I had noticed that my weight goes up a couple of pounds the day after a hard ride. Didn't think too much about it as it goes back down in a day or two but my OH said this morning that he's put on nearly half a stone after yesterdays ride which was a long hilly one. He's trying to lose a few pounds so he would notice. Can anyone explain why this happens?
Weight gain after a hard ride
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Drinking a lot more water than you actually sweated off! 
Drago
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Are they weighing themselves the same time each day after , to put it bluntly, a good poo and a wee? A couple of pounds is a helluva lot of inhaled insects.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
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- You want hills? We got hills
Must be a timing thing. When did you/he weigh yourselves? All I can think is that you were dehydrated when you did the first weigh, then full of liquid at the second weigh
That or you need to cut back on your café stops
That or you need to cut back on your café stops
I have a funny feeling it's more to do with not drinking enough, especially in my case as I have to force myself to drink during a ride as I just don't seem to get thirsty. Also yesterday was not too warm up in the Peak so didn't feel to be sweating. I wonder if you actually get dehydrated then the body hangs on to fluid when it does get it, a bit like when it goes into famine mode if you don't get enough to eat.
Famine mode ? Are you serious ?
Yeh, if you don't eat enough your body metabolises more slowly.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
I would have thought Glossop would be the last place in the world to be worrying about water famine
vickster
Legendary Member
Not after one day though, takes a while I think!
I know but I meant on the same principle
