Confessions of a Fat Cyclist aka How Much Are You Weighing

[m4rk540]

Inspired by the Weight Weenies Thread

I'm a fat guy or, more accurately, husky and I can put the power down for 5 to 6 seconds. You know where this is going, right? Exactly, I call myself a sprinter. A bunch of other fat guys around here fancy themselves sprinters as well. I think we all know that pro tour sprinters are actually skinny guys, relative to the general population. Yet when a little guy outsprints me, I get a little annoyed.

Is the Colombian sprinter who won all the ATOC stages the lightest of the current uber-sprinters?

Random rant.

Oh, all this is probably on my mind because someone said they like Rapha or another premium brand because they offer XXXL.

6'1" 205#

[d_douglas]

We are the same size.

I love descending with my uberfit, experienced 6'0" 160lb buddy. I'm always downhill faster than him!

At one point in my life, I weighed 170lb and I was simply too skinny for my body type. I am meant to be 185lbs. All that to say, I guess that means I am 20lbs overweight.

[54ny77]

160 +/- a couple lbs. was formerly in your 200+ weight zip code, and i'm a few inches or so shorter which is even worse (proportionally) and was no bueno for me in many respects.

it's been a 5 month journey, but i'm down about 40 lbs thanks to a massive diet change: less calories in vs. out.

i know, it's a revolutionary concept.

i've enjoyed selling my formerly fitting cycling gear. am now fitting into some kit i haven't worn in, quite literally, 10-15 years. that's been pretty awesome change.

[Hilltopperny]

I gained roughly 40lbs this year and have been working it off since. I am a stocky 5’8 and was 240# in April.

I have dropped 25lbs and hope to shed at least 15 more in the coming weeks. I am fit at around 185, but haven’t been there in a few years now. If I can get under 200 I’ll be happy. Fortunately I can usually shed it quickly with the right dietary restrictions and some excercise. Still doesn’t make me fast though...




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[avalonracing]

If you think six seconds of full power will win a sprint you better hope that everyone has been coasting until you are within 100 yards of the finish line.

[m4rk540]

Originally Posted by avalonracing

If you think six seconds of full power will win a sprint you better hope that everyone has been coasting until you are within 100 yards of the finish line.

I was being fatcecious

Still, 6 seconds with 1750W peak power fuels my delusion.

[m4rk540]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

160 +/- a couple lbs. was formerly in your 200+ weight zip code, and i'm a few inches or so shorter which is even worse (proportionally) and was no bueno for me in many respects.

it's been a 5 month journey, but i'm down about 40 lbs thanks to a massive diet change: less calories in vs. out.

i know, it's a revolutionary concept.

i've enjoyed selling my formerly fitting cycling gear. am now fitting into some kit i haven't worn in, quite literally, 10-15 years. that's been pretty awesome change.

Congrats!

175 is the goal here.

[moobikes]

5'10" 180lbs
20lbs of blubber bouncing about.
I would have to starve myself and workout all day long to get to the BMI correct 160lbs.

[bikinchris]

Buncha lightweights....

[ERK55]

I was about to say that...

[donevwil]

This is like the Big Bike PSA thread, expecting to see 64s and 66s but presented with predominantly 58s and 59s.

Clicked to see who's north of 250 and everyone's lighter than I was as a teenager.


Currently an out of shape 235 at 6' 5". Was a very out of shape, all time high of 250# late last year after 9 months off the bike dealing with health issues. Heading to a fit 220# Sept. goal (lose 30# of fat and gain 15 of muscle).

[Bob Ross]

My only weight-related-to-cycling story is already a dozen years old:

I spent most of my adult life -- 20 to 45 years old -- between 185-190lbs. (I'm 6'0" ...or at least I was until my last physical, when the MD crushed my soul by announcing I was now officially 5'11.75").

But within the first two months of me transitioning from a casual utility cyclist to an obsessive recreational road cyclist, I lost 20lbs. Without even trying.

So I'm thinking "Hey, this cycling thing is pretty cool: I get to have all this fun riding fast, eat whatever i want, drink a schidt-ton of beer, and I still lose weight!"

Nope: Twelve years later I'm still at exactly the same weight I was two months into the obsession.






What was the question?

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by bikinchris

Buncha lightweights....

I was gonna say....

I am 240. Working on getting in the onederland. But I was much more, slowly dropping this weight

[ceolwulf]

212 here, at 6'-0". Powered by pie. Also weighed down by pie.

I know what I need to do to get where I need to be ... the problem is that it involves much cooking. I *hate* cooking.

Also back off the beer I learned a very interesting thing the other day, "oxidative priority", basically the body will use whatever fuel in the bloodstream first that it least wants to be there. So alcohol will always get burned first. So if you want to make double sure that none of that lovely pizza goes to waste and it all turns to blubber, have a beer or two with it dangit.

[bigbill]

6'1" and when I raced in the 90's to mid aughts, I was 178-210. My military career meant a lack of continuous training, just a year or two in a row before I'd deploy again. As my jobs got harder and my rank went up, I had less time to ride and I got heavy. When I retired in 2012, I was around 255. I'm 220 now and I'd like to get down to <210. I'm never going to be a skinny racer again but I still ride 8K+ miles a year. Disclaimer, I had the upper body of a ten year old when I raced, now I do 60 pushups a day and a bunch of core work, I'm far more muscular than when I raced and I'm cool with that. That's why 210 would be good.