Quote Originally Posted by Andrea View Post
I had to smile at this because one of the toughest women I race against on a regular basis has 4 kids... the legend surrounding her says that she got stronger as she had them because she'd just add them to the kid trailer and go do hill repeats.
There may be some truth to that for another reason..... each time a woman gets pregnant her blood volume increases, as she is supporting both herself and the baby. When the baby is born though the volume does go down again, it does not decrease to the original level - it stays somewhat higher. More blood =more red blood cells = more O2 to the muscles = more power! Its like perfectly natural, permanent and legal epo.....