The Aussie Thread- Part 4
07-11-06 | 10:30 PM
#7976
Cock au hoop
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From: well it sure aint Kansas
that's pretty sad news. Pedestrians are even wilder than the cyclists here in Sydney, and far too many of them use their ears instead of their eyes. I've nearly creamed plenty. Fingers crossed the cyclist wasn't running a red light. I bet they still come down harder on him than they do on drivers who kill cyclists
07-11-06 | 10:33 PM
#7977
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to young to be a senior
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the plot will thicken, hope the cyclist is ok, and the bike of course
07-11-06 | 10:37 PM
#7978
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to young to be a senior
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Originally Posted by bbw
that's pretty sad news. Pedestrians are even wilder than the cyclists here in Sydney, and far too many of them use their ears instead of their eyes. I've nearly creamed plenty. Fingers crossed the cyclist wasn't running a red light. I bet they still come down harder on him than they do on drivers who kill cyclists
Last edited by crank'n; 07-11-06 at 10:44 PM.
07-11-06 | 10:42 PM
#7979
Thor's dad
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From: Oz
Bikes: 2006 Trek 5200, Avanti Corsa Pro, Giant Yukon, Ricardo Cro-Mo, 1992 Mongoose pro-comp, 1980 DiamondBack senior pro, 1980 Quicksilver... half a dozen other BMX bikes in various stages of completion.
Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
ugh, im finding loosing the weight the most rediculously hard thing ive ever done! if only i was 19 and 65 kilos again
ive gone to the point of tracking what i eat through www.fitday.com and using Chris Carmichaels guidlines in his food for fitness book and so far ( as in the last week) it seems to be working, as ive identified some big issues with my diet and corrected them. what i cant beleive is how much i eat - like i never stop. lack of carbs seems to be the main thing, witnessed by me blowing up spectaculy half way through my interval sessions last night oh well, BF scales told me 18 % and 78.3 kilos this morning, so hopefully thats real progress not pureley water \ glyocgen loss
ive gone to the point of tracking what i eat through www.fitday.com and using Chris Carmichaels guidlines in his food for fitness book and so far ( as in the last week) it seems to be working, as ive identified some big issues with my diet and corrected them. what i cant beleive is how much i eat - like i never stop. lack of carbs seems to be the main thing, witnessed by me blowing up spectaculy half way through my interval sessions last night
oh well, BF scales told me 18 % and 78.3 kilos this morning, so hopefully thats real progress not pureley water \ glyocgen lossI went from 65kg when racing m/cycles (and smoking) to 95kg (non smoking, sedentary) to 80kg (current)
The weight was coming orf at about ½ - 1 kg a week.
They have a website https://www.fitsmart.com/ but I found their book more helpful.
07-11-06 | 10:53 PM
#7980
Sarcopenia: Living Decay
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HDT, shifting the last 10kg seems to be the hardest thing.
Miles, patience, maybe some cross-training so the body has to consume energy differently. Dunno wot the answer is. Maybe ed might be able to provide some clues.
Last year after doing 100kays of base combined with 50km of paceline or sprintwork twice a week, plus racing, plus other training I still only lost very little bits of weight at a time. Took 4months to lose 4kg. Admittedly weight loss wasn't high on the agenda: from memory I think all I did was cut out the afternoon muffin.
Miles, patience, maybe some cross-training so the body has to consume energy differently. Dunno wot the answer is. Maybe ed might be able to provide some clues.
Last year after doing 100kays of base combined with 50km of paceline or sprintwork twice a week, plus racing, plus other training I still only lost very little bits of weight at a time. Took 4months to lose 4kg. Admittedly weight loss wasn't high on the agenda: from memory I think all I did was cut out the afternoon muffin.
07-11-06 | 10:53 PM
#7981
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From: In a parallel universe
Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
ive gone to the point of tracking what i eat through www.fitday.com
Also, to get an accurate count of calories burned vs calories consumed, you need to enter sleep in the daily activities or it wildly overestimates your basal metabolic rate.
Other than that, it's not bad.
07-11-06 | 11:36 PM
#7982
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From: Newcastle Australia
Originally Posted by jock
Either that or I drank a stien of lowenbrau before jumping on the scales. 
i back the beer drinking option
07-11-06 | 11:48 PM
#7983
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Bikes: Trek 5200 and 8000
What annoys me about weight loss is when I do a BMI check. Based on my current weight of 90kg's I'm still consider overweight and verging on obese. WTF, forget about the fact that my resting HR is 60 BPM, I can ride 100+ k's, swim 3+ k's and run 20+ k's. I wonder what egg head made this up?
07-13-06 | 10:22 PM
#7984
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From: Between the mountains and the lake.
Bikes: 8 bikes - one for each day of the week!
The TDF thread was amusing. Thanks to you guys for taking it down a few notches. 
