Spining, Spining, Spining - Page 2

01-13-2005, 07:15 AM

Maggie wrote:
> Roger Zoul wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> > :: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
> time
> > :: in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym at
> least
> > :: three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in May.
Last
> > :: week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I was told
that
> > :: the spin class would help with both cardio and leg muscle
> strength,
> > :: but I need upper body strength as well to eventually be in shape
> to
> > :: ride long distance. I started out with riding a bike for fun,
> ended
> > :: up in a gym taking spin classes and now I am on weight training
> > :: equipment working all the muscles in my body. When I arrived
home
> > :: last night I started to wonder how buying a bike could lead to
all
> > :: of this. My only goal was to buy a bike and ride for fun. I am
> now
> > :: spending more time at the gym and working on muscle toning. Some
> of
> > :: the machines look like torture devices. Is upper body strength
> > :: really that necessary for riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer
> trying
> > :: to convince me that I should get in shape and not just ride a
> bike.
> > :: She is a crazy person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she
> takes
> > :: pride in helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better.
> Did
> > :: she use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the
> weights
> > :: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength
have
> to
> > :: do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't think
> it
> > :: is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when I ride a
> > :: bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells me, its
> > :: important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am working my
> buns
> > :: off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun ride.
> >
> > You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
> body.
> > Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's upper
> body.
> > Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs helps you
> generate
> > power.
> >
> > Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
doing
> the
> > rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
>
>
> 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". 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

Your bones will thank you also, Maggie. As one of those 'mature' women
in the group I can tell you weight training has certainly helped me to
fight osteopenia (beginning of osteoporosis). One of my main worries
when riding the bike has been taking a bad tumble that could break a
bone. Of course, my cycling worries my doctor more than it does me

Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
more than a scrapped elbow. Who knows, maybe the weight training
prevented a broken bone. Someone posted an article awhile back that
indicated cycling might help build bones too but weight training is
still probably the most recommended form of exercise to build bones.

Here's an article that has some of the benefits of weight training for
cyclists.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Beverly

01-13-2005, 07:15 AM

Maggie wrote:
> Roger Zoul wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> > :: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
> time
> > :: in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym at
> least
> > :: three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in May.
Last
> > :: week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I was told
that
> > :: the spin class would help with both cardio and leg muscle
> strength,
> > :: but I need upper body strength as well to eventually be in shape
> to
> > :: ride long distance. I started out with riding a bike for fun,
> ended
> > :: up in a gym taking spin classes and now I am on weight training
> > :: equipment working all the muscles in my body. When I arrived
home
> > :: last night I started to wonder how buying a bike could lead to
all
> > :: of this. My only goal was to buy a bike and ride for fun. I am
> now
> > :: spending more time at the gym and working on muscle toning. Some
> of
> > :: the machines look like torture devices. Is upper body strength
> > :: really that necessary for riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer
> trying
> > :: to convince me that I should get in shape and not just ride a
> bike.
> > :: She is a crazy person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she
> takes
> > :: pride in helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better.
> Did
> > :: she use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the
> weights
> > :: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength
have
> to
> > :: do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't think
> it
> > :: is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when I ride a
> > :: bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells me, its
> > :: important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am working my
> buns
> > :: off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun ride.
> >
> > You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
> body.
> > Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's upper
> body.
> > Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs helps you
> generate
> > power.
> >
> > Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
doing
> the
> > rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
>
>
> 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". 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

Your bones will thank you also, Maggie. As one of those 'mature' women
in the group I can tell you weight training has certainly helped me to
fight osteopenia (beginning of osteoporosis). One of my main worries
when riding the bike has been taking a bad tumble that could break a
bone. Of course, my cycling worries my doctor more than it does me

Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
more than a scrapped elbow. Who knows, maybe the weight training
prevented a broken bone. Someone posted an article awhile back that
indicated cycling might help build bones too but weight training is
still probably the most recommended form of exercise to build bones.

Here's an article that has some of the benefits of weight training for
cyclists.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Beverly

01-13-2005, 07:15 AM

Maggie wrote:
> Roger Zoul wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> > :: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
> time
> > :: in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym at
> least
> > :: three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in May.
Last
> > :: week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I was told
that
> > :: the spin class would help with both cardio and leg muscle
> strength,
> > :: but I need upper body strength as well to eventually be in shape
> to
> > :: ride long distance. I started out with riding a bike for fun,
> ended
> > :: up in a gym taking spin classes and now I am on weight training
> > :: equipment working all the muscles in my body. When I arrived
home
> > :: last night I started to wonder how buying a bike could lead to
all
> > :: of this. My only goal was to buy a bike and ride for fun. I am
> now
> > :: spending more time at the gym and working on muscle toning. Some
> of
> > :: the machines look like torture devices. Is upper body strength
> > :: really that necessary for riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer
> trying
> > :: to convince me that I should get in shape and not just ride a
> bike.
> > :: She is a crazy person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she
> takes
> > :: pride in helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better.
> Did
> > :: she use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the
> weights
> > :: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength
have
> to
> > :: do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't think
> it
> > :: is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when I ride a
> > :: bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells me, its
> > :: important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am working my
> buns
> > :: off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun ride.
> >
> > You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
> body.
> > Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's upper
> body.
> > Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs helps you
> generate
> > power.
> >
> > Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
doing
> the
> > rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
>
>
> 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". 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

Your bones will thank you also, Maggie. As one of those 'mature' women
in the group I can tell you weight training has certainly helped me to
fight osteopenia (beginning of osteoporosis). One of my main worries
when riding the bike has been taking a bad tumble that could break a
bone. Of course, my cycling worries my doctor more than it does me

Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
more than a scrapped elbow. Who knows, maybe the weight training
prevented a broken bone. Someone posted an article awhile back that
indicated cycling might help build bones too but weight training is
still probably the most recommended form of exercise to build bones.

Here's an article that has some of the benefits of weight training for
cyclists.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Beverly

01-13-2005, 07:23 AM

Beverly wrote:

> Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
> more than a scrapped elbow.

You had to throw it away? :-P

Bill "slow morning" S.

01-13-2005, 07:23 AM

Beverly wrote:

> Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
> more than a scrapped elbow.

You had to throw it away? :-P

Bill "slow morning" S.

01-13-2005, 07:23 AM

Beverly wrote:

> Thankfully I've only taken one bad spill and it resulted in nothing
> more than a scrapped elbow.

You had to throw it away? :-P

Bill "slow morning" S.

01-13-2005, 07:48 AM

Maggie wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::: Maggie wrote:
::::: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
::::: time in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym
::::: at least three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in
::::: May. Last week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I
::::: was told that the spin class would help with both cardio and leg
::::: muscle strength, but I need upper body strength as well to
::::: eventually be in shape to ride long distance. I started out with
::::: riding a bike for fun, ended up in a gym taking spin classes and
::::: now I am on weight training equipment working all the muscles in
::::: my body. When I arrived home last night I started to wonder how
::::: buying a bike could lead to all of this. My only goal was to buy
::::: a bike and ride for fun. I am now spending more time at the gym
::::: and working on muscle toning. Some of the machines look like
::::: torture devices. Is upper body strength really that necessary for
::::: riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer trying to convince me that I
::::: should get in shape and not just ride a bike. She is a crazy
::::: person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she takes pride in
::::: helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better. Did she
::::: use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the weights
::::: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength have
::::: to do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't
::::: think it is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when
::::: I ride a bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells
::::: me, its important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am
::::: working my buns off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun
::::: ride.
:::
::: You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
::: body. Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's
::: upper body. Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs
::: helps you generate power.
:::
::: Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
::: doing the rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
::
::
:: 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".

Your hubby will love it!

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.

Lower too.

Is your daughter married yet? If not, tell her that the guys she brings
home will look at YOU to get a hint and what she'll look like when she's 50.

01-13-2005, 07:48 AM

Maggie wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::: Maggie wrote:
::::: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
::::: time in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym
::::: at least three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in
::::: May. Last week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I
::::: was told that the spin class would help with both cardio and leg
::::: muscle strength, but I need upper body strength as well to
::::: eventually be in shape to ride long distance. I started out with
::::: riding a bike for fun, ended up in a gym taking spin classes and
::::: now I am on weight training equipment working all the muscles in
::::: my body. When I arrived home last night I started to wonder how
::::: buying a bike could lead to all of this. My only goal was to buy
::::: a bike and ride for fun. I am now spending more time at the gym
::::: and working on muscle toning. Some of the machines look like
::::: torture devices. Is upper body strength really that necessary for
::::: riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer trying to convince me that I
::::: should get in shape and not just ride a bike. She is a crazy
::::: person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she takes pride in
::::: helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better. Did she
::::: use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the weights
::::: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength have
::::: to do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't
::::: think it is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when
::::: I ride a bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells
::::: me, its important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am
::::: working my buns off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun
::::: ride.
:::
::: You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
::: body. Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's
::: upper body. Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs
::: helps you generate power.
:::
::: Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
::: doing the rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
::
::
:: 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".

Your hubby will love it!

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.

Lower too.

Is your daughter married yet? If not, tell her that the guys she brings
home will look at YOU to get a hint and what she'll look like when she's 50.

01-13-2005, 07:48 AM

Maggie wrote:
:: Roger Zoul wrote:
::: Maggie wrote:
::::: With the weather in NJ, it is very difficult to get any riding
::::: time in as I've written repeatedly. I have been going to the gym
::::: at least three times a week in preparation for my 25 mile ride in
::::: May. Last week my trainer decided that I should use weights. I
::::: was told that the spin class would help with both cardio and leg
::::: muscle strength, but I need upper body strength as well to
::::: eventually be in shape to ride long distance. I started out with
::::: riding a bike for fun, ended up in a gym taking spin classes and
::::: now I am on weight training equipment working all the muscles in
::::: my body. When I arrived home last night I started to wonder how
::::: buying a bike could lead to all of this. My only goal was to buy
::::: a bike and ride for fun. I am now spending more time at the gym
::::: and working on muscle toning. Some of the machines look like
::::: torture devices. Is upper body strength really that necessary for
::::: riding a bicycle? Or is my trainer trying to convince me that I
::::: should get in shape and not just ride a bike. She is a crazy
::::: person (as all trainers in my opinion) and she takes pride in
::::: helping people strengthen, tone, look and feel better. Did she
::::: use my goal of riding 25 miles to convince me to use the weights
::::: or is it essential that I do? What does upper body strength have
::::: to do with riding a bike? Call me stupid, but I really don't
::::: think it is that necessary. How much work are my arms doing when
::::: I ride a bike. I want an answer to that. My trainer just tells
::::: me, its important...end of discussion. So do you know? I am
::::: working my buns off at that gym to ride in a 25 mile charity fun
::::: ride.
:::
::: You need to pull against the handlebars as you climb hills. Upper
::: body. Your neck can get tired when you ride long distances, that's
::: upper body. Your shoulders can get tired, too. Having strong abs
::: helps you generate power.
:::
::: Bottom line: keep going to the gym and lifting the weights (and
::: doing the rest of it). Wait til you start seeing the results.
::
::
:: 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".

Your hubby will love it!

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.

Lower too.

Is your daughter married yet? If not, tell her that the guys she brings
home will look at YOU to get a hint and what she'll look like when she's 50.

01-13-2005, 07:56 AM

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.
--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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