leg strength

[spock]

best wat to get the legs to be able to power a bike for 100 mile ,,gym ,,more miles etc running ??

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Cycling + distance =

 

[Rob3rt]

A little background might help!

Given the complete lack of information all I am able to say is leg strength is hardly likely to be a limiter in being able to cycle 100 miles. If you want to cycle 100 miles, ride your bike often, spend time on it.

 

[avsd]

Here is a sample training programme. If you are reasonable young/fit/active you could probably start at week 3/4.

As said time on bike will be key. Build up time/distance by 10%-20% each month.

http://www.cooperationireland.org/files/Training Schedule.pdf

Consider joining a club if you want to get your speed up but start with a 'C' run and work your way up.

 

[ColinJ]

Leg strength isn't an issue for riding centuries unless you have a bizarre need to do lots of sprinting on the way or insist on doing it in a stupidly high gear.

If you want to ride 100 miles quickly then you'd have to get technical about it, but if you just want to cover the distance at a moderate pace then a few months riding 25-50 miles a few times a week would get you fit enough.

 

[ayceejay]

Riding a 100 miles at an average speed of 20mph (figures used for easy arithmetic) will take 5 hours, to be able stay in the saddle this long without killing yourself will require leg strength but a whole lot more, I would even go so far as to say that leg strength will be a by product of the training regime.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Riding a 100 miles at an average speed of 20mph (figures used for easy arithmetic) will take 5 hours, to be able stay in the saddle this long without killing yourself will require leg strength but a whole lot more, I would even go so far as to say that leg strength will be a by product of the training regime.

You will not require leg strength. You will require the ability to sustain a grossly sub-maximal effort repeatedly for hours though. That's very different.

 

[Ningishzidda]

Go ride your bike round and include some hills.
Do an Astrand Cycle test every fortnight.
If your results don't improve, find some more hills.

 

[ayceejay]

You will not require leg strength. You will require the ability to sustain a grossly sub-maximal effort repeatedly for hours though. That's very different.

We seem to have been debating the issue of leg strength for ever but you have made an extreme argument here because I don't think it is possible to ride a bike with no leg strength at all, perhaps it is not the major consideration in an endurance event but to say that it plays no part is erroneous.

 

[Rob3rt]

I think that the distinction between strength and power is critical in this debate!

I won't bother debating it today, but do enjoy yourselves guys!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

We seem to have been debating the issue of leg strength for ever but you have made an extreme argument here because I don't think it is possible to ride a bike with no leg strength at all, perhaps it is not the major consideration in an endurance event but to say that it plays no part is erroneous.

Try to use context.

Riding a 100 miles at an average speed of 20mph (figures used for easy arithmetic) will take 5 hours, to be able stay in the saddle this long without killing yourself will require leg strength but a whole lot more, I would even go so far as to say that leg strength will be a by product of the training regime.

Because going by this ^ You either A) Don't have a clue or B) Tried to play some sort of devils advocate and fell flat on your face or C) Suggested that strength training is a vital part of riding 100miles.

 

[ayceejay]

I would even go so far as to say that leg strength will be a by product of the training regime = Suggested that strength training is a vital part of riding 100miles.
Context.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I would even go so far as to say that leg strength will be a by product of the training regime = Suggested that strength training is a vital part of riding 100miles.
Context.

What makes strength a by product when you're training aerobically? The adaptations from both forms of training differ entirely.

 

[ayceejay]

This will be my last entry on this thread and I am reluctant to post this because it is self evident that the aerobic training needed to enable a rider to perform a 100 mile ride comfortably will also show results elsewhere unless there is a way to increase heart and lung capability without using your arms and legs and if so what use will it be.

 

[VamP]

This will be my last entry on this thread and I am reluctant to post this because it is self evident that the aerobic training needed to enable a rider to perform a 100 mile ride comfortably will also show results elsewhere unless there is a way to increase heart and lung capability without using your arms and legs and if so what use will it be.

You really should understand terms with a specific meaning, before bandying them about, as you just end up tying yourself in knots, and getting shot down in flames. Strength is a specific term whose meaning cannot be altered to suit your perception of reality. As is power, or endurance, or for that matter distance and speed.

Far too many threads like this get tangled up because people do not fully understand the expressions they use.

Go ride your bike round and include some hills.
Do an Astrand Cycle test every fortnight.
If your results don't improve, find some more hills.

Aha! That's where I have been going wrong all these years. No Astrand Cycle Test.