muscular cycling legs

[surgtech1956]

I would love to get my legs muscular aka those great muscular cyclist legs. Is it just riding miles and miles, hills, spending time in the weight room, etc...?

[KnottedYet]

for me it's just riding.

I don't build big muscles, but I get nice lean hard muscles!

[margo49]

Riding.
I have had characteristic biking muscles for 30 years (ok, so the definition has been more and less but they were always biking legs). Where I notice the diff over time is in my thighs and their musculature.
Once you've got it, you are set for life!

[yellow]

My legs have always been pretty big for my size, but it's only in the last 2-3 years that I've developed much definition. When I just rode a lot (and I mean a lot), I got pretty developed Vastus lateralis. Now that I'm doing a lot of trail running I have a defined Sartorius. I didn't even know that muscle was there! There's still plenty o' saddle bag, though!

[pooks]

My muscles started hardening up pretty quickly. I don't think you have long to wait!

[surgtech1956]

yellow****You said you just rode alot, what do you mean by alot??? thanks

[kelownagirl]

This difference in my legs from one year ago is pretty noticeable. I rode 3000km in the past year. Calves are rock hard, thighs are getting there. Just gotta work on the innner thighs a bit more. The muscle is there I think - I just want to lose a little bit more of the fat covering them up.