Got Quads?

[Owlie]

High five! Hills kill me. I just tell myself that there's no shame in walking.

I also don't put on a ton of extra muscle bulk. Maybe that means I'm not riding enough.

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I also don't put on a ton of extra muscle bulk. Maybe that means I'm not riding enough.

Nah, I'm a solid mesomorph...I bulk pretty easily. You ride plenty!

[jessmarimba]

Haha... I bulk up a little, too. My BF made a comment the other day on "how big my thighs were" - I knew what he meant & was not truly offended but it was funny listening to him try to backpedal his way out of that one!

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I consider it a compliment when my hubby comments on my thighs...he has ENORMOUS thighs and likes me "sturdy," as he puts it. Our kid is a beanpole, but we have no doubts that once he hits puberty his legs are going to get beefy, too. Both his dad and I were pretty twiggy as kids.

[Elphaba]

Also a mesomorph. Never was a beanpole!

Me too. Kristen, you look great. I am 5'4" and 150 give or take. I have lost 35 pounds in the past 2 years and have pretty much determined this is where my body is happy. I know I carry extra weight in my rear and thighs. In fact, my 11-year- old son keeps telling me he heard on tv that larger legs are a sign of a healthy heart. Keep active, keep an eye on what you eat and the rest will take care of itself.

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In fact, my 11-year- old son keeps telling me he heard on tv that larger legs are a sign of a healthy heart. Keep active, keep an eye on what you eat and the rest will take care of itself.

Yes...there was recently something to that effect--that people who carry a reasonable amount of extra weight on their lower half are actually healthier than people who are slim all over. I think we may have even discussed that here. My MIL is quite slim and weighs less than I do, even though she is 4.5" taller than I am and all legs, but she's always had high BP, high triglycerides, and is on statins. I see stars if I stand up too fast and my blood work does not look like #s that belong with someone who is a bit soft.

[Owlie]

Yes...there was recently something to that effect--that people who carry a reasonable amount of extra weight on their lower half are actually healthier than people who are slim all over. I think we may have even discussed that here. My MIL is quite slim and weighs less than I do, even though she is 4.5" taller than I am and all legs, but she's always had high BP, high triglycerides, and is on statins. I see stars if I stand up too fast and my blood work does not look like #s that belong with someone who is a bit soft.

I think that applies only if the slim person isn't fit--I think it was called "thin fat" or something, where there's fat deposits around organs that doesn't show on the outside...may well apply in my case, though, since I manage to store fat solely in my abdomen and inner thighs. Thanks, genes.

I was just looking at photos from when I started riding (2009ish, when I was still walking everywhere). Compared to then, I do have quads!