what do you do for upper body workout?
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what do you do for upper body workout?
Curious as to what do roadbikers do (if anything) to work out the rest of their bodies?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
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I have no professional background but I do lift MWF only upper body.
I do bench press, lat pull down, curl, tricep extension, fly, reverse fly, and lots of crunches and leg lifts for the tummy.
I'm noticing results, for me.
I do bench press, lat pull down, curl, tricep extension, fly, reverse fly, and lots of crunches and leg lifts for the tummy.
I'm noticing results, for me.
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Originally Posted by rmm
Curious as to what do roadbikers do (if anything) to work out the rest of their bodies?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
I do benchpress, freeweight press, curls, arm extensions, your mom, decline bench situps with barbells, crunches, and some funky thing where you extend your legs out and lift them up with your abs. At college when I have a gym at my disposal, I do a bit more.
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Find out what Rujano's regimen is. He's massive.
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I do two distinct upper-body workouts.
1) I pull on the bars as I climb.
2) I put my hands out to brace for impact when I crash on my mountain bike.
The former is a low repetition exercise while the latter is a high rep one.
1) I pull on the bars as I climb.
2) I put my hands out to brace for impact when I crash on my mountain bike.
The former is a low repetition exercise while the latter is a high rep one.
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I try to hit each body part once per week. I normally do back/biceps on one day, next time I'll do chest/triceps and third day I'll do shoulders. I usually do abs each day I lift weights.
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Couple days a week as follows:
Bench press, incline dumbell press, decline barbel press, pull-ups, curls, shoulder shrugs, sit-ups, crunches.
Try to hit one Yoga class. That's it.
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Bench press, incline dumbell press, decline barbel press, pull-ups, curls, shoulder shrugs, sit-ups, crunches.
Try to hit one Yoga class. That's it.
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Go to the local pub, do as many 12oz curls in the first hour, then spend the next hour picking fights with the biggest guys in the place. I've turned into quite the boxer.
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Originally Posted by Patriot
Go to the local pub, do as many 12oz curls in the first hour, then spend the next hour picking fights with the biggest guys in the place. I've turned into quite the boxer.
Ha!
Phunny.
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Maybe not as macho but I've been doing Yoga and pilates. The yoga is great to help out with tight muscles after a hard ride and I'm trying to see the long term benefits of core training.
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Originally Posted by jslopez
Maybe not as macho but I've been doing Yoga and pilates. The yoga is great to help out with tight muscles after a hard ride and I'm trying to see the long term benefits of core training.
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I use dumbells for my upper body.. If you get a few different sets you do a wide variety of exercises.. I have sets of 12 - 20 and 35lb dumbells..
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Mon. - Curls, skull crushers, forearm curls(not sure of correct name) and shoulder 21's.
Tues - Squats, calf-raises, reverse calf raises, leg press, lunges.
Wends. - Flat bench, decline bench, incline bench, sit-ups, hyper-extensions, shrugs and dumbbell side bend.
Thurs. - chainsaws, seated row, seated external rotations.
Fri. - Recovery.
Sat/Sun - Pretty much whatever I feel like. Usually skip weights and go for some rides.
Tues - Squats, calf-raises, reverse calf raises, leg press, lunges.
Wends. - Flat bench, decline bench, incline bench, sit-ups, hyper-extensions, shrugs and dumbbell side bend.
Thurs. - chainsaws, seated row, seated external rotations.
Fri. - Recovery.
Sat/Sun - Pretty much whatever I feel like. Usually skip weights and go for some rides.
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Originally Posted by rmm
Curious as to what do roadbikers do (if anything) to work out the rest of their bodies?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
Is there any type of exercise that compliments a good cycling regimen?
Pullups (I have to use an assistance machine) and dips are my very favorites. I also do a row and a press and a fly and a back extension. I will probably alternate the pullup with a lat pulldown occasionaly if I get bored this summer. I've got an upper and lower ab exercise and an oblique workout too.
I do a full-body routine just twice a week, over my lunch break (new routine takes just under 45 minutes without stretching so I can still eat lunch!)
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Originally Posted by Corsaire
I do Arnold presses, bench press, and dumbell curls. Lots of abs also. Back extensions, side, etc.
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Beer curls.
However after bottle 5 or 6 I'm tuckered out for the night
However after bottle 5 or 6 I'm tuckered out for the night
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Originally Posted by Ben Cousins
There is no way you are going to get me adding extra weight to my upper body with a workout of any kind. The only people that need to do this are track sprinters.
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Originally Posted by Chad's Colnago
I love comments like that, because it's soooooooo easy to build mass. During my college years I was a personal trainer. One of my favorite "goals" I would hear all the time, "I want to get in shape, but I don't want to get big". I would laugh to myself everytime.
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Originally Posted by Chad's Colnago
I love comments like that, because it's soooooooo easy to build mass. During my college years I was a personal trainer. One of my favorite "goals" I would hear all the time, "I want to get in shape, but I don't want to get big". I would laugh to myself everytime.
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Originally Posted by Ben Cousins
So doing a regular upper body workout is going to mean losing muscle mass, is it? Weird, because all those leg workouts I've been doing on my bike seem to have made my muscles much bigger...
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Wow
That's a lot of upperbody work for lycra geeks. You guys freak out over a few grams on the bike and don't mind a few *pounds* of unnecessary upper body mass?
Some of you are doing more upper body (esp. chest) work than I do...and I'm training for a powerlifting meet! (I bike to help make weight)
I haven't done a single biceps curl in almost three months...
Anyhoo...here's a link to some comments by Carmichael on strength training. May be useful to some...
https://www.roadcycling.com/news/article915.shtml
That's a lot of upperbody work for lycra geeks. You guys freak out over a few grams on the bike and don't mind a few *pounds* of unnecessary upper body mass?
Some of you are doing more upper body (esp. chest) work than I do...and I'm training for a powerlifting meet! (I bike to help make weight)
I haven't done a single biceps curl in almost three months...
Anyhoo...here's a link to some comments by Carmichael on strength training. May be useful to some...
https://www.roadcycling.com/news/article915.shtml