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[Whorty]

I have 20mm of spacer so not really what most people would call slammed but yes pretty low I guess. And Long arms and a lot of hours playing snooker as a kid have given me the ability to get pretty long and low for 6’3.

I know BMI is not perfect, but using this as a ballpark ... at your height and weight yours is about 20.6

Mine is currently 25.5 (still overweight)

If I got to your BMI I would need to be 9st 5lb or about 60kg S, I think having an end target of 65kg should be realistic (in theory). But you're right, take it as a slow burn, lb by lb, mostly done through diet/portion changes which is what I did for my first 10kg of loss. Not going to be easy though

 

[Whorty]

Crikey, slammed much?!

You saw that, the first thing I noticed was the single speed .... brought a warm fuzzy feeling all over my body A proper ride for the streets of London

 

[Whorty]

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Prime info for tonight - Lap 1 Sprint is DOUBLE POINTS which comes at Kilometre 10 or Mile 6.2.

Good luck y'all

There is a slight incline leading into the sprint, so watch for gaps before the spring banner comes into sight. The sprint segment itself is a slight decline but, if I'm in the mix tonight I'll be looking to attack over the slight incline and hope I can carry the speed all the way.

Good luck tonight

 

[Whorty]

I know BMI is not perfect, but using this as a ballpark ... at your height and weight yours is about 20.6

Mine is currently 25.5 (still overweight)

If I got to your BMI I would need to be 9st 5lb or about 60kg S, I think having an end target of 65kg should be realistic (in theory). But you're right, take it as a slow burn, lb by lb, mostly done through diet/portion changes which is what I did for my first 10kg of loss. Not going to be easy though

Edit .... if I was 60kg then I'd be scraping into A numbers (based on current FTP) ...... Probably shows I'll never be an A rider

 

[Del C]

@Randyberlin

You're welcome 😇

I've just this last few days changed the way I use the PM. I have gone to 4 part display on the edge unit, 3 second power avg, power avg for the ride, cadence and finally HR.

I set myself a target Avg power I want to hit and a cadence I want to maintain, then go from there. I'll see how I do with those metrics and adjust as needed.

I have no interest in speed or amount of ascent I have done. I think it'll sort itself out as I improve and I can still look back at the activity on Garmin Connect or Strava if needed.

If I can shed some of my excess blubbadge the speed should come and the climbs may be slightly easier.🤪

Good to see you're riding again.

How's it going and are you over the health problems you had?

 

[CXRAndy]

I think I've come to the realisation I'm not going to get to B through gaining extra power so I'm having to go the weight loss route 😢 Gonna be a slow burn but I lost 10+kg last year so just need to do what I did then for the next 10kg Simple eh? At my height I should be 65kg so I don't really have any excuses ....

Your current recent ave is 2.9-3.1W/Kg for the events

65Kg will give you 3.6W/kg with same ftp.

That's an awful lot of weight loss around 13% of you current body weight.

 

[Joffey]

Does anyone know why the averages circled are in blue and the ones below are in black? Zwift Power and be a real mystery at times........

 

[Del C]

Your current recent ave is 2.9-3.1W/Kg for the events

65Kg will give you 3.6W/kg with same ftp.

That's an awful lot of weight loss around 13% of you current body weight.

Your post made me go and check my own weight loss figures and guess what? I've lost 13% of my body weight since I started Zwifting.

I'm 6 feet 1 inch or 185.4 cm. Back at Christmas 2019 I weighed 13 stone or 82.5 kg. I lost weight in 3 ways. Firstly I caught a virus which badly affected my appetite and I lost around 7 lbs, so down to 12 stone 7 lbs or 79.3 kgs. Note: I don't recommend the virus diet!

When I started eating again, my appetite returned gradually so I was eating smaller portions and as I got over the virus I resumed cycling. I found I could live and cycle quite comfortably with the new portion size and I also cut out eating crap between meals. Bit by bit the weight came off and I've ended up at 11 stone 7 lbs or 75.3 kg. I hadn't been that weight since I was about 17.

So, if @Whorty can skip the virus stage in the @Del C wonder diet plan, then I think he's got a shot at his 13% weight loss!

Actually, when I stopped exercising for a while in my 40s and was travelling a lot for work, my weight topped out at 14 stone 10 lbs or 93.4 kgs. I never thought I was that fat at the time, but looking at some old photos recently I was becoming a bit of a porker. That's a 24% weight loss from that time, but obviously that was over years, so not really comparable to what @Whorty needs to do.

 

[berty bassett]

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There’s a bloke on here saying he’s an electrician but he bikes to work and has sea bass for luncheon !
I wonder if he’s worried that he will get his cravat tangled in the spokes having handlebars that low

 

[Whorty]

Your current recent ave is 2.9-3.1W/Kg for the events

65Kg will give you 3.6W/kg with same ftp.

That's an awful lot of weight loss around 13% of you current body weight.

It is, but as I'm currently still technically overweight it should be feasible and still be healthy. Not easy that's for sure, but the target weight isn't unhealthy. If I'm honest with myself I'll be happy with 70kg, but always good to set a stretch target

 

[berty bassett]

It is, but as I'm currently still technically overweight it should be feasible and still be healthy. Not easy that's for sure, but the target weight isn't unhealthy. If I'm honest with myself I'll be happy with 70kg, but always good to set a stretch target

Come on down to my bmi - currently 13% I am looking forward to winter !

 

[Whorty]

Your post made me go and check my own weight loss figures and guess what? I've lost 13% of my body weight since I started Zwifting.

I'm 6 feet 1 inch or 185.4 cm. Back at Christmas 2019 I weighed 13 stone or 82.5 kg. I lost weight in 3 ways. Firstly I caught a virus which badly affected my appetite and I lost around 7 lbs, so down to 12 stone 7 lbs or 79.3 kgs. Note: I don't recommend the virus diet!

When I started eating again, my appetite returned gradually so I was eating smaller portions and as I got over the virus I resumed cycling. I found I could live and cycle quite comfortably with the new portion size and I also cut out eating crap between meals. Bit by bit the weight came off and I've ended up at 11 stone 7 lbs or 75.3 kg. I hadn't been that weight since I was about 17.

So, if @Whorty can skip the virus stage in the @Del C wonder diet plan, then I think he's got a shot at his 13% weight loss!

Actually, when I stopped exercising for a while in my 40s and was travelling a lot for work, my weight topped out at 14 stone 10 lbs or 93.4 kgs. I never thought I was that fat at the time, but looking at some old photos recently I was becoming a bit of a porker. That's a 24% weight loss from that time, but obviously that was over years, so not really comparable to what @Whorty needs to do.

This is me and my good lady back in 2008 (Zambia/Vic falls) - at the time I was close to 16st (102kg) The weight just crept up over the years - working in the City, drinking most nights, eating out far too much, no exercise. I'm now 74kg so from those heady days I've lost c.25kg I was 38in waist ... this week I bought some new shorts, 32in waist, that I thought might be a bit tight and would encourage me to 'shrink' into them .... oops, big mistake, they're already baggy on me

5ft7 and 16st is not healthy Bkool/Zwift has really helped

 

[Whorty]

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There’s a bloke on here saying he’s an electrician but he bikes to work and has sea bass for luncheon !
I wonder if he’s worried that he will get his cravat tangled in the spokes having handlebars that low

Is that the colour blind electrician?

 

[<Tommy>]

I know BMI is not perfect, but using this as a ballpark ... at your height and weight yours is about 20.6

Mine is currently 25.5 (still overweight)

If I got to your BMI I would need to be 9st 5lb or about 60kg S, I think having an end target of 65kg should be realistic (in theory). But you're right, take it as a slow burn, lb by lb, mostly done through diet/portion changes which is what I did for my first 10kg of loss. Not going to be easy though

I think when you talk about losing weight you have to talk about gaining power too. I just think they have to be part of the same conversation. It’s the hardest thing we do as cyclists I think. But it’s the only way.

If you solely focus on losing weight you can easily lose power. If you solely focus on increasing power you can easily gain weight. You need to find a way of marrying the two. It goes back to my last waffle post. It’s a question of commitment. Or how much you have. Because you can lose weight and gain power but it’s does take a bit of trial and error and a fair bit of control.

 

[JuhaL]

I add few days ago three extra kilos to my zwift, garmin etc...accounts. I have been 85kg for a long time instead of 82kg what i kept few years on my settings. So quilty as a charge, i have cheat for a long time .