Originally Posted by
johnny99
Kind of interesting that you think of pro cyclists as being super skinny, but almost all the dots on that chart are in the normal range. Anyone know who those 2 dots near the 6'6" line are?
That's because of the weight of muscle in the legs/glutes. They are wispy up top, but have more weight than you think below the waist. I'm running into this myself. Had been dropping 5 lbs/month in body fat, then added weight training (squats, leg raises, etc). For the last 2 months my weight has leveled off even though I'm riding just as much. I've put nearly an inch on my guads, though. So the increase of weight of muscle in my legs has offset the loss of body fat the last 2 months.