Bodyweight squat compare to biking

[speedy]

I need help answering this question. A bodyweight squat, which is just like a normal squat except no extra weight, is more, less, equal, or different from biking? Now when I say biking, I am not talking about riding a bike on a straight road, instead I am talking about hills, and hard ones at that.

Which way are you comparing it?
For combat, for a biker, for a squater, for stroner legs, for leg endurance, for health?

[speedy]

Which way are you comparing it?
For combat, for a biker, for a squater, for stroner legs, for leg endurance, for health?

All the above

[koltz]

a bodyweight squat has the same amount of resistance,
on a bike you got less resistnace with mroe speed over more time on a different plane and range of motion, the lower back isn't activated either

I am not sure what the question is, but I think lunges will help more for your biking than squating. More quads involved, one leg at a time, that kind of thing.

You put the bike on high gear and go up the high incline that is many times harder than bodyweight squat.

[koltz]

But too much headaces , I'd do BB squats instead if i had that kind of time =\

If you do squat, mix plyometric squats in there. It maximizes the gains.

[speedy]

FYI,
I now have been doing a routine that requires both, and it's great!!!

[99benmoore]

A high gear up a steep hill for a 20-30 second sprint should be pretty good conditioning.... perhaps set/rep and treat as a workout?

30 second sprint up, 2 min rest and slow ride down hill... a single rep.... perform say 5-10 reps?

Bah i dont know - cant say i know much about conditioning with bicycles.... but for progression of the suggested above exercise (whilst aiming for strength gains):

Steeper hill
Added resistance
Higher gear
More reps

just an idea :s