| Re: Spining, Spining, Spining
Maggie wrote:
> My trainer said the same thing last night....."Wait til you start
> seeing results....you will be happy." She said she is going to make me
> a "hot" woman. She said this in front of my 26 year old daughter who
> thinks I am going there so I do not get a heart attack and die. I don't
> think my daughter wants to think of her mother as "hot".
Why is that? My 22 year old daughter thinks of her 50 y.o. mom as hot,
so do some of her 22 y.o. guy friends. I say inspiration as your
daughter gets older herself.
I know I
> never thought of my mother in that way. But Moms in the 50's and early
> 60's wore aprons and stayed home alot. If I put an apron on, my kids
> would fall over in a dead faint. I will try all this muscle toning
> madness and see where it leads. Can't hurt I guess. Well maybe it can.
> ;-) Maybe the upper body strength will help.
> Maggie
>
It is only going to hurt when you bulk up (very, very unlikely) and find
that the increased body mass has slowed you down on a long climb during
one of your CAT 3 races, probably also unlikely.
IMO, it is all one package, and a fit overall body will improve your
cycling for all the reasons others have mentioned. You will look better,
feel better, increase endurance, sleep better, and increase your
enthusiasm for biking and physical exercise in general. If your lifting
time is taking away from quality riding time, perhaps it is an issue,
otherwise, let us know in 8 weeks how you feel about it as your routine
begins to takes affect.
Good Luck.
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Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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