Hello everyone,
Im 26 and have been lifting weights as my main sport for the past 10 years (not a big time bodybuilder but put on a couple of kilos of muscle). Want to shift away from it (maybe not completely), though and work out mostly for my health and staying in good shape for as long as I can.
I know this guy who never was the lean bodytype growing up, but at 20 he all of a sudden had probably one of the lowest bodyfat levels of anyone I know (and still at 27 now). He also seemed to ride his bicycle anywhere. He rides his bike a lot, I guess, and he probably watches his nutrition, too, but it seems to have worked wonders for him.
My dad is also in great shape at 57 and "all" he does is play sports almost daily + ride his bike instead of using a car (he also doesnt eat a lot of junk or drink beer; but he does eat quite a lot actually and has never done any kind of diet).
So this made me want to come here and ask if people who cycle(exp?) a lot (and dont have an endomorph body type) usually dont have much trouble keeping their bodyfat levels low, even until 40+?
Is this the case? or not really? would be interesting to hear, thanks a lot!
PS:
Do people who play sports/cycle regularly have a higher (resting) metabolism in general? I know this is said to be the case for people have more muscle; but recently I read that this was supposedly the case for people who simply play sports in general.
Im 26 and have been lifting weights as my main sport for the past 10 years (not a big time bodybuilder but put on a couple of kilos of muscle). Want to shift away from it (maybe not completely), though and work out mostly for my health and staying in good shape for as long as I can.
I know this guy who never was the lean bodytype growing up, but at 20 he all of a sudden had probably one of the lowest bodyfat levels of anyone I know (and still at 27 now). He also seemed to ride his bicycle anywhere. He rides his bike a lot, I guess, and he probably watches his nutrition, too, but it seems to have worked wonders for him.
My dad is also in great shape at 57 and "all" he does is play sports almost daily + ride his bike instead of using a car (he also doesnt eat a lot of junk or drink beer; but he does eat quite a lot actually and has never done any kind of diet).
So this made me want to come here and ask if people who cycle(exp?) a lot (and dont have an endomorph body type) usually dont have much trouble keeping their bodyfat levels low, even until 40+?
Is this the case? or not really? would be interesting to hear, thanks a lot!
PS:
Do people who play sports/cycle regularly have a higher (resting) metabolism in general? I know this is said to be the case for people have more muscle; but recently I read that this was supposedly the case for people who simply play sports in general.