Cycling and six-packs

[Welsh wheels]

Can cycling alone give you a six-pack? I have being really getting in the miles in lately and, being a vain narcissist, I have been observing what may be the start of a six-pack growing on my stomach. If this continues, I'm looking forward to going to the beach in the summer!

 

[Tangoup51]

I'm not too in-depth with fitness related things, but I know that everyone has a "six pack" it's just usually buried under the fat, so in theory, yes. - Perhaps someone could correct me if my explanation is not accurate, but I believe it is.

Though i'm sure if you worked with certain exercises to work your muscles down there, all while cycling to burn the fat and make them more visible you'd get em!!

 

[S-Express]

Cycling doesn't really work the abdominal muscles in any meaningful sense, so no - and even if it did work them, it would be unlikely to work them sufficiently to create the kind of overload needed for hypertrophy.

If you are losing body fat though, the muscles you have may well be appearing as 'more visible', although that's not the same thing really.

 

[ColinJ]

The six packs that I was drinking most nights actually made me fat!

 

[cyberknight]

As said above cycling only develops the muscles enough to hold you in a position ti cycle if you want to get some abs then you will need to get the crunches etc going .

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I get a six-pack each time I cycle to the "offie".
Nothing less.

 

[keithmac]

I had one in my mid 20's, took more than cycling unfortunately and long gone now!.

 

[Milzy]

Look at all the pros unzipping in the mountains. No six packs despite 5-6 % body fat. Sure they have enough core strength to do what they do but any excess muscle will only slow them down or get used as fuel.

 

[Drago]

If I clench my stomach muscles really, really hard, I almost still don't have a six pack.

 

[S-Express]

Michael Rasmussen - nuff said.

 

[thecube]

most of us probably have six-packs, but they are usually hidden by a layer of fat! So, do any endurance sport and it will increase the likelihood of revealing your abs! I suppose you are working a little on core stability as you ride too, so this will help. But i'm over 40, I assume I will never see mine again!

 

[marshmella]

If I clench my stomach muscles really, really hard, I almost still don't have a six pack.

Ditto

 

[Welsh wheels]

Look at all the pros unzipping in the mountains. No six packs despite 5-6 % body fat. Sure they have enough core strength to do what they do but any excess muscle will only slow them down or get used as fuel.

Yeah that's a good point

 

[Welsh wheels]

Michael Rasmussen - nuff said.

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Well there's an image I will never be able to unsee

 

[Milzy]

Michael Rasmussen - nuff said.

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This guy doped as much as Lance Armstrong and counted each individual grain of rice he ate. Put water on his cereal. Had 1 water bottle. His bike only 10g over the minimum limit. All that specialisation and a career long cheat.