Does spinning make your legs bulky?

[Anonymous]

50F here, bought peloton a year ago and have noticed real definition in my quads lately. Love it.

[Anonymous]

Yes it does.

[Anonymous]

Food makes your legs bulky.

[Anonymous]

Read an article yesterday in NYT with Kate Winslet who said they put her on the Peleton to bulk her legs up for Mare of Easttown.

[Anonymous]

Bulky? Do you mean muscular? It’s ok to have muscles. It protects you as you age and muscles burn more calories.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read an article yesterday in NYT with Kate Winslet who said they put her on the Peleton to bulk her legs up for Mare of Easttown.

Did it work?

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

I feel like this depends on your starting weight. If you have very skinny legs then yes spinning will bulk you up because it will add muscle. If you have thick legs it will likely make them look better because it will add muscle. If you are overweight, it will slim your legs because you will lose fat and add muscle.

But in almost all situations, it will improve the strength and definition in your legs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like this depends on your starting weight. If you have very skinny legs then yes spinning will bulk you up because it will add muscle. If you have thick legs it will likely make them look better because it will add muscle. If you are overweight, it will slim your legs because you will lose fat and add muscle.

But in almost all situations, it will improve the strength and definition in your legs.

NP. Yes to all of this.

[Anonymous]

Lower resistance high cadence will not. It will make you hungrier so watch what you eat. Also tends to make you retain fluid in your large muscles which plumps them up temporarily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reason I hate working in tech is because I hate having to deal with earning too much money and being rich just like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

That's the analogy for people (usually woman) who think lifting weights or doing specific exercises would automatically make them look bulky/muscular. Newsflash: it takes A LOT of hard work and lifestyle adjustments to look "bulky" and it's an insult to a lot of athletes thinking that you can just come in and be muscular just by your recreational workouts.

Your analogy fails for the lucky: those of us who build muscle easily. Yeah, it’s unusual, but we’re out there. Just like the people who get lucky in tech.

+1
I’d rather be able to get lucky in tech. I build muscle easily. And I do not like it.

[Anonymous]

I got a Peloton in January and was worried about this too. I have been doing 3-4 rides per week since then, with barre, yoga, or Pilates on the other days. My legs have slimmed down considerably, but look much more toned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read an article yesterday in NYT with Kate Winslet who said they put her on the Peleton to bulk her legs up for Mare of Easttown.

I just read it because you made me curious. That isn't what she said. She said she used peloton to make her thighs more muscular.

[Anonymous]

Depends on your build. If you are slim then yes it will. It made my thighs bigger but didn’t do the same for my butt. Not a good look. If both had been made bigger it would be okay. Running gives me more balanced glutes and thighs.