

cheval

Is that his garage? Sure has alot of water for only one family.

RacerOne

If I'm not mistaken that picture is from last year at this time, I think he's debuffed a bit since then.

crazyed27

So who did you give you left nut to???

crazyed27

Look like me but I dont have a garage!!!

ok_commuter

I saw it and thought, "How again is that going to help him get around Andy Schleck?"