More weight more power?
10-06-16, 04:17 AM
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assuming you don't have an accurate gauge of your BF% by region (DEXA or someone very, very good with calipers), then we're basically guessing here.
however, if do it right and you pay attention to macronutrient %ages, there is no reason you have to lose any power.
let's assume you are 15% at 170. you could get down to 155 without losing a gram of muscle. if you're at 10% now, then, yeah, you're gonna have to drop some muscle (upper body?) -- but people who are 10% aren't usually talking about losing 10% of their overall mass.
if you're talking about losing muscle mass (esp in the legs), you will *probably* lose some power, but without the info on your body composition we don't really know what is required.
however, if do it right and you pay attention to macronutrient %ages, there is no reason you have to lose any power.
let's assume you are 15% at 170. you could get down to 155 without losing a gram of muscle. if you're at 10% now, then, yeah, you're gonna have to drop some muscle (upper body?) -- but people who are 10% aren't usually talking about losing 10% of their overall mass.
if you're talking about losing muscle mass (esp in the legs), you will *probably* lose some power, but without the info on your body composition we don't really know what is required.
10-06-16, 09:43 AM
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tbh, I can do a situp or a few. But I don't work my "core" at all, and I don't believe it's a factor in endurance climbing. UMD has a fixed spine, cannot do a situp and has no abs, can still climb.
say it with me, it's an aerobic sport.
I do imagine core and abs help in sprints, though.
say it with me, it's an aerobic sport.
I do imagine core and abs help in sprints, though.
10-06-16, 09:45 AM
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I have no accurate gauge to my BF%. My guess is that I am somewhere in the 12-14% region, so yeah, I could definitely drop fat mass and get down. My honest guess though is that I will probably end up giving up some sort of power along the way, which I am pretty much fine with as long as it is from the left side of my power curve.
10-06-16, 11:13 PM
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I have no accurate gauge to my BF%. My guess is that I am somewhere in the 12-14% region, so yeah, I could definitely drop fat mass and get down. My honest guess though is that I will probably end up giving up some sort of power along the way, which I am pretty much fine with as long as it is from the left side of my power curve.
like gsteinb said, if you're going from 14-ish to 7-ish, there's no reason you have to lose power at any point in your PD curve. any loss would likely be from a change in training focus OR if you are not fueling your workouts properly. (timing of nutrition is super important.)
you can do it!
10-07-16, 03:59 AM
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@tetonrider Well I thank you for the encouragement. I am just making educated guesses at this point so it is entirely possible that I won't drop power at all. I am guessing I will lose a bit of something though, not from a defeatist stand point, but from a realism stand point.
Hey, if nothing drops on the power cufve, great! But if I do lose some power, that is okay too.
Hey, if nothing drops on the power cufve, great! But if I do lose some power, that is okay too.
10-07-16, 07:39 PM
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@tetonrider Well I thank you for the encouragement. I am just making educated guesses at this point so it is entirely possible that I won't drop power at all. I am guessing I will lose a bit of something though, not from a defeatist stand point, but from a realism stand point.
Hey, if nothing drops on the power cufve, great! But if I do lose some power, that is okay too.
Hey, if nothing drops on the power cufve, great! But if I do lose some power, that is okay too.
(i've gotten to 5% before while still having ice cream and some other treats, so it's not totally about being a monk.)
