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Originally Posted by coastie1975
When you say body composition, what should I be shooting for. Right now I'm 5'10" 184lbs @ 16% body fat.
Coastie. what I meant by body comp is just what you took it to mean. The more excess weight you carry around the harder all of your riding will be (with the exception of downhills). If you produce a specific watt range at your wieght, the fastest way to get faster is to lose weight. then your pushing less mass with the same watts. right? get out and ride alot with as many people as you can. Start racing, you'll quickly find out where you need improvement. start shooting for a bf% of %10 and see what happens.
Personally with riding alot. I have found that I have gained about 1mph per 10-15 lbs of weight loss. Some of that is due to lost bf and some is due to more watts produced through training.
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