The anatomy of a cyclist - which muscles are used to ride
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The anatomy of a cyclist - which muscles are used to ride
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:04 pm
Definition of usage;
Primary: The primary muscle used in the movement
Supporting;
Synergist: A muscle that assists another muscle to accomplish a movement.
Stabilizer: A muscle that contracts with no significant movement.
Dynamic Stabilizer: A biarticulate muscle (A muscle that crosses two joints) that simultaneously shortens at the target joint and lengthens at the adjacent joint with no appreciable difference in length. Dynamic stabilization occurs during many compound movements.
Antagonist Stabilizer: A muscle that contracts to maintain the tension potential of a biarticulate muscle at the adjacent joint. The antagonist stabilizer may be contracted throughout or at only one extreme of the movement.
Diagrams of muscles in the legs
Gluteus Maximus
Hip Abductors - Gluteus Medius and Target: Gluteus Minimu and Target: Tensor Fasciae Latae
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Tibialis Anterior
Diagrams of muscles in the back
General Back
Erector Spina (also in the waist)
Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major and Trapezius Lower Fibres and Rhomboids
Trapezius Upper Fibres and Trapezius Middle Fibres and Levator Scapulae
Infraspinatus and Teres Minor
Subscapulari
Supraspinatus
Diagrams of muscles in the waist
Rectus Abdominis
Obliques
Transverse Abdominus (don't have a picture)
ErectorSpinae (also in the back)
Diagrams of muscles in the Back
General Back
Erector Spina
Latissimus Dorsi and Teres Major and Trapezius Lower Fibres and Rhomboids and Rhomboids
Trapezius Upper Fibres and Trapezius Middle Fibres and Levator Scapulae
Infraspinatus and Teres Minor
Subscapulari
Supraspinatus
Diagrams of muscles in the Shoulders
Deltoid Anterior
Deltoid Lateral
Deltoid Posterior
Supraspinatus
Diagrams of muscles in the Triceps
Triceps Brachii
Diagrams of muscles in the Biceps
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:02 pm
Yes, but exactly which bits are the hurty bits ?531db wrote:Ah, so now I know the names for all the hurty bits...............
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Re: The anatomy of a cyclist - which muscles are used to rid
Postby heavymetal » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:46 pm
I can't see any mention of the use of a Neurological Muscle.mikesbytes wrote:What are the primary muscles used when cycling, in partiular road racing and what are the supporting muscles?
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Postby mikesbytes » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:54 pm
Sorry I forgot the nut behind the handlebarsheavymetal wrote:I can't see any mention of the use of a Neurological Muscle.mikesbytes wrote:What are the primary muscles used when cycling, in partiular road racing and what are the supporting muscles?
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Postby mikesbytes » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:44 pm
But which ones ?tuco wrote:Wow! I've actually got some of them now.
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Postby moosterbounce » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:24 pm
I suffer from Compartment Syndrome (you can look it up ) in both legs in my Tibialis Anterior and up to now have refused surgery. Before anyone asks why, it meant a massive cut the length of each shin, 1 month on crutches (some of which having no feeling in my feet), then 12 months of physio with about a 50% chance of it being fixed!! Sounds great huh Treatment may have improved in the last few years since diagnosis, so I may be quoting old fashioned treatment here - it was what put me off at the time though (only 5 years ago).
Anyway, I gave up playing hockey (synthetic grass is a shocker), volleyball, running, walking long distances, and walking quickly. Funnily enough, cycling doesn't hurt it!!
Now, I could be pedalling incorrectly to favour it, but being in both legs, this is pretty tricky. I figured this muscle just wasn't really used much.
So...any guesses?
Moo...
BTW: If my physio ever told me to give up cycling, he would be on the news as fireman would be needed to cut bits of a bike off (not mine cos I love that too much ) to get him in the ambulance
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Postby sogood » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:53 pm
For the potentially small and near invisible scar and the restrictions it has given you, I would not hold back on the surgical option.
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Postby tuco » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:55 pm
I was riding without pain in my lower back then the lbs guy I ride with told me to bring the bike in and he'll set it up properly because I didn't look like I was fitting the bike right.MichaelB wrote:After my big ride yesterday, it is my lower back hurty bits. General Back seems to localise it enough !!!mikesbytes wrote:Yes, but exactly which bits are the hurty bits ?531db wrote:Ah, so now I know the names for all the hurty bits...............
Longer stem, seat down and moved back and off I went. Two rides and two sore lower backs later I went back and he put the seat forward 0.5cm and I haven't had a problem since and I'm better 'fitted' to the bike.
50mm was the difference between back pain and no back pain.
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Postby sogood » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:13 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Postby sogood » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:44 pm
Tib ant is still quite useful in cycling if you stand and pull on the upstroke. Less important if you don't use straps/clipless.
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Postby moosterbounce » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:36 pm
When I first started having issues at 18, I was playing a very serious level of hockey. This made me drop back some grades to avoid synthetic grass. I played strapped up for many years - it looked fantastic!!
Anyway, after 10 years of being treated for shin splints, and 3 physios later, I found my favourite physio who looked further into the problem. At 35, I'm now too old to get back to that sort of game at that level...35 and already over the hill!!
Cycling is working which is great, though I would consider surgery if it started affecting my riding. I ride with cleats, but perhaps don't flex my feet as much as I could. Wouldn't surprise me. I will watch for any hurties when I attempt to make my stroke more efficient!!
Moo...
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Postby sogood » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:47 pm
It won't work if the fascial release isn't adequate or the diagnosis was wrong. Needs a generous snip down the fascia.moosterbounce wrote:I'm not keen on the surgery after being told that for me, there was only about a 50% chance of it working. I know a guy who had the surgery 3 times in one leg before it "worked".
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Postby Wanta-bike » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:13 pm
ALL OF EM!mikesbytes wrote:Yes, but exactly which bits are the hurty bits ?531db wrote:Ah, so now I know the names for all the hurty bits...............
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Postby Kev365428 » Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:43 am
I used to ski (as in snow) quite a lot up until the birth of our daughter almost three years ago. My quads used to ache for the first few days of the season basically due to lack of use throughout the previous 10 months of the year.
Since the birth, I've gotten back into cyling and considered my fitness levels to be the best they've been for the past 15 or so years.
So anyway, the outlaws offered to mind said daughter for a few days so we could enjoy some of the best snow for the last 10 years. I jumped at the chance before they could take it back.
After the first day of skiing, I had no soreness in my legs at all. Even after doing non-stop/fast runs with lots of turns I felt no pain or soreness. "The cycling is paying off big time" I boasted to my wife and friends.
The second day was pretty much the same, although I did notice some fatigue creeping in at the end of the day. Not at all unexpected, I thought.
Now, when I woke up on the third morning, it felt like my calves were made out of cement. They were so tight it looked like I was walking in shackles. All through the third day my calves were stiff, but not realy sore. On the fourth and last morning, they were both stiff and sore and required a solid 30+minutes of stretching before I could even think about skiing.
This got me thinking about what muscles, specifically in the calf area, are used when cycling as opposed to skiing. Two totally different activities, but I would've thought that the range of muscles used in the calf would have been close. Surely there is not that many different muscles in the calf, is there?
A lot of pro skiers will tell you that cycling is the best exercise to prepare for the season, and to a point I would agree, but nothing prepared me for the stiffness in my calves after three days of skiiing.
Of course, it could have been because I was so extremely fit from cycling that I pushed my body to levels of exertions never previously reached.
Kev.
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