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RC Vikings · 08-23-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mtnbiker310

I'm with Sizzle. Lots of little greyhounds on this board. You guys must look like Lee Cummard on Fast Sunday. I'm 5'11" and weigh around 210. I'd wish I could get to 185, and would even be ecstatic if I could get to 195. Any diet I try seems to leave me with no energy. I've got precious little energy these days, as it is. Viking, we seem to be the same age... how do you kick up the energy levels???

The upside of having a bigger build is that I can wear sleeveless jerseys (love that cooling effect) without looking like Michael Rasmussen.

I've lost 15 lbs since January this is what worked for me. I would pick a week and up my cardio from 4 or 5 hours a week to 8 or 9 hours and not eat a thing after 7 pm. During the week I would lose around 5 lbs and then let my body settle into that weight for about three weeks and then do it again. I live on about 5 hours of sleep a night (nervous type) and during this week I would crash early one night and get around 7 but energy was never a problem for me. In fact I always feel like I have more energy when I'm exercising hard.

danimal · 08-24-2007, 12:49 AM

I'm 5'11" and was 183 last time I weighed myself a few weeks ago. I was up to 205 5 years ago and as low as 175 about 2 years ago.

Runner Coug · 08-24-2007, 01:49 AM

5' 11" 153 lbs.

SteelBlue · 08-24-2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mtnbiker310

I'm with Sizzle. Lots of little greyhounds on this board. You guys must look like Lee Cummard on Fast Sunday. I'm 5'11" and weigh around 210. I'd wish I could get to 185, and would even be ecstatic if I could get to 195. Any diet I try seems to leave me with no energy. I've got precious little energy these days, as it is. Viking, we seem to be the same age... how do you kick up the energy levels???

The upside of having a bigger build is that I can wear sleeveless jerseys (love that cooling effect) without looking like Michael Rasmussen.

I don't think I lost much muscle this time around. I did a very similar thing back in 2004 and lost a lot of muscle mass (cycling takes it right off of me). This time I've done it much slower and have made an effort to limit muscle loss by just barely being in a caloric deficit and having plenty of protein floating around in my system.

As far as nutrition goes, I switched to eating six 300-400 calorie meals per day, taking one day a week to eat whatever I want (basically the Body for Life program). If I go heavy on the cardio, I eat a little more and up the carbs, often adding a 7th meal. I lost about 2 pounds a week initially, then leveled out at around 190. I've been losing about 1/4 pound per week lately and will likely hit my target in the next month. It's a way that I can eat comfortably for the rest of my days.

cougjunkie · 08-24-2007, 02:40 AM

Man i am a fat ass compared to most of you. I weighed in this morning at 273 lbs. Now most of you are saying man that dude is a lard ass and you maybe right, but in January of this year i weighed in at 331 lbs. So i am happy. Oh and i am 5'6.

Just kidding i am very close to 6'3. Last time i measured i was 6'2 3/4.

il Padrino Ute · 08-24-2007, 03:22 AM

5'9" 215

I'm at my playing weight in school, but the problem is that the weight has shifted from upper to mid torso.

Venkman · 08-24-2007, 05:06 PM

6'2", 210

I should probably lose another 15-20 lbs. to make running easier, but I don't want to stop weight lifting. My younger brothers have passed me on the bench press and I have to keep up. However, I could stand to lose another 5-10 lbs. of fat, which I'm working on.

bluegoose · 08-23-2007, 04:18 PM

Currently 170, but I should be at least 5-10 pounds lighter. 162 would be my ideal weight. Thats where I was 2 years ago in the best shape of my life.

bluegoose · 08-23-2007, 04:22 PM

Maybe this should go elsewhere, but I heard something awhile back about some guys from Nova Scotia who wanted to ride Mont Ventoux while in France for the tour last year. They have no mountains in Nova Scotia, but lots of wind, so they planned their rides around doing 1-2 hours directly into a headwind to simulate the resistance needed to climb a mountain.

They had absolutely no problem making up Ventoux with this program. So its possible to become a good climber without any mountains, if you believe what these guys say.

Archaea · 08-23-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

Maybe this should go elsewhere, but I heard something awhile back about some guys from Nova Scotia who wanted to ride Mont Ventoux while in France for the tour last year. They have no mountains in Nova Scotia, but lots of wind, so they planned their rides around doing 1-2 hours directly into a headwind to simulate the resistance needed to climb a mountain.

They had absolutely no problem making up Ventoux with this program. So its possible to become a good climber without any mountains, if you believe what these guys say.

Here's a difference as well.

I can climb any mountain right now, and better further on. I know I could climb Ventoux now. However, I would be slow and suffer.

What is hard is climbing fast. When I try to exceed ten to eleven miles per hour for an extended climbed sometimes the power ain't there. Sometimes it is. If I try to get it to 14 mph, I just don't have it. How do I gradually increase climbing wattage to attack those climbs?

08-24-2007, 12:49 AM	#2
danimal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 588	I'm 5'11" and was 183 last time I weighed myself a few weeks ago. I was up to 205 5 years ago and as low as 175 about 2 years ago. __________________ Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us.

08-24-2007, 02:40 AM	#5
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Man i am a fat ass compared to most of you. I weighed in this morning at 273 lbs. Now most of you are saying man that dude is a lard ass and you maybe right, but in January of this year i weighed in at 331 lbs. So i am happy. Oh and i am 5'6. Just kidding i am very close to 6'3. Last time i measured i was 6'2 3/4. __________________ LINCECUM!

08-24-2007, 03:22 AM	#6
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	5'9" 215 I'm at my playing weight in school, but the problem is that the weight has shifted from upper to mid torso. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

08-24-2007, 01:49 AM	#3
Runner Coug Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 945	5' 11" 153 lbs.

08-24-2007, 05:06 PM	#7
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	6'2", 210 I should probably lose another 15-20 lbs. to make running easier, but I don't want to stop weight lifting. My younger brothers have passed me on the bench press and I have to keep up. However, I could stand to lose another 5-10 lbs. of fat, which I'm working on.

08-23-2007, 04:18 PM	#8
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Currently 170, but I should be at least 5-10 pounds lighter. 162 would be my ideal weight. Thats where I was 2 years ago in the best shape of my life.

08-23-2007, 04:22 PM	#9
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Maybe this should go elsewhere, but I heard something awhile back about some guys from Nova Scotia who wanted to ride Mont Ventoux while in France for the tour last year. They have no mountains in Nova Scotia, but lots of wind, so they planned their rides around doing 1-2 hours directly into a headwind to simulate the resistance needed to climb a mountain. They had absolutely no problem making up Ventoux with this program. So its possible to become a good climber without any mountains, if you believe what these guys say.