But don't overdo it.
New cyclists face the reality that the uphill part of the sport requires considerable muscle power.
This can result in muscle soreness in the quadriceps and hamstrings in almost all people, the back in most people and the arms in many people, and this soreness can last for several days. Unfortunately, theres not much you can do for the buttocks, except ride and build up resistance. Muscles hypertrophy in response to such overuse stress. Then they repair themselves bigger and stronger than before to accommodate higher levels of exertion in the future. As this repair and rebuilding occurs, the muscle groups involved are stiffer and more tender than before the conditioning effort began.