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does cycling tone or bulk thighs?
By fitness-exercise-bikes | July 22, 2010
I normally fаѕt walk οn a treadmill οn a flat incline fοr mу cardio routine. Hοwеνеr, one day I ɡοt tο thе gym аnԁ none wеrе available, ѕο I ԁесіԁеԁ tο hop οn a cycle. I kind οf hesitate tο υѕе those bесаυѕе mу thighs аrе already pretty muscular frοm 11 years οf catching іn softball, bυt іt felt Ɩіkе аn іnсrеԁіbƖе work out! I felt Ɩіkе mу body wаѕ working ten times harder pedaling thаn brisk walking. Dοеѕ anyone know frοm experience οr expertise іf continuous υѕе οf a stationary cycle wіƖƖ tone οr bulk mу legs? I’ve kind οf heard іt both ways аnԁ аm nοt entirely sure! Thank уου!
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Topics: Fitness Exercise Bikes | 3 Comments »
July 22nd, 2010 at 5:26 am
Well, there is no such thing as ‘toning’. You can’t tone fat. What actually happens is you lose fat and replace that fat with muscle.
From what I’ve learned (a few of my friends are fitness trainers) cycling burns fat on your thighs and butt and builds muscle. Don’t worry hun, you won’t get bulky. Becoming bulky doesn’t happen addicently, people work for years to get huge muscles on their thighs. Cycling is good. Try to mix it up with running and cycling and you’ll do great
July 22nd, 2010 at 6:00 am
You’re not hormonally equipped to bulk up, and unless you’re doing hundreds of miles a week, you’re not going to build all that much muscle. Realistically, if you cycle that much, you’ll probably burn up a lot of fat and end up with leaner legs.
I don’t know how many cyclists you know, but the elite female cyclists and triathletes I hang with are all HOT.
July 22nd, 2010 at 6:15 am
If you were to cycle all the time at very high resistance, you might gain a bit of muscle mass, but the best way to use an exercise bike is to reduce resistance and pedal at higher rpm, much easier on knee joints. If you watch elite cyclists on the road you will see then spinning the pedals at 80-100 rpm. The reason your workout felt so hard was that you were using muscle groups that you don’t use while walking. The best way to get the most out of a cycling workout is to use a heart rate monitor to be able to see how hard you are working. Cycling may change the shape of your legs as you reduce fat and muscles underneath become visible, but you are not likely to develop bulky muscles.