Cycling and Football

[WildGooze]

Anybody cycle a lot and play footy? (not at the same time obviously!)

I commute to work and switch between two bikes, mountain bike and road bike. I also play five a side once a week after work - this doesn't stop me cycling into work.

However, I've noticed that when I've been on the road bike I find it a lot harder work playing footy, my legs feel a little heavier even though I'm cycling the same distance.

Anyone else have the same experience??

 

[HLaB]

I've never had that problem, perhaps you push it a little harder on the road bike.

 

[Smoggie_87]

I've played four, 40-minute games of 5-a-side this week (averages between 1-4 games). I find my commute of 2 miles to work as a good stretch out.

 

[fossyant]

Yeh, can't play football. Stupid game, god invented the wheel, far better than a pigs stomach.

 

[fossyant]

Back to being serious. I am too far down the line of being a cyclist, 26 years doing it serious. I cant switch sports easily. Fitness is good but muscle use is very different. TBH I was only any good at longer distance running at school, got into bikes after that, and that's me....

 

[ufkacbln]

Anybody cycle a lot and play footy? (not at the same time obviously!)

Why not?

 

[Smoggie_87]

Ha, that's brilliant Cunobelin.

 

[SimonC]

Anybody cycle a lot and play footy? (not at the same time obviously!)

I commute to work and switch between two bikes, mountain bike and road bike. I also play five a side once a week after work - this doesn't stop me cycling into work.

However, I've noticed that when I've been on the road bike I find it a lot harder work playing footy, my legs feel a little heavier even though I'm cycling the same distance.

Anyone else have the same experience??

I do both, have even won a few Saturday afternoon road races, after playing football in the morning. Legs felt fine on the bike, which is probably the opposite to the question you are asking