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I was wondering how big you guys have gotten your legs to be? I am 5'5'' I weigh in at 140lbs have 21 inch quads and 14.5 inch calfs. Also if any of you know how big the pros can get up to that would be a cool fact.
How big are your legs?
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5'10...23 & 15 inches
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Heere we go again.
Seriously, except the sprinters, road cyclists are not bodybuilders. Producing sustainable watts and having massively overdeveloped muscle tissue just doesn't necessarily correlate.
Sure, pros have very, very defined muscles, and they're of course pretty big compared with the rest of their skinny asses, but, seriously.
Just don't be like the former co-worker of mine who took lots of creatine and did tons of squats at the gym to "look better" in his cycling gear. Which, of course, was always full US postal.
Seriously, except the sprinters, road cyclists are not bodybuilders. Producing sustainable watts and having massively overdeveloped muscle tissue just doesn't necessarily correlate.
Sure, pros have very, very defined muscles, and they're of course pretty big compared with the rest of their skinny asses, but, seriously.
Just don't be like the former co-worker of mine who took lots of creatine and did tons of squats at the gym to "look better" in his cycling gear. Which, of course, was always full US postal.
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·5-11 155 24inch quads and 17 inch calves but im also a runner and i exercise 3-4 hours a day.
Leg sizes don't mean anything. It's a horrible gauge of one's abilities on a bike...
We have a Cat. 3 and Cat. 1 racer who weighs 130-135 each, with legs the size of matchsticks, but either one of them will beat the living daylights out of 99% of people on the road. Both have VO2 max (relative) over 70 and the Cat. 1 racer has a peak wattage of ~1500 in a sprint. He's the guy who weighs 135 and was the national madison champion 2 yrs ago.
All that matters is the muscle fiber composition, the heart, the lungs, the mind and how much pain you can tolerate.
Leg sizes mean nothing.
We have a Cat. 3 and Cat. 1 racer who weighs 130-135 each, with legs the size of matchsticks, but either one of them will beat the living daylights out of 99% of people on the road. Both have VO2 max (relative) over 70 and the Cat. 1 racer has a peak wattage of ~1500 in a sprint. He's the guy who weighs 135 and was the national madison champion 2 yrs ago.
All that matters is the muscle fiber composition, the heart, the lungs, the mind and how much pain you can tolerate.
Leg sizes mean nothing.
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You Measure your quads?? Does anyone see you do this?
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Measuring calves is quite a challenge. It's very hard to get a tape meaure around them if their mothers are trying to feed them.edwin headwind said:
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5'-10"
145lbs
22" quad
15 1/4" calf
but it really won't tell much...
take a look at these calfs... http://www.tomdanielson.com/pages/lookout.htm
that was this sat.
16:02 was his time...
next best was
18:07
and me sitting back at 20:18 or 21:18 (they posted the later but i was told the former) we'll see which is right. goal was sub 20...
145lbs
22" quad
15 1/4" calf
but it really won't tell much...
take a look at these calfs... http://www.tomdanielson.com/pages/lookout.htm
that was this sat.
16:02 was his time...
next best was
18:07
and me sitting back at 20:18 or 21:18 (they posted the later but i was told the former) we'll see which is right. goal was sub 20...
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Hey, I got you all beat! Guess that comes with being a clyde.
Quad: 26.75
Calf: 18.25
Need strong legs to carry / pedal around the extra weight. Not much of a sprinter though. I definitley lack those fast twitch muscles.
Quad: 26.75
Calf: 18.25
Need strong legs to carry / pedal around the extra weight. Not much of a sprinter though. I definitley lack those fast twitch muscles.
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Especially the latter.wzq622 said:
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Dude...measuring your legs is...dare I say it...kinda gay.
NTTAWWT, I guess.
Nige
NTTAWWT, I guess.
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Testy(cles), aren't we, dfleck? Some issues there, perhaps. I'll leave you to your closet and your own skeletons.
As you yourself said--after providing to-the-quarter-inch measurements of your darling muscles--"it really won't tell much." Lighten up. Perhaps you don't know the meaning of "NTTAWWT," but the only thing I didn't include was a smiley face to indicate good-naturedness.
Now go back and measure your pr*ck; that should take you a while. Good luck.
As you yourself said--after providing to-the-quarter-inch measurements of your darling muscles--"it really won't tell much." Lighten up. Perhaps you don't know the meaning of "NTTAWWT," but the only thing I didn't include was a smiley face to indicate good-naturedness.
Now go back and measure your pr*ck; that should take you a while. Good luck.
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