[TheForge] weather report yak

Tue Feb 24 13:14:00 2004

Andy Vida wrote:
> 
> H and P Foster wrote:
> >
> >  Andy
> >
> > I like your line about legs like tree trunks, as it reminds me of a time on
> > our rip when we stopped towards the end of a day in Oklahoma and my wife
> > goes in a little country store to get some supplies for supper while I
> > stayed with the bikes.  An old guy comes out of the store and asks where we
> > have  come from and after telling him, he says "that's why Mom has such big
> > muscles"   We laugh about it still.
> 
>         Big's right.  I was in the Davis Bike Club and we trained 6 days
>         a week.  The biggest legs of all were had by the girls... wow,
>         talk about tree trunks, yet they weren't unattractive. :)  I never
>         new why that was.  The guys that trained a lot were certainly
>         stronger yet the legs were smaller.  Anyone know why?
> 
>         I remember when I discovered that I had huge leg muscles, about
>         six months after I'd started serious training. I was drying my
>         legs after a shower, flexed something and this large lump pops
>         up with a correspondingly large crater next to it.  At first I
>         was a little shocked and then it sunk in that the exercise had
>         had its effect.  one of life's entertainingly memorable moments.

Cycling is one of the reasons I attribute to my legs still being in good
shape. Even tho it has been years and years since I have done any real
riding. The 5 years we lived in Europe I was riding on average 40 miles
a day or more ( much more in the summers) I know genetics have a lot to
do with it, but I am betting that my riding that milage at age 10 to 15
also helped in my long term leg developement..... now if I could just
get the upper body to follow the example my legs set......

Ralph
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"Good is the enemy of Excellent. Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
Persistence is necessary for Excellence. And Persistence is a Decision."