Got thighs?

[vav]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/sports/olympics/olympic-cyclists-thigh-popping-success-starts-in-quads.html?_r=1&hp&gwh=E3DA43E219E48C58582B5E6C129F7574

[BumbleBeeDave]

I saw a photo layout once of Chris Hoy's workout. He was on a sit down squat rack with at least a thousand pounds of plates on there AND a guy sitting on top of the machine to add more weight because the axles for the plates were full--they physically couldn't put any more weight on them.

Of course, I'd love to see one of these guys actually go on a 3-4 hour cross country ride . . . :rolleyes:

BBD

[Fixed]

I saw a photo layout once of Chris Hoy's workout. He was on a sit down squat rack with at least a thousand pounds of plates on there AND a guy sitting on top of the machine to add more weight because the axles for the plates were full--they physically couldn't put any more weight on them.

Of course, I'd love to see one of these guys actually go on a 3-4 hour cross country ride . . . :rolleyes:

BBD

New meaning to bust a chain
Cheers :).

[rice rocket]

For those that don't want to click through...

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1125234.1343749410!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/thighs31n-1-web.jpg

Greipel vs Förstemann.


http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1125233!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/thighs31n-2-web.jpg


Förstemann’s thighs, each comparable to a watermelon, measured 34 inches — wider than his waist.

[Nooch]

that's impressive -- a little gross, but impressive nonetheless..

[slowgoing]

guy on the right looks like he is pregnant with twins

[fiamme red]

Förstemann’s thighs are freakish, being so out of proportion with his small calves (and his upper body, I'm sure, although that can't be seen in the photo).

Sorry, but I can't believe that someone as lean as Förstemann gets 34" thighs just by squatting.

Lack of quad size, though, can doom even the most promising young riders, the equivalent of a weight lifter with small biceps.The Times writer is ignorant. You don't need big biceps to be a great Olympic weightlifter, or massive thighs to be a great track sprinter.

[BCS]

Anyone have any idea what kind of wattage this beast produces?

[fiamme red]

Since when did NYT allow its reporters to make a silly blog post the basis for an article? I really should reconsider my subscription.

In a 2007 blog post (http://www.bethbikes.blogspot.com/2007/08/q-quads.html) Newell outlined the steps for proper quadriceps measurement. One: wrap string around the thickest part of the leg. Two: align string with tape measure. Three: pull string taut. From then on, Newell became, in her own words, “a crusader to glorify the big quad,” updating her Web site with her latest measurements and those of her competitors.

Improper measurement drove Newell bonkers. Unlike their track counterparts, road cyclists, as endurance riders, often balk at the reality of their thigh size, she said, when they should celebrate it instead. Her advice: Go for girth.

“It isn’t like measuring waistlines for skinny minnies,” Newell wrote in an e-mail. “This is about bragging about massive (sometimes) muscular quads! The people making those comments obviously didn’t get the point. Go big or go home!”

[jpw]

He didn't win. It's dead weight.