Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks guys.

Nice to see you back Nigel - have missed all the stat's!

Not sure I will be doing to many of those.

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Wow now that is a weight loss!! Well done I do weights (complimentary and have been powerlifiting for the last couple of years), I've put weight on after a years gap - my fault for taking my eye off the scales. Hopefully by spring next year I'll have things sorted again.

What sort of diet / calorie deficit did you do?

Its just a bit of eat less excercise more.

I use the IIFYM calculator ususally and just eat at a 20% deficit, but as of late, one week a month I have been following the keto diet.

Anyway..

Todays ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/187495712

14.9mi Distance
52:31 Moving Time
174ft Elevation (?)
21 Suffer Score

Z2 - 96%
Z3 - 4%

My aim is to stay in HR Zone 2 currently, building the miles

 

[Stonechat]

Most of my riding has been utility riding this week. Not very many miles, but I've not had much time for leisure cycling. I used the bike instead of a courtesy car, when taking the car to the garage. The road I would have used to bypass the big hill was shut though, which meant going over the hill on the way home. This hill is only a couple of miles from my house, but I do everything I can to avoid it. Perhaps I need to man up.
http://www.strava.com/activities/186488273 and http://www.strava.com/activities/186564668

I've also been school uniform shopping with my son by bike. It's amazing how much you can fit in a pannier.
http://www.strava.com/activities/187353900

At a certain time it is good to seek out what you previously avoided

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Its just a bit of eat less excercise more.

I use the IIFYM calculator ususally and just eat at a 20% deficit, but as of late, one week a month I have been following the keto diet.

Anyway..

Todays ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/187495712

14.9mi Distance
52:31 Moving Time
174ft Elevation (?)
21 Suffer Score

Z2 - 96%
Z3 - 4%

My aim is to stay in HR Zone 2 currently, building the miles

This is what helps with fat weight loss.
I usually work in Z3 (well how my HR is set up) and I can use between 25-35% fat calories, it is these that cause the weight loss, according to the Bryton site I used 1653 cals of which 24.7% were fat resulting in a weight loss of 44.5g, its only a guide however as i don't belive a unit like the R20 can be very accurate when it comes to this, for a start the HR zones are based on my age and can not be changed ( higher models can). so 50Km=approx 2oz of fat weight loss, to lose a 1lb or 1/2Kg I would need to ride approx 500Km or 300 miles at that sort of rate, like i said to many variables for it be how much scientific use.

These are some of what I have been up to of late.


Look closely at the avent on this one.



That is if you want to of cause.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I thought the same a few days ago.

Holiday maybe ?

With what, it all goes on the bike. I currently have about £12.50 a week to spend as I want or save for things. However the bike is pretty much set up for a year or so, just need a front tyre soonish, it has done 8,000 miles after all without a puncture

 

[Stonechat]

Its just a bit of eat less excercise more.

I use the IIFYM calculator ususally and just eat at a 20% deficit, but as of late, one week a month I have been following the keto diet.

Anyway..

Todays ride: http://www.strava.com/activities/187495712

14.9mi Distance
52:31 Moving Time
174ft Elevation (?)
21 Suffer Score

Z2 - 96%
Z3 - 4%

My aim is to stay in HR Zone 2 currently, building the miles

I find it much too hard to stay within zone 2

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I find it much too hard to stay within zone 2

Me too, usually working to hard, but if your younger your HRZ's can be a larger range.

 

[Harv]

My last week in London next week (fingers crossed).

One more bout of Boris bike rides before I have to readjust to the road bike.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Me too, usually working to hard, but if your younger your HRZ's can be a larger range.

Having said that, again only a rough guide at 50 my max HR is supposed to be around the 170bpm, but I regularly hit the mid 170's and a bit higher sometimes, and never felt its the limit.

 

[RWright]

Hi @Nigelnaturist,
Nice pictures, new baby in the family? I finally got back to riding regularly lately, nice to see you back on the road.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Hi @Nigelnaturist,
Nice pictures, new baby in the family? I finally got back to riding regularly lately, nice to see you back on the road.

Sort of, OH's niece's.

 

[BrianEvesham]

Out with Max for a loop of the villages
http://www.strava.com/activities/187727176

Then some fettling of OH's road bike.

Is it lunch time yet?

 

[Big_Dave]

Having said that, again only a rough guide at 50 my max HR is supposed to be around the 170bpm, but I regularly hit the mid 170's and a bit higher sometimes, and never felt its the limit.

I agree, my max HR is supposed to be 176, although it's only based on the formula 220 - age, I can hit this no problem on the steep hills and hit into the low mid 180's for short bursts before my lungs explode although I cant feel my heartbeat, I can ride in zone 2 depending on the ride, althougha bit more in zone 3, To be honest I ride fairly steady av.sp.12.5 mph over 50 miles, with probably about 5-10% in zone 4 and occasionally 1 or 2% in Z5 when pushing hard up steep hills
If I'm on the Rail Trails (mtb) with my dog running along side I can be in zone 1 (<105bpm) quite a bit and Zone 2 and not hit zone 3 at all at av.sp 8.5mph
I did speak with my doc regarding the high HR, the fitter you are, your HR max will increase and also the fitter you are you can sustain lower HR's in exercise, however this depends on the exercise, if you ride killer hills busting your lungs every time all the time your never going to be in low zones, Personally I ride steady to achieve bigger miles rather than short miles with killer workouts.

 

[Justinslow]

https://www.strava.com/activities/187230540
My ride from yesterday (just experimenting with linking stuff)

 

[GreigM]

Got 16 miles in today, only done 4 rides all month which really is not good enough Have done a few hours on the trainer but I need to try and get out a bit more often.