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Most Important Muscle Groups

  • 02-10-2011 11:12pm
    #1
    busyliving
    Registered Users Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I'm currently putting together a training programme and I'm wondering which muscles in the legs are the most important in order.

    Quads, Hamstrings, Calfs

    I'm just wondering, as the most important muscles are ones I can do more work on.

    Cheers in advance


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  • #2
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    They are all important, but I guess the glutes and the quads do the most work. How are you intending to target different muscles? When you are on the bike, the muscles will naturally fire as you pedal. If you intend on doing gym work for it, well it will never ever be as beneficial as actually getting out on the bike. There is more to cycling than just strong muscles.

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  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,141 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Getting faster is easy, you just have to cycle like a mad bastard for a few hours a week.

    Getting faster without getting injured is harder, so I would focus on injury prevention, e.g. strengthening core, back and certain leg muscles so that you can cycle with good form and your muscle groups act in a balanced way.


  • #4
    busyliving
    Registered Users Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭busyliving


    Cheers guys for you replies...

    I have been cycling quite a bit over the last days...

    Date Dst(km) Ave(km/hr) Time
    28/09 18.663 24.4 45.37
    29/09 18.637 23.7 46.38
    30/09 22.316 23.7 55.40
    01/10 / / /
    02/10 22.302 24.8 53.17
    03/10 22.296 23.7 56.16
    04/10 22.294 23.0 57.28
    05/10 22.326 22.3 59.26
    06/10 / / /
    07/10 22.683 23.0 58.30
    08/10 / / /
    09/10 / / /
    10/10 22.451 22.6 58.39
    11/10 / / /

    As you may have noticed my times have been getting worse, but in the last few times I've been out I've been up against some horrible winds and winter conditions...

    So I've been hoping to move into the gym over the winter to do a mix of weights training as well as using an exercise bike...all as a part as a full body training program


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