ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
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Leg muscles are becoming too cycling specialised!
- Thread starter Globalti
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Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Hint: Training and racing causes fatigue!
PocketFrog
Northern Monkey
I find that because of my cycling it means when i'm running I can maintain my pace in a climb a lot better than my missus and she's a seasoned runner.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Perhaps you are simply better at gradients than she is.
PocketFrog
Northern Monkey
Perhaps you are simply better at gradients than she is.
Of course... but this was never the case until I started cycling.
And also, i've noticed the same kind of thing if I do a Parkrun, I pass more people on the hills than I do on the flat.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Really isn't a relationship between climbing on a bike and on your feet. I'd guess there were other factors in that, perhaps not all yourself.
No---the point Hamilton was making is that you can train to be super fit for cycling but once off the bike everything else suffers
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Are you sure? Is that really what he meant by the riders shuffling about?
Fitness goes down a lot after a while. How long ago did you used to walk 30-40 miles weekly?
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
I am well aware fitness declines over time. You may also want to re-read my post and think about it for a moment. Your reading comprehension in this case is somewhat lacking.
BTW, if I did have a query regarding the subject, or any subject really, you would be one of the last people I would seek advice from!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Yes, it is exactly what he meant. There's certainly nothing wrong with Zofo's reading comprehension skills. Don't be so patronising.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Then it sounds like a bullshit anecdote in general then doesn't it and so daft as to be something I really wouldn't have expected Tyler Hamilton to have written.
BTW, I have noticed on previous occasions that Zofo has a knack for speaking utter pants so it is hardly a leap to want to question his interpretation before accepting it!
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Pfft. If you say so.
I don't have any opinion on the general quality of Zofo's contributions but having read the book myself, I can vouch for the accuracy in this instance in his reporting of Tyler's anecdote. I make no claims regarding its scientific soundness or otherwise.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
Indeed I do. Pro's shuffle about like old men because they are so specifically trained on the bike they are otherwise crippled during normal everyday tasks such as walking? They look to walk about just fine whenever I have either seen them on TV or in person! It sounds so ridiculous, how could you not raise an eyebrow at that. Maybe the reason they shuffle about in hotels is because they have been slaying themselves racing day after day. Yes, that sounds plausible, I'll stick with that!
Glad you could clarify the interpretation however!
