Got Quads?

[GLC1968]

I'm another big thigh girl. At 5'4" and near 150 lbs for a vast majority of my adult life, I have never been a bean pole either! Biking didn't make my legs bigger...just harder, and that's ALL good!

Levi's Curve ID (supreme curve for me, too) and I just had great luck at Banana Republic for dress pants. I bought three pair!! Jackson fit rocks.

[Catrin]

A bit over two years ago when I first started riding (and riding too much), my quads certainly got larger. Then I was off the bike on and off due to a few injuries and lost some of that. This year when I regained my lower-body strength my quads seem to be growing harder rather than larger - and much more calf muscle definition. My legs look like sticks unless you really start looking at them, but I've a very strong lower body. I guess things change - or else my workouts are different enough this year that my legs are developing differently? I don't know, but it is interesting.

[tealtreak]

A bit over two years ago when I first started riding (and riding too much), my quads certainly got larger. Then I was off the bike on and off due to a few injuries and lost some of that. This year when I regained my lower-body strength my quads seem to be growing harder rather than larger - and much more calf muscle definition. My legs look like sticks unless you really start looking at them, but I've a very strong lower body. I guess things change - or else my workouts are different enough this year that my legs are developing differently? I don't know, but it is interesting.

It is very interesting how our different basic body types respond to exercise. Danelle Kabush (Luna pro Mt biker) is one of my favs (I got to take a clinic she taught) and she is so slight you would never imagine what a she beast she is if you saw her in street clothes. Most of her teammates are far more mesomorph, but they all rock the trails as well (or better) than any guy (:

[OakLeaf]

Lucky brand jeans have been mentioned in other threads ... I've been losing some muscle lately, but they fit my thighs at their biggest and DON'T gap at the sacrum. Yay.

[molliewog]

Lucky brand jeans have been mentioned in other threads ... I've been losing some muscle lately, but they fit my thighs at their biggest and DON'T gap at the sacrum. Yay.

Me, my booty, and big ole quads are are recent Lucky Brand converts I can't tell you how excited I was to find jeans that didn't gap in the back!

[jessmarimba]

Me, my booty, and big ole quads are are recent Lucky Brand converts I can't tell you how excited I was to find jeans that didn't gap in the back!

Hah. You two are both lucky...(sorry, bad pun). They still gap like crazy on me. I've tried on several styles and my butt is just too round for those jeans. My sister gave me an awesome pair of Sevens, though (little gap, but it's a high enough waist that it's ok. I think she bought them at the thrift store for herself but they didn't fit her).

[Catrin]

You'all are making me glad I don't have a butt. Never did, even 100 pounds ago, and never will. Instead I carry all of my weight in my stomach like a man...which means my jeans are always too large in the legs because they have to fit my stomach and thus are much too large for my legs. Sigh... It's a lot better of course since I lost all of the weight - but I STILL have that shape Oh well, it isn't all bad, for sure, and I am thankful to be so much more fit than I once was!

[zoom-zoom]

Lucky brand jeans have been mentioned in other threads ... I've been losing some muscle lately, but they fit my thighs at their biggest and DON'T gap at the sacrum. Yay.

I've always heard good things about their jeans, too. One of these days I will try a pair, though the Levi's are such a good fit and easy to find and inexpensive, which has kept me from going out of my way to try Luckys.