Can you lift weights after you ride your bike?

Question

I do about 18 miles,4- 5 times a week.Can i litf weights, after i ride my bike?

Answer 1

my arms would fall off and I would DIE.

so I dobt it...

Answer 2

You want to do weight training before your cardio. That's what i've read in hundreds of magazine articles and see people doing in the gym. I have also done it this way but change it up once in a while to avoid plateaus. You will get more out of your weight training sessions when you have more energy to lift more weight or do more reps(whatever you prefer). Getting the weight training over with first thing in the morning is best so you can then reward yourself with a nice cycling session later in the day.

Answer 3

Go for it, Bike riding does little for the upper body. However I would alternate days between weights and riding unless your riding to the gym. Don't go for bulking up, but work on more repetitions at a lower weight. Upper body conditioning pays huge dividends in climbing as you can stay relaxed and you can put all your energy into getting to the top. One other area is do some hamstring work while doing your weight work out as biking doesn't work the hammies enough.    

Answer 4

it is not physically possible

Answer 5

Sure!

I usually bike 6 miles daily and do plenty of weight lifting afterwords.

I usually focus more on my arms with the weights, but I do allot of squats and stair steps with the weights to work on those leg muscles!

Try it out, see what your own capabilities are!

Answer 6

Sure just work the upper body on cycling days and legs on the non cycling day's.

Answer 7

yes, I do about 30-45 minutes of cardio at the gym before hitting the weights. you might not want to do 18 miles before your workout, 10-15 would be about right. most trainers encourage a balance of cardio and weight training..