That makes sense, so I must of increased my power output by 10%.SLG said:I dont no if it's true but i have heard that losing 1kg reduces your climbing time by 1.25%, which would mean that you are now 10% slower (if you have gained 8kg), again I dont no if it's true
7.7 km hill climbmikesbytes said:That makes sense, so I must of increased my power output by 10%.
Sitting steady at 80kg at the moment.
==========================================================mikesbytes said:3kg in 18 days !!!!! what did you eat - lettuce leaves?
I lived in Auckland in the 70's, which roads do you ride?
At 13% you can lose a good bit in that area, but like I said, it is easier in the off season, since you are not worried about power as much at that time. I myself and going on longer rides during that time with little intensity, and I can tell at the end that I am about to starve. A good trick is to do the old Merckx diet, eat less, ride more. Simple if you can do it. You can do this with a good hearrate monitor that does calories burned, or if you are running a powermeter. You take the calories burned and only take back in over the course of the rest of the day about 3/4 of what you burned, leaving a 1/4 defficit.mikesbytes said:My weight seems to of stabilised in the 80 - 82kg range. Bodyfat is around 13% so I could cut a little weight there. There are other areas to focus on, before worrying about weight. I read sometwhere that 4.5kg is approximately a 1.8% performance hit.
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