So if I up the amount of riding I could loose faster?? At the moment I spend about an hour on the bike during the week(off road, only MTB) and on weekends do a three hour stint. I'm scared of over training as I want to compete next year and not burn myself out before the start of the season. I guess I'm starting the training at an awkward time as this is the time of the season when you should be looking to slow down and not increase. Thanks for the input to all. So swimming would be a good way to train upper body without bulking up?? I've seen swimmers and remember myself as a swimmer that once you start the shoulders get a bit bigger, not what I want. My BF% is unknown but I can say that it can't be very high because general pinching around the body does not give much more than skin.