commuting + backpack = abs
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commuting + backpack = abs
Postby BarryTas » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:56 am
but i have been commuting with a heavy back packs and my abs "look" stronger
so my question is, does wearing a heavy back pack while riding increase your core strength?
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby rkelsen » Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:47 pm
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:04 pm
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commuting + backpack = abs
Postby Comedian » Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:29 pm
well what is the six pack like?rkelsen wrote:I'd love to know the answer to this question, since I carry a backpack daily.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby HappyHumber » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:02 pm
Gets a bit warm in the back pack after a whileComedian wrote:well what is the six pack like?rkelsen wrote:I'd love to know the answer to this question, since I carry a backpack daily.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby lethoso » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:01 pm
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby ATP » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:54 pm
For above... A sore back could be a result of not maintaining a good posture, or simply muscular aches from maintaining a good posture.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby rkelsen » Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:50 pm
More like a slab at the moment.Comedian wrote:well what is the six pack like?rkelsen wrote:I'd love to know the answer to this question, since I carry a backpack daily.
After about 15,000km me gut is noticeably smaller... I just wanna know how much longer it'll be until I'm ripped...
Woohoo! I'll keep it up then...ATP wrote:Carrying a heavy backpack and maintaining a good posture will work your "core", which includes the abs and lower back.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby teamdanby » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:08 pm
and i need to say i'm pretty happy with them as i do commute with a backpack daily not that i would call it heavy or anything but it has got some weight to it
at first it did really hurt my back a bit and found myself rubbing deep heat into my back to make it feel better but now i hardly notice it at all
so with what has been said about it helping in some small way plus the 100 situps i do each morning once i get to work it should be all helping to improve my abs and back and reduce my fat even more
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby trailgumby » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:53 pm
Separate core strength exercises designed by my physio have made a much greater difference to my stability, balance and bike control.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:18 pm
However the riding clearly does great things for my lower back that used to be subject to a lot of back spasms. Does it do the same for bikes?
The difficulty of answering such questions for oneself is that we tend to see what we expect to see.
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby biftek » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:08 pm
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:53 pm
There is an element of truth to that. I ride and exercise a lot but watching my portions makes more difference than the distances that I ride if I am to remain in my target band. And with limited extra around the middle I get an approximation of abs that is otherwise not there regardless of the number of crunches, situps and obliques work I do.biftek wrote:it might make some difference but it wont make you ripped , abs are made in the kitchen not in the gym , a low fat diet is the key to make those abs stand out
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby Cruiserman » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:58 pm
Nice for a startComedian wrote: well what is the six pack like?
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby AndrewBurns » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:06 pm
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Re: commuting + backpack = abs
Postby gretaboy » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:26 am
ColinOldnCranky wrote:biftek wrote:it might make some difference but it wont make you ripped , abs are made in the kitchen not in the gym , a low fat diet is the key to make those abs stand out
ColinOldnCranky has got it right....to have abs stand out, you must strip the fat away for them to be seen..and this comes down to what you eat and how much exercise you do..its not rocket science...and this is why a large portion of society is overweight now..they shovel anything into their gobs and dont exercise
I ride with a backpack with laptop in it and apart from making the lower back sore, there's not much else it is doing..mind you the more I ride with the backpack, the more I am getting used to it and less sore I am.
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