Muscles worked out?
05-15-07, 10:22 PM
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Muscles worked out?
This may seem like a very vague question and probably discussed before, but in general what muscles are worked out when biking? I know its not a total body work out, and focuses mainly on legs but is there any upper body workout when riding?
05-16-07, 06:26 AM
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Main muscles I guess would be quads, glutes, hamstrings, plus the calves are going to get a little work.
As far as upper body... Your hands and arms a little bit, abs/back to stabilize your trunk. If you ride drops, your neck will probably get the most work in your upper body!
Yeah, mostly lower body workout.
As far as upper body... Your hands and arms a little bit, abs/back to stabilize your trunk. If you ride drops, your neck will probably get the most work in your upper body!
Yeah, mostly lower body workout.
05-16-07, 12:29 PM
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If you are riding a single speed MTB, your biceps, forearms, lats also get a good workout assuming you are doing some low cadence climbing
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