Calvin27
Eats Squid
More specific. This is a bicycle forum. You can't out-ride a bad diet. But in fairness, I've done all day gravel grinds that have technically out-ridden my diet of bakeries and beer.
How often to ride to build riding fitness.
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Calvin27
Eats Squid
Lose weight they said, It will be easy they said. Apparently not lol.
Minlak
custom titis
Losing weight is simple - doing it is hard - the worst part is having to read uneducated drivel from every weight loss expert in a forum - who is also usually the most naturally lean person in the history of the universe
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
losing weight is easy. Losing it the right way while not gimping yourself is a different story.
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
good point, its simple in
better said than what i said. this is effectively what i mean.
beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
I would have assumed exercising in a gimp suit would be an excellent way to get a sweat on?
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
it would be if you could do it for an hour
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Welcome to Rotorburn.
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
Yep because building various fitnesses doesn't always mean youll lose weight. If you're putting the calories in and using them in your riding you will inturn build aerobic fitness, your muscles will be stronger etc but chances are you're not expending all the calories eaten or creating a deficit. It's why some body builders bulk then cut. Eat shit for energy and smash the gym, then cut the fat fast via various (usually unhealthy) methods. I can't say its a good way of doing things as you can find a balance.
To be fair you don't even have to eat that bad to not be making inroads on nutrition. For example:
I just worked up tonight's dinner of Taco bowl (low carb Taco salad basically) and before I even put cheese and avo on, it's at ~1300 calories per serve already. to be fair, that serve is twice what I should be eating, but it constitutes the serve I'd eat. Pretty standard dinner for me, but way too many calories for a meal. With that and the 350ish cals I've eaten today I'm still pretty low on calories for the day, but with zero exercise it's a step back for today.
Nutrition counts and having an idea when you're going to call on the energy and what form it will be in when you need it helps manipulate where your gains and losses will occur.
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dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Yeah - good advice there. I've used MyFitnessPal before. Pretty easy to use. But logging everything I eat is a bit of a chore. Especially if you cook fresh - because there's so many ingredients to consider. Sometimes I'll do it for a week or two and then try to wing it. (Really should get back on it - hills get so much easier with a bit of fitness AND lower weight)
Squidfayce
Eats Squid
It's a good app. If you make the same meals regularly, just measure once and add it to the app. If you're off here or there in future renditions of the dish, it won't be a material difference.
I think the value of understanding what goes in your food is knowing what you can do without. And making the changes slowly. We add so much stuff to the food we eat that we don't even think about.
David2406
Blueeeeeeeey's on!
I bought this program, I got 8 weeks into the program then life and work went crazy. I found it actually worked, hills became much easier and they didn't hurt as much. Started seeing results on segments after about 3 weeks. It only cost $70 when I bought it and it came with a gym program and a home program. I did the home program, only had to buy some resistance bands. Just felt that being aimed at mtb riders, was a good buy.
I have a mate whom is doing Thenx, he is also seeing big results. This is $100 A year though
moorey
call me Mia
My dad bod rivals the best regardless of the km’s I’m smashing out.
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
If you can put down the watts, it's not a dad bod. It's a sleeper.
moorey
call me Mia
The what’s?
HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Calvin27
Eats Squid
I rekon strength and endurance wise, I'm stronger than I have ever been. At the same time I am heavier than I have ever been. My family have been known to be relatively good solid but lean build and then when they hit 45-ish BOOOM you're a fat bastard now.
That is a point, or as I did yesterday and used a light ride as a warm up for legs day at the gym.