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Old 05-17-15 | 06:58 PM
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From: Very N and Very W Ohio Williams Co.

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Originally Posted by Sy Reene
Not sure all weight loss is due to water.. Burning calories is a phrase I've come across, and water has zero of them.
human fat has 3500 calories per lb, not sure about glycogen....so 8 hours riding could in theory burn 1 lb of fat or so. Sounds like the body can store just over 1 lb of glycogen on average from a quick google anyway, and you can only access what is in cycling muscles.
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