Hello, im new, have thigh questions

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I sorta wish my bike would go faster when I make clicking noises with my tongue.

Oh that reminds me of an embarrassing memory re:bikes....
When I was 12, I was given a one speed blue girls Schwinn. I called it "Heather" (ugh!). I never had much up to then except just roller skates, so this was like a dream come true for me.
We lived in the country at the time, and I woould take my bike along the abandoned railroad tracks to ride (the ties were long gone, just a trail left).
As a typical 12 year old girl- I dreamed of horses endlessly. I was riding my bike along the tracks and I pretended it was a horse, and started making cowboy horse riding sounds "Giddyup", clicking my tongue, even neighing and snorting! (I was a bit too old to be doing this, but there was no one around) Then to my horror a grown up cyclist came up behind me silently, said Hello and passed me. He HAD to have heard ALL my horsey-pretend noises!!
Gawd, was that embarrassing.

[Luna]

No Lisa . That was all too cute a story and I can relate. Biking to me is the next best thing to horses and less money

[li10up]

Lisa, when I read your post about "if you don't want any muscles, then don't exercise!" I expected you'd get some backlash. I'm glad that it was taken in the spirit intended. We all know how things in writing don't usually easily convey the true emotions intended... Anyhow, I just wanted to say you are absolutely right. I WISH I could see some more bulk IF IT WAS MUSCLE. Women need to embrace muscle! After all, don't we all want to be strong women - mentally, emotionally, and physically?

"A STRONG MIND IN A STRONG BODY."

[Meg McKilty]

Maybe you are pregnant?

Being in the Health Care field, I am loving this suggestion. Make her panic, maybe? (This is the most commonly asked question to women with health inquiries, which is why I find it funny. Most women either panic or are elated with joy.)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Women need to embrace muscle! After all, don't we all want to be strong women - mentally, emotionally, and physically?

"A STRONG MIND IN A STRONG BODY."

Uh-oh, I sense an old Helen Reddy song coming up.....
http://www.lyricstime.com/helen-redd...an-lyrics.html

[Grog]

Being in the Health Care field, I am loving this suggestion. Make her panic, maybe? (This is the most commonly asked question to women with health inquiries, which is why I find it funny. Most women either panic or are elated with joy.)

When walking in the hospital for nearly any complaint, any women of procreating age is believed to be pregnant until proven otherwise!!! And sometimes even after being proven otherwise!! I once had horrible lower abdomen pain (which turned out to be ovarian cysts) and I had to take 3 pregnancy tests in 24 hours.

It was a smart thing to do, mind you. But it became old by the third one...

[Dianyla]

When walking in the hospital for nearly any complaint, any women of procreating age is believed to be pregnant until proven otherwise!!! And sometimes even after being proven otherwise!!

It's terribly annoying (and even borderline insulting at times) but the fact is that practitioners catch soooo many problems with this screening detail.

[Dianyla]

As a typical 12 year old girl- I dreamed of horses endlessly. I was riding my bike along the tracks and I pretended it was a horse, and started making cowboy horse riding sounds "Giddyup", clicking my tongue, even neighing and snorting! (I was a bit too old to be doing this, but there was no one around) Then to my horror a grown up cyclist came up behind me silently, said Hello and passed me. He HAD to have heard ALL my horsey-pretend noises!!
Gawd, was that embarrassing.

I think that is just the sweetest story, Lisa!

I think if I were a horse, I'd definitely be a cob. Yep, a short little cobby pony. With a bad temper!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I think if I were a horse, I'd definitely be a cob. Yep, a short little cobby pony. With a bad temper!

You'd be one of those Welsh ponies, with the long flaxen mane and the forelock hanging down over it's eyes. You'd have a bad temper, and rightly so, from being down in the coal mines.
I'd probably be a Morgan, like the NYC Police Dept used to ride. Dependable, not gun shy, but quick on my feet if necessary!

[LaFemmeFlora]

sometimes feel like my muscles, especially my leg muscles, literally swell after a hard/new workout. For instance, when I started doing some weight training this fall, I could swear that my thigh muscles were swollen after the first couple of workouts, almost like they were retaining water. I imagine there's a scientific explanation for it, e.g., increased bloodflow, but I don't know that for sure. In any event, they always return to normal after a few days.

This is my guess as well. In the healing process there is some swelling of the muscle that occurs a couple of days after strenuous muscle work. It generally last about 2-4 days. Drink plenty of water and take a multi-vitamin...and this will speed the healing process.

And no matter what keep up the good work.

[Luna]

So waht is the reason for the tight, tight feeling in the thighs when i get off the bike, sometimes my legs will shake too.
Im really enjoying this forum

[Kimmyt]

That tight feeling is good! It's one of my fav parts of cycling (and working out in general). Nothing beats the feeling of muscles after a long hard day of work. The tightness is just your muscles tell you they worked. It's what I call 'good pain'.

Very different from the bad pain that signifies injury, to me.

And on the topic of muscles... a girl can't have too many! (Well, okay, some of those extreme heavyweight bodybuilders do get a bit scary...) but I looove my muscles, even though they don't make me the slimmest girl out there. I like the fact that when I lift at the gym I can see the grunty-men peer at me in the mirror and check out my guns. I also like the fact that I don't have to ask the people at the grocery store to carry my heavy bags, and the fact that I and my 5'5" boyfriend can lift and carry a 52" tv up 2 floors without dying, and that I can shovel a whole big driveway in about 25 minutes without feeling like I've done any physical activity.

Muscles are the poop.

[missymaya]

I loove my muscles. Exactly what kimmyt said.

[Luna]

I did not think I would enjoy biking so much that im upset when i can't go or my business ties me down, I really am a newbie at it, AS i said I ride a townie electra 21 speed. I bike with a woman who is experienced and used to ride a rode bike and still does at times but goes biking with me on her townie. We are in florida so it is flat. We ride along the bay fronts and she is taking me up a bridge were alot of bikers go over this water way. I can only make it to the top and then back. I will soon be ready to go over the otherside and back . I used to not make it 1/4, now i go to the top. I lead the crew out on the bikes too at about 14MPH. May be slow to some real bikers huh?

[sgtiger]

I did not think I would enjoy biking so much that im upset when i can't go or my business ties me down, I really am a newbie at it, AS i said I ride a townie electra 21 speed. I bike with a woman who is experienced and used to ride a rode bike and still does at times but goes biking with me on her townie. We are in florida so it is flat. We ride along the bay fronts and she is taking me up a bridge were alot of bikers go over this water way. I can only make it to the top and then back. I will soon be ready to go over the otherside and back . I used to not make it 1/4, now i go to the top. I lead the crew out on the bikes too at about 14MPH. May be slow to some real bikers huh?

Don't worry about the speed, sista. You sound like you're enjoying yourself and that's all that matters. If you ever do decide to go to a road bike, you'll be that much more of a strong rider. Imagine, if you're going that fast on your cruiser, how fast you might be able to ride on something lighter and designed for speed.