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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
This is my Third season returning to cycling since "Growing Up",
reaching sixty. This year I have been much more serious, not missing a day. I ride a Hybrid on perhaps 10% pavement, 90% trails, dirt roads, and woodland paths. Since determining last season that a horsefly has a Vmax of about 8 MPH, I have been diligently striving for average speeds of ten or higher. {Keep the bragging for some other thread, OK? At least I am out there every night! Respect your elders! :-) } So, in the last month, my endurance has improved markedly, especailly uphill, and the Rest Stops are farther apart. I have NOT change my diet at all! Toast or oatmeal for breakfast, a salad or sandwich for lunch, and a late meal of some protien and a vegetable, minimal starches. I have been feeling great but a few minutes ago, remembered to weigh myself, and to my disgust, see I have gained nine pounds! Given the calories being expended now, compared to a snowbound Winter, how is this possible?? It calorically does not balance! Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
"Specialized" wrote in message ... This is my Third season returning to cycling since "Growing Up", reaching sixty. This year I have been much more serious, not missing a day. I ride a Hybrid on perhaps 10% pavement, 90% trails, dirt roads, and woodland paths. Since determining last season that a horsefly has a Vmax of about 8 MPH, I have been diligently striving for average speeds of ten or higher. {Keep the bragging for some other thread, OK? At least I am out there every night! Respect your elders! :-) } So, in the last month, my endurance has improved markedly, especailly uphill, and the Rest Stops are farther apart. I have NOT change my diet at all! Toast or oatmeal for breakfast, a salad or sandwich for lunch, and a late meal of some protien and a vegetable, minimal starches. I have been feeling great but a few minutes ago, remembered to weigh myself, and to my disgust, see I have gained nine pounds! Given the calories being expended now, compared to a snowbound Winter, how is this possible?? It calorically does not balance! Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... Muscle weighs more than fat. |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:10:04 GMT, "Neil Brooks"
wrote: Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... Muscle weighs more than fat. *****BLUSH********* Thanks. Duh. :-) |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
Specialized wrote:
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:10:04 GMT, "Neil Brooks" wrote: Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... Muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle may weigh more then fat, but I dont' think it's possible to have the same intake, increase exercise, and gain weight. My guess is he's upped his intake. A little more at each meal perhaps. Rich |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
"Rich" wrote in message
... Specialized wrote: On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:10:04 GMT, "Neil Brooks" wrote: Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... Muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle may weigh more then fat, but I dont' think it's possible to have the same intake, increase exercise, and gain weight. My guess is he's upped his intake. A little more at each meal perhaps. Rich Ditto...a weight gain of 9 lbs, at age 62, with moderate cycling as the primary exercise, seems unlikely to result in 9 lbs of new muscle. More likely it's due to a little bit of muscle, and a fair amount of "I just rode my bike 15 miles, so now I can have that [beer, cookie, cake, etc.]". GG |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
"Rich" wrote in message ... Specialized wrote: On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:10:04 GMT, "Neil Brooks" wrote: Thoughts are welcomed because I am baffled, and not a little disappointed! Thanks... Muscle weighs more than fat. Muscle may weigh more then fat, but I dont' think it's possible to have the same intake, increase exercise, and gain weight. It is for me. |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
Ditto...a weight gain of 9 lbs, at age 62, with moderate cycling as the
primary exercise, seems unlikely to result in 9 lbs of new muscle. More likely it's due to a little bit of muscle, and a fair amount of "I just rode my bike 15 miles, so now I can have that [beer, cookie, cake, etc.]". Hate it when that happens. I was on a gradual weight-gain plan over the years, without recognizing it. I had rationalized that, as long as I rode, I could eat. Doesn't work that way. There's that darned thing where your body becomes more efficient (sounds better than saying your metabolism slows down, y'know?), so much so that I got to the point where I could eat 4 ounces of ice cream and gain a pound of weight. Internal cold fusion, as it were. Finally stopped going to Doughnut King after rides, and all was better. Got the weight back down from 185 or so to 171... now it's drifted back up to 176 due to this never-ending winter we've had, so a bit more work to do. Still, what we don't know about this particular guy is whether he might have actually been a bit underweight to begin with. It's possible that cycling might have helped his system reach a healthy equilibrium. But more likely it's those post-ride doughnuts... --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
Ditto...a weight gain of 9 lbs, at age 62, with moderate cycling as the primary exercise, seems unlikely to result in 9 lbs of new muscle. More likely it's due to a little bit of muscle, and a fair amount of "I just rode my bike 15 miles, so now I can have that [beer, cookie, cake, etc.]". Hate it when that happens. I was on a gradual weight-gain plan over the years, without recognizing it. I had rationalized that, as long as I rode, I could eat. Doesn't work that way. There's that darned thing where your body becomes more efficient (sounds better than saying your metabolism slows down, y'know?), so much so that I got to the point where I could eat 4 ounces of ice cream and gain a pound of weight. Internal cold fusion, as it were. Finally stopped going to Doughnut King after rides, and all was better. Got the weight back down from 185 or so to 171... now it's drifted back up to 176 due to this never-ending winter we've had, so a bit more work to do. Still, what we don't know about this particular guy is whether he might have actually been a bit underweight to begin with. It's possible that cycling might have helped his system reach a healthy equilibrium. But more likely it's those post-ride doughnuts... --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com Boy, Can I relate to that never ending winter. We finally had a nice day in the valley above Sacramento and I went out for about 40 miles. I also couldn't wait to get back and eat everything in sight but settled for a low calorie veggie stew my wife made. Sigh, no chocolate. A bit of a warning too, don't try going out after skipping breakfast because you get really tired after a bit. 30 miles into I was wondering why I was so tired, then it hit me, even the drinks I took were diet. DUH, Bill. Fortunately, there are no temptations en route in the country. Bill Baka |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
To lose weight try riding at 75% of your maximum heart rate for a
minimum of at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. If you want to get serious try throwing in a few sprints. Another thing that also really helps is to join a cycling club. |
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???GAINING weight from CYCLING?? How can this be?
On 14 Apr 2006 02:28:24 -0700, "Kenny" wrote:
To lose weight try riding at 75% of your maximum heart rate for a minimum of at least 30 minutes 5 days a week. If you want to get serious try throwing in a few sprints. Another thing that also really helps is to join a cycling club. Hmm. Thanks, folks. Well, the food around here has not changed, but I will check and see if there are fewer leftovers! That's the only thing I can think of. I generally do not completely finish lunch on workdays, but I am getting suspicious of emptier plates at supper. One thing I have noticed is that it takes less time for my pulse rate to slow down after riding. I have added "sprints" in the last two weeks, partly for practical reasons. First, I get a couple of bad hills "Over With", so as not to prolong the struggle. Because of homebound commuter trafiic at evening rush hour, I do a max effort sprint from my ridng areas once I hit pavement, partly to minimize my exposure to frantic cagers on my narrow road, and partly out of vanity, to drive my CatEye Max and average speeds up, so I can look at it and gloat to myself. Yeah, I know, _briefly_ hitting 30 MPH will get me yawned and laughed at on here, but for me, it's like the Sound Barrier. A 36 Lb. Expedition with Armadillo tires is not exactly the easy way to do it, I suspect. At least for me. I have been meeting more and more people on my rides, and have joined some a few times, but am embarrassed at what I feel is my poor endurance, though it is improving. The hardcore trail guys who do the rocky stuff, I call "The Big Kids" when I see them, provoking a lot of laughter and joking. Last night I got chased home by a thunderstorm...An interesting sprint motivator. The rain felt good. |
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