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Kippers
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I cycle quite a lot and my quads and calfs are noticeably bigger than 6 months ago but some of the guys i ride with are fucking ridiculously strong/powerful when riding hills/springs and have quite immense calf/quad muscles.

Anyone know the best exercises to build these up?

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Rob
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Leg curls and leg press work for me
Kippers
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Do i need dedicated gyms machines or can i do these at home?
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Not that I am an expert, but aside from strapping weights to your legs I would say you would need to use the machines.
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squats
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Burpees.
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As Russ said, explosive squats, dont grind it out.

Plymoteric style exercises like box jumps to help build up too.

weighted lunges, walking lunges, deep and controlled lunge.

Hamsting exercises such as bent leg curl.

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quote:
Originally posted by Cavey
Burpees.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYfNA_lmkHM
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Set up a little circuit with 20 burpees, 20 lunges (each leg) and 25 weighted jump squats. See how it goes from there. If you can do that 3-4 times, no rest between exercises but rest after a round, up the weight/reps
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Thanks chaps... gonna give that a try.
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quote:
Originally posted by Kippers
I cycle quite a lot and my quads and calfs are noticeably bigger than 6 months ago but some of the guys i ride with are fucking ridiculously strong/powerful when riding hills/springs and have quite immense calf/quad muscles.

Anyone know the best exercises to build these up?

Thanks

Rob


Hills and sprints are different disciplines all together. If you put on loads of muscle you will find sprinting improves but I imagine your hill climbing will suffer a bit.
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ride the bike tbh; push yourself passed your comfort level up hills etc. Ride sitting and up out of the saddle to use different muscle areas
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quote:
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ride the bike tbh; push yourself passed your comfort level up hills etc. Ride sitting and up out of the saddle to use different muscle areas


Pretty much all I have ever done. I havent been in a gym for about 6 years.
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Squat rack at home and some weights if you have the space
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I've found this also guys I ride with could always ride all the hills etc without stopping so I just manned the fuck up and went out more on my own doing as many climbs as I could I can now ride most things without stopping and I actually enjoy the climbs now
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They're coming along nicely Alex.
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They aren't whitties
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I find riding the hills the biggest help to be honest

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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
They're coming along nicely Alex.


That's what Alun's legs would be like if he spent his live in the velodrome...
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Hes only interested in going if theres an under 14s session on the go.
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Squats or you aren't confident on the technique involved for these go for the leg press. Look for the picture of Chris Hoy leg pressing!
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