|
|
| *Vultures Knob>>>Sport Bike |
Biking affect twitch muscles/leg muscle mass? |
It is true that running and or biking for long periods of time and low intensity will actually eat away your muscles instead of rebuild them. Along with this comes fast twitch muscles turning into slow twitch fibers, which would be benefitial to any endurance runner. I am a football player. Fast twitch is where its at in my sport, and to maintain my speed its very important. I injured my foot requiring surgery, and for 2 months going i have been off my foot completely, and have been stuck at the gym riding the bike, and doing leg curls on the machine, leg abductors, and hamstring curls, all at high intensity. I do my lifts explosively, and will bike as hard as i can (30 seconds hard, 10 second rest, repeat) Will this eat away my muscle? or fast twitch fibers? If anyone has good leg work outs that i can do please let me know. Sounds to me like you're doing all the right stuff bro. You're right about the running and biking but that's paced endurance stuff you're talkin about that will turn your fast twitch into slow. Your doing the right thing by lifting explosively and quick interval training. There's not much else you can do 'til that foot heals. You're gonna loose some mass and strength while you're unable to push out the big weight and being off your calves is gonna slow those feet but healing correctly is all important in preventing a prolonged injury. Just be patient and ease back onto that foot. Then once your healed hit the drills. Sprints, stairs, tires, jump rope. Just be careful not to get overzealous and over train the out of action muscles. Good Luck All Star. Never Quit! Win some games! what your doing wont affect your muscle fibers. heres my leg workout. if your 100% from your injurie give it a try. alternate every week between heavy weight with low reps(6-10) and low weight with high reps(12-15). squats hack squat leg curls lounges standing calf raises seated calf raises It's best to try and imitate the type of activities you do for football (short, fast bursts of energy expenditure) when training. Since you hurt your foot, and aren't yet able to get back into the high intensity activities, it's good that you are getting some form of exercise to keep your legs in shape. The pattern you are using when riding the bike sounds good to me. High intensity for short periods is best. You might want to consider checking out a sports rehab facility, which could give you some good ideas for getting ready to get back to football again. Good luck! I am a licensed physical therapist |
| Tags |
| Pocket Bike Mini Bike Chopper Bike Pit Bike Dirt Bike Sport Bike Street Bike Exercise Bike Stationary Bike Recumbent Bike |
Bike Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster |