lose weight - race great?
04-14-09, 08:12 AM
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lose weight - race great?
Weight obviously is an important factor but I'm sure there has to be a trade-off somewhere. This was prompted by a picture of Bradley Wiggins at P-R, he states he has been losing (sorry, this is teh internet, I mean loosing)weight to help him concentrate on road racing.
But, I mean, blimey!
Anyone out there felt that they have lost too much weight and it has hindered them?
But, I mean, blimey!
Anyone out there felt that they have lost too much weight and it has hindered them?
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04-14-09, 08:15 AM
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Damn, he looks like an AIDS case.
04-14-09, 08:17 AM
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When I got down to 150 or a few clicks below I didn't feel as strong and thought my sprint really suffered.
04-14-09, 08:19 AM
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I think there is a trade off for us mere mortals.
04-14-09, 08:21 AM
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I had a teammate last year with a bit of an eating problem, and he ended up being completely useless all season. He was a former u23 national team guy, so for him to go from super fast to completely useless was pretty huge.
04-14-09, 08:23 AM
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what, no Rasmussen picture?
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I went from 190 to 180 and noticed a significant improvement in my climbing. Of course, my method for dropping the weight was lots of miles so that might've helped too.
Then I got really sick with an intestinal bug and got down to 164. I lost all kinds of strength / fitness, but noticed I can still climb with the leaders. Odd, huh?
Then I got really sick with an intestinal bug and got down to 164. I lost all kinds of strength / fitness, but noticed I can still climb with the leaders. Odd, huh?
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Down 10 pounds from last year (hovering @ 165lbs). What has it done? Well, er ... let me think on it.
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I'd been a runner before that, and my training had been limited by injury. The difference between 45 minutes a day and three hours a day is a lot of calories.
I'm 6' tall and got as low as 127 lbs before I figured out something was wrong. I don't know what it did to my performance as I was still learning what I was doing on a bike. Eventually I figured out that my healthy race weight was around 138 lbs. That was when I was 29, now at 48 it's more like 141- I can't get quite as lean and I am trying to carry a bit more muscle.
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Weight obviously is an important factor but I'm sure there has to be a trade-off somewhere. This was prompted by a picture of Bradley Wiggins at P-R, he states he has been losing (sorry, this is teh internet, I mean loosing)weight to help him concentrate on road racing.
But, I mean, bimey!
Anyone out there felt that they have lost too much weight and it has hindered them?
But, I mean, bimey!
Anyone out there felt that they have lost too much weight and it has hindered them?
I've scheduled 9 hours, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday with three of the fastest guys around here. One is an X pro who was on Lemonds Worlds team. I heard Saturday we're doing 1200' of climbing.
Dear Lord have mercy.
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If all goes as planned, I will look close to this come Monday (dirt, face o' pain, and all).
I've scheduled 9 hours, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday with three of the fastest guys around here. One is an X pro who was on Lemonds Worlds team. I heard Saturday we're doing 1200' of climbing.
Dear Lord have mercy.
I've scheduled 9 hours, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday with three of the fastest guys around here. One is an X pro who was on Lemonds Worlds team. I heard Saturday we're doing 1200' of climbing.
Dear Lord have mercy.
btw - if you mean LeMond's world's team, ask him why he was so useless.
04-14-09, 03:01 PM
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If all goes as planned, I will look close to this come Monday (dirt, face o' pain, and all).
I've scheduled 9 hours, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday with three of the fastest guys around here. One is an X pro who was on Lemonds Worlds team. I heard Saturday we're doing 1200' of climbing.
Dear Lord have mercy.
I've scheduled 9 hours, 5 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday with three of the fastest guys around here. One is an X pro who was on Lemonds Worlds team. I heard Saturday we're doing 1200' of climbing.
Dear Lord have mercy.
Easy.... Easy