Finding your ideal cycling weight?

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  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    okgo wrote:
    Just being logical. I don't have much fat left now, so would be getting rid of muscle. Although I still have a fair bit of upper body the bulk of it is in legs etc I think. Also the difficulty I would have losing that 10kg would be vast.
    No,you wouldn't be providing you aren't heavily calorie restricting.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Wouldn't be what sorry?
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • t.m.h.n.e.t
    t.m.h.n.e.t Posts: 2,265
    okgo wrote:
    Wouldn't be what sorry?
    Wouldn't be getting rid of muscle.
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    http://www.coastsci.org/Power/ClimbCalc.html

    Interesting that a 10lb gain - from 175lb to 185, gives a 2min increase (On Alp duez) ok if your a pro that is massive but for us lot, its fitness everytime that is the main limiting factor.
    You'd be talking a few seconds on most uk climbs.
    As for accuracy, i put in my figures for Passo Gaiu from last yr and it was acc to 5sec :)
  • legendary27
    legendary27 Posts: 40
    jonomc4 wrote:
    30 years of Diabetes (I am 46) - has many small changes on the body - and it really makes training hard as it is a real maths game of balancing insulin with carbs + the extra carbs you are burning (but it you are burning fat then you are not using up insulin and carbs) it is a total nightmare. And i also have to stop and check my blood sugar levels every 20 miles - I won't "bonk" if I get it wrong - I will just collapse into a coma and die if not treated.

    Seriously ? I hope no diabetics who fancy taking up cycling read this ! Granted, we need to be more careful than non-diabetics in managing our blood glucose, but to suggest that this in some way makes training 'harder' is simply not true. I would agree that 30 years ago, it would be a significant issue, but nowadays, with the information, improved treatments and more sophisticated energy products available, there is no reason not to train and ride 'normally'.

    As for the collapse and die comment - whilst theoretically true - perhaps a little bit melodramatic ?

    It is perhaps worth reading this thread if you haven't already:

    viewtopic.php?f=40011&t=12770566&p=17328577&hilit=diabetes#p17328577

    One of the last posts is from Kate who rides for Team Type 1, who states that she is happy to answer questions on training and riding with diabetes. It certainly doesn't seem to be holding her back.

    Regards,
    Gordon

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