Originally Posted by
torque cyclist
yeah, I never mentioned that 720 was that much, how much is your leg press? I've never actually heard anyone talking about torque, or leg presses. I mean the basics of power is HP= torque*rpm/5252, from there convert the HP to watts. by increasing torque from 20lb/ft to 30lb/ft @80 rpm the HP jumps from .3046 hp to .4569 hp, a significant increase in power from a 10lb/ft increase.
Leg press is not an exercise you can compare results in because machines differ.
But I've done over 1200 lbs if you care to know.
I've also squatted over 720 lbs. And that is an exercise that can be compared.
Yeah, in my comparison above to racing categories, as a power lifter I'd have been a cat 2 or maybe a crappy cat 1. Still well under the best amateurs and not in sight of pros, with lots of venues chock full of guys stronger than me even though I'd likely have been the strongest guy by far in any random gym. There were gyms where'd I've have been almost a weakling, though.
And that's all pretty irrelevant to going fast on a bike - except for short sprints. Which is also irrelevant if you've been dropped because you've ran out of gas before it's time to sprint.
Again - there's a reason why no one worries about torque when cycling.