Serious Cyclists Have Serious Legs

[ManEatsPants]

0:18 those are varicose veins lol

[slums77]

0:16 that's fucking disgusting

[jacob6379]

how much of that is caused from drug use?

[TCRCforlife]

imagine getting kicked in the face by a cyclist....

[Econ1260MetZRoberto]

@TCRCforlife LMFAO Must feel like a battle toad's kick

[GEOdozer420]

those veins are nasty!!!!

[cyclenut]

6 years of no car and 100 to 300 miles a week and 20 or so running - my legs aren't that big, yet. But when grocery shopping in shorts I'll sometimes have laides follow behind... Every time I have a 40+mph headwind all I think is about those women... I'm one of very few, because everyone drives on those days. Too bad my mug is so ugly.. : (

[b3kb3k4]

who is shown at 1:05?

[vinesen1]

Only cycling wont get you such big legs, cross training and weight training is necessary.

[FreeMTrider]

:21 pretty sure those belong to Sean Kelly. One of the most successful cyclist of all-time. All-arounder

[alexapirot32]

1:14 are the real muscles

[lennic95]

The veins are due to vitamin K insufficiency in the supplements and are butt ugly!

[sainglain]

Is that Ireland's Seán Kelly at 2:27 ?

[ecosby100]

there legs look like my penis except much smaller and less vanie

[mjbofthenorth]

One of the fastest guys I know has toothpick legs - he's light as a feather and can kick anyone's butt in a sprint

[nickc422]

their legs are small as shit.

[simplybmg]

the cycling is only legs,and is a training where there aren't pause

[ruasetepovos]

Most of these legs are track pr sprinter legs, a climber legs for example will be defined but usually have small muscle mass. The picture of Gilberto Simoni, a pure climber @58kg, shows definition but not mass. You don't win a Monte Zoncolan stage with mass!, you'll come last!

[cleaningotis]

Really? I wanna see how many of these guys could squat 225. These legs are tiny.

[aaronfromhastings]

Be slim and light. You'll live longer and the uphills are easier. Look at the bikes. They're slim and light too for the same reason.

[s9523pink]

Leg size is a genetic thing, mainly, great for the track sprint, but most climbers are slim all the way around. All arounders are somewhere in between, but the size of your heart and your ability to suffer are most important; and a very hard work ethic!

[tool5150]

big mig is the man not some sub 6 foot pee wee rider thats only good on hills lol

[arek07]

0:16 what's that!?

[coffeethen]

All I see is varicose veins.

[chrisbear08]

Not all about muscle you have to have high Vo2 max, and high A.T.

[DMB206]

The only problem is that cycling, for the most part, trains ONLY the legs.

[Nicyarrr]

@cozybeehiveful did you compose this video? I know the guy with the crazy varicose vein left leg, shown after greipel in the ocre sprinters jersey...

[Nicyarrr]

@cozybeehiveful did you compose this video? I know the guy with the crazy varicose vein left leg, shown after greipel in the ocre sprinters jersey...

[virtualreal]

You call these thin sticks "legs"?! LMFAO

[schwarzwindDarken]

Heres how I do it, 30 min HIIT every day with a 20 min lifting either arms, chest, back, abs, shoulders and triceps, and one special day for legs wich is 20 min HIIT and 30 for legs lifting double my weight, im small over my upper body, but big on the legs, so Its nice to go outside and run with such power and endurance from HIIT

[ph4nt0mf1ng3rs]

Toned legs may not matter, but they look sexy lol.

[2kinesis]

I think alot of those pictures were taken before the UCI really started cutting down on the use of anabolic steroids!

[ph1lo]

@2kinesis haha, i think i agree with you!!!

[ash123y]

Its the guys with veins you need to watch out for, not the musclebound ones. Lance's legs may look pretty sick but his blood vessel density is/was huge so his repeatability and power is/was off the scale.

[McCormickAnimation]

I have rather large legs (24 inches) and it really isn't any fun. Lactate buildup is ridiculous and it makes running a chore. I've totally cut out heavy leg workouts and they still maintain their size, unfortunately. Go for lean, strong legs, but size is a burden.

[capsaicinrain]

track riders have huge legs, its stupid big

[BluuSkyz]

00:18 is fucking nasty. 

[jk59beads]

Those guys all ride motorized bikes. It just so happens that their legs are the motor.

[melodametal]

wow these legs are umm very vainy and weird looking lol not to diss on the accomplishments of these guys or girls

[jackysu123]

who would make a video of this?

[Sick3ninVend3tta]

@jackysu123, A faggot, that hates on Lance Armstrong, having done nothing with his own SORRY ASS life.

[DMB206]

That guy at 0:17 has a fucking octopus on his calf. Sick.

[SHAUNFREAK]

chris hoys VMO's are freakish!

[forcedRcon]

T-rex

[bradaman96]

why do seious cyclists usually have massive calves? how do they get them?

[misterwayne1976]

@bradaman96 - It's from focusing on horizontal or full circular motion to peda. This distributes the workload to more muscles and makes you more efficient vs. just pounding down on the pedals which is terribly inefficient and brings on fatigue more rapidly.

[rorymorris1]

what with the veins !! god im taking it easy on the bike form now on !

[Imm0ralMin0rity]

I want to know who collects videos of guys legs

[notthenextstig]

That 2nd guy have big legs and a boner luulz

[TimpBizkit]

We are the real tough bikers not motorcyclists. Some of those veins look a bit ugly. I like the song choice.

[menyu]

the varicose veins are very unsightly

[PodPanda]

Seriously? If anyone thinks these legs are attractive there's really something wrong with them. It honestly just looks freakish.

[danielkimdjk]

...sexy

[houdini69]

ths music is a fukn joke get it to hell ,,,,,



[djsocceralex]

that looks disgusting!! dysmorphia?

[calsonick]

Some of them look great, some of them are moderately big, most of them are just very low body fat and vascular. I'd bet the few that are big weight train aswell as cycle.

Cycling doesn't hurt, but if you really want "real" legs, you need to be squatting.

[henridvl1994]

no cancellara??

[wisenyoung]

this comes from some freak'n serious riding. and riding hard.

Keep in mind these people just got off a few dozzen miles and rode like their back tire was on fire so they're pumped up from their normal standing size.

Allbeit, they weren't no chicken legged skinnies to begin with either.

[MrRmk25]

There was many HARD hours put into these legs! ... 0:16 ... pretty gross

[ObiAntKenobi]

if i trained with no resistance at all i wont hget big legs will i?

[TheSuperber]

0:26  .oooooh...stunned

[wanmaker]

Chris Hoy would b amazing in the tour. with them legs he would go so fast up the hills .

[indusrtial]

@wanmaker I hope your joking about Chris Hoy going up them hills with his legs. If your not, it doesn't work that way. Usually the bigger the legs the harder it is for them to go uphill. The skinnier the frame of a cyclist the better to go up hill.

[mightyPants]

@wanmaker

That's like saying Usain Bolt would be the fastest marathon runner ever because he can run 9.60 per 100meters for the entire 26 miles. Hoy is built for explosive power, not endurance, he said this himself.

[ERFANMERCKX]

very nice, tnx

[sarethums]

0.17 is very unhealthy, this is where the blood is struggling to go back up to the body.

[deus555]

Big muscular legs doesn't make a better cyclist. I have skinny legs like 'Rasmussen' and constantly drop bigger muscular guys. It's all about performance!!

[Sick3ninVend3tta]

@deus555, Yep, Its about putting in the long hard miles. Having legs like a bodybuilder will do nothing for you. It comes more down to great strength endurance than size & alot of riders in that video don't actually have big legs, Chris Hoy being an exception & please note, Chris wouldn't win a TDF in 10 lifetimes with that frame.

[benrush17]

@deus555 usually , endurance racers have skinny legs, track cyclists or sprinters have big ones

[patriotswinwars]

@deus555

POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO

[cozybeehiveful]

@deus555 That reminds me of the cycling music video "Performance" . Its hilarious! Did you watch it yet?

[THESHAWNPS]

@deus555 you r dumb bigger legs = bigger power

[jorisdekeu]

@THESHAWNPS if your cardio vascular system sucks but you have giant legs you stil suck

[chrisbear08]

@THESHAWNPS Your an idiot, bigger legs will mean bigger power, but usually a race isn't 5km long (maybe your kind of pussy races) pros ride over 20,000km in a year, so its not big legs they need it's endurance in there legs, that they need..

[vinesen1]

@deus555 The cyclist who have big muscles in the legs are more usually sprinters, climbers on the other side work on their weight to power ratio and so do the timetrialists.

Micheal Rasmussen is a climber.

[Sevnfurdy]

@deus555 True, most cycling deals with long distance, in that case slim trim workhorses will always win...but track races (the equivalent of sprinting) bigger legs usually fare much better.

[pboisei]

~Can someone tell me how i can achieve this; been cycling for a while now and my legs are not nearly this big!

[cozybeehiveful]

Most of it is genetics. If you had parents who had big shapely legs, chances are you'll get it too and maybe training will multiply the effects? Train and ride hard if you're of the losers like us. :)

[pboisei]

@cozybeehiveful what about the vascular part? is that the same or can it be achieved by high revolutions? When I ride I tend to use higher gears and lower revolutions.

[BrundukasLT]

what's the best age of starting training this sport? :P

[duinthadope420]

now, lol

[mightyPants]

@cozybeehiveful

It depends on how you cycle as well, if you want thighs like Chris Hoy then you'd have to sprint, endurance cyclists have skinny but muscular legs.

[AdamJaz]

@cozybeehiveful You're dismissing the years and decades of effort these guys put in.

[Gibz101]

@cozybeehiveful Get doing some hill sprints, Not only is it the best way to improve your Lactic Acid Thresh hold its brilliant for your VO2 output. (Will also give you killer legs)

[timwaagh]

@pboisei hit the gym hard, and only ride in your highest gear or get a high-gear fixie. stack up on creatine, protein, body building things. when you hit the gym, learn to do squats. try to raise your one-rep maximum weight. Because you only have tot do one exercise, you'll improve. hard, requires human resources, expensive. I can't do it because of those reasons, so no guarantees. Dunno if it makes you faster, but you will get impressive legs. while you're at it, I will be having fun riding.

[actionmethod]

@pboisei Ignore that losers answer. You cannot achieve volume by cycling long distances, you can A) sprint for 2-3min, relax for 60sec, then repeat for about 9-12 times, or B) go to the gym and do some machine exercise (ideal method for volume), but then you risk unbalance b/w hams and quads.

[abcdrcill1]

@pboisei

For the "secrets" to the fastest (humanly) possible muscle growth, consult the bodybuilding community.

The main aspect is nutrition: You need to get approximately 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day separated equally into meals (for a minimum of ) every three hours. (i.e. A 140 pound person awake from 7 am to 10 pm needs 23 grams of protein in 6 meals distributed every 3 hours).

The nutrition must, of course accompany calf-specific exercises, ..(con't in next post)

[abcdrcill1]

@abcdrcill1

like calf-raises. IMO, cycling emphasizes quads more than calves. However, calves are notorious as one of the hardest muscles to grow, and like nsuneja said, growth is heavily subjective to your genetics.

Good luck!

[killer66667]

@pboisei Have you ever thought that maybe these guys legs arent huge huge, Maybe they are Very very defined and there is no fat from all the cardio.

Rember Theres a diffence between size and definination

[aj3071]

@pboisei it took me 5 years!

[incrowdcynic]

@pboisei If you work the muscles properly, and eat properly, they will grow.

[jorisdekeu]

@pboisei you just have to do power training a few times a week on your rollers with high resitance and low cadance but keep training souplesse

ps: my english is not so good i'm from belgium

[claudruiz]

Fair enough, but look at Tour de France riders. That's the most extreme bike race on the planet and their legs aren't half as big but I bet they ride faster for longer!

[culnane]

they aren't varicose veins

[nsuneja]

varicose veins. leads to cardiac insufficiency.

[cozybeehiveful]

oh no, its dr. suneja from harvard !! cardiac insufficiency? really?

[patriotswinwars]

@cozybeehiveful HA

[amtheriver]

@nsuneja ummm...no

[fogonabomba2]

@nsuneja you is idiot ???

[incrowdcynic]

@nsuneja Please explain the link between varicose veins and cardiac insufficiency. I seriously doubt it. Varicose veins are mostly benign, beyond that they can be related to odd skin conditions and blood clotting. The reason they can be seen is because they are superficial, or very close to the skin. Such veins are by nature not responsible for a large percentage of blood flow.

[incrowdcynic]

@incrowdcynic Also, it should be noted that I am referring to the LEGS.