Originally Posted by
Hida Yanra
no worries - i didn't take it that way. I spent a lot of this last season working to be as light as I could be... and at some cost to my engine... now I know (at least a bit) better.
yep - it happens.
a strong engine kicks the heck out of an light, underpowered engine... even when there is climbing (to say nothing of the other 85% of races)
I read a book that changed the whole way I think about weight.vs.performance - I highly, highly recommend it to anyone & everyone in this thread.
Racing Weight you should all go read it, seriously.
I have a copy right here on my desk, actually. And I agree, it changed the way I think about my diet. But from the other perspective: to get leaner. I used to think that to get leaner I needed to cut out as much fat as possible. Now, I've actually increased the fat in my diet and have lost weight.