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I guess this is the best place to ask this?". My sister and law have had this friendly argument for a few years. I say
running is better for fitness and she says bikeing is, my brother will not get involved he does both, says we can figure it out. My other brother who does neither says he would bike instead of run because its easier witch I got a kick out of and she just looked at us LOL. I told her if we both go up a hill I still have to keep moveing to get down the other side while
she can just coast. This pretty good lite arguments and fun, but now she says she is going to find scientific evidence to
prove me wrong and has a friend who has a masters in exercise that will prove it to me, so what do you think running
or bikeing for best fitness.
Turning back the clock one mile at a time
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Looking back I was more "fit' when in the middle of wrestling season than running season.
I was far more fit overall during cheerleading thanI was during track season. For the reasons you mention above...variety of pace, lifting, jumping, gymnastics...I used a much wider variety of muscles + cardio.
Feeling the growl again
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
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Wow fast replys, I would not say its a waste of time time or or stupid argument, like a say its friendly all in fun just giveing each other a hard time. I do not know about defineing fitness we never went that far, I was more fit in my younger
days to, but up intil I was 50 I was still playing full court b-ball and the reason was because of running I could do that, I still play a little ball whan have the chance,I guess fitness for me is knowing I can still do things and not worry about not
keeping up with younger people? like I said really can not define it but sure like the feeling of being in shape. This
argument is in fun just looking for some ammo.
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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Cycling. They have higher VO2 maxes. And they can go further. And faster.
aaaaahh but is faster and farther really better?
Please drop the e when adding -ing. You are killeing me here.
"being"?
bing?
I've heard (and I beleive it because I do both) that cycling benefits running, running does not benefit cycling (for most). Cycling is more difficult (to me). It uses different muscles and a lot more cardio than running does (depending on how hard you push yourself). I know several cyclist who kick my butt road ridding but have less running ability than I do. Muscle type, background, training, mental ability, who knows? But it's what I've experienced.
Yes. Wait, what are we talking about...?
I can also offer that, in my experience, running a marathon is harder and takes more preparation and recovery than riding a century.
"being"? bing? I've heard (and I beleive it because I do both) that cycling benefits running, running does not benefit cycling (for most). Cycling is more difficult (to me). It uses different muscles and a lot more cardio than running does (depending on how hard you push yourself). I know several cyclist who kick my butt road ridding but have less running ability than I do. Muscle type, background, training, mental ability, who knows? But it's what I've experienced.
Heh. I hadn't been on my road bike 6 times before I did a couple duathlons, yet I held my own on the bike leg with all but a handful of the leaders. Then caught most of them on the final run.
Both benefit the other to some degree, but do not replace specialized training for the other sport.
How hard it is depends how you go about it. I can cover 50 miles on a bike and not feel like I did much.
"being"? bing? I've heard (and I beleive it because I do both) that cycling benefits running, running does not benefit cycling (for most).
I've heard (and I beleive it because I do both) that cycling benefits running, running does not benefit cycling (for most).
This was very very true for me back in my triathlon days, but that's been 20 years and shit may have changed.
Although, when I spin regularly (I was teaching it for awhile), I do feel mo bettah running.
Bing! Bing!