I have just been churning through the (very very long) sticky thread 'gyming to improve power' at the top. I don't want to rehash any of that here, I do want to see if I am on the right track however.
I only started cycling this year, and want to lose 8kg by spring (Aug/Sept) so I am carrying less weight on my bike. Winter is rather mild over hear so riding is an option, however it does get a bit dark and riding at night/pre-dawn takes away from the enjoyment for me.
1. How do I determine a goal weight, I have picked 8kg because it is the bottom of the BMI bracket for my height (female - 165cm).
2. I am hitting the gym over winter. This is primarily as a weightloss mechanism - 7hours of cardio group classes per week. They motivate me, it is warm, it works.
3. I intend to include one 'weights' session in my workout, primarily focused on core stability. I have no desire to 'build muscle', been there, done that, lat pulldowns are boring ... I just want to work with a 'fitball' and some lightweights, improve my balance etc.
4. Still doing some rides during the week, 2 group rides (I am still at a level where I work so much harder on a group ride to keep up with the group), 2 solo training rides (building up from 20km which includes several hills).
5. Trying to watch what I eat in order to lose just 1kg per week (I am told that this is the correct weekly weight loss goal). How to I work this out? I am so hungry after a good two hour cardio workout that I could eat anything. I want don't want to overeat, I also don't want to undereat. I have tried using the Harris-Benedict formula for daily energy consumption, however it just seems too little.
I am really interested in what Ric Stern has been saying. He really seems to imply (If I am reading the thread correctly, and admittedly I am only halfway through) that training really only needs to involve lots and lots of miles on the bike. No other workouts, no cross-training etc. (NB On that note, I do realise I could get all my cardio from the bike rather then the gym, this is a choice made for motivational reasons-- among other things it is warm in the gym! It is only incorporated as part of a 12week program, after that I intend to drop it and transfer that time to the bike.)
Any thoughts? Am I on the right track?
Regard,
Sarah.
I only started cycling this year, and want to lose 8kg by spring (Aug/Sept) so I am carrying less weight on my bike. Winter is rather mild over hear so riding is an option, however it does get a bit dark and riding at night/pre-dawn takes away from the enjoyment for me.
1. How do I determine a goal weight, I have picked 8kg because it is the bottom of the BMI bracket for my height (female - 165cm).
2. I am hitting the gym over winter. This is primarily as a weightloss mechanism - 7hours of cardio group classes per week. They motivate me, it is warm, it works.
3. I intend to include one 'weights' session in my workout, primarily focused on core stability. I have no desire to 'build muscle', been there, done that, lat pulldowns are boring ... I just want to work with a 'fitball' and some lightweights, improve my balance etc.
4. Still doing some rides during the week, 2 group rides (I am still at a level where I work so much harder on a group ride to keep up with the group), 2 solo training rides (building up from 20km which includes several hills).
5. Trying to watch what I eat in order to lose just 1kg per week (I am told that this is the correct weekly weight loss goal). How to I work this out? I am so hungry after a good two hour cardio workout that I could eat anything. I want don't want to overeat, I also don't want to undereat. I have tried using the Harris-Benedict formula for daily energy consumption, however it just seems too little.
I am really interested in what Ric Stern has been saying. He really seems to imply (If I am reading the thread correctly, and admittedly I am only halfway through) that training really only needs to involve lots and lots of miles on the bike. No other workouts, no cross-training etc. (NB On that note, I do realise I could get all my cardio from the bike rather then the gym, this is a choice made for motivational reasons-- among other things it is warm in the gym! It is only incorporated as part of a 12week program, after that I intend to drop it and transfer that time to the bike.)
Any thoughts? Am I on the right track?
Regard,
Sarah.