achieving your cycling goals by achieving your target weight
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Achieving Your Cycling Goals by Achieving Your Target Weight. David Cole [email protected]. This presentation should…. Help you identify your ideal, target weight Help you become more aware of the diet choices you make - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
This presentation should…• Help you identify your ideal, target
weight • Help you become more aware of the
diet choices you make • Equip you to make diet exchanges
to lose weight while not depriving yourself
• Give you practical tips that can help you take control of your own weight and fitness destiny
RESOURCES• RoadBikeRider.com• Bicycling.com• Various online
sites• Consumer Reports• My own personal experience
Six Assertions1. Your current diet and exercise regimen is
perfectly suited to your current weight2. It is difficult to lose weight by exercise alone3. Most diets are deprivation diets, and you can
only deprive yourself for so long 4. Good food makes you feel good; bad food
makes you feel bad5. Crowding out bad food with good food can
change the equation to your favor6. Goals are important - to say “No” to
something, you need to be saying a bigger “Yes” to something else (~Steven Covey)
• 10 extra pounds equates to 2-3 extra minutes climbing Bynum Ridge
Every extra pound you carry above your ideal weight makes you 15 to 20 seconds slower for each mile of a climb. - Bicycling Magazine
What is your ideal cycling weight?Men• 106 pounds for first 5 feet of height• 6 pounds for each additional inch • 5’10” man’s target: ~166 poundsWomen• 100 pounds for first 5 feet of height• 5 pounds for each additional inch • 5’6” woman’s target: ~130 poundsThen• Adjust +/- 10% based on wrist size
Or, set target as % body fat • Measure your current body fat
percentage– Lifetime Fitness happy to help
• Calculate lean body mass– Current weight minus pounds of body fat
• Set goal for body fat – Men: 10 to 25%– Women: 18 to 30 %
• Calculate your resulting target weight
RBR’s 12 weight loss strategies1. Be patient, lose weight gradually2. Eat a nutrient-dense but low-
energy-dense diet3. Eat carbohydrates that are
primarily low glycemic4. Eat well before, during, and after
rides, but resume a calorie-deficient diet the rest of the time
5. Don’t pig-out after a ride
RBR’s 12 weight loss strategies…6. Eat smaller meals more frequently7. Don’t eat after 7:0pm 8. Use cycling to help burn more
calories9. Pick up the pace on your rides10.Ride more often11.Keep a food diary12.Build some muscle to preserve lean
mass and increase metabolism
What worked for me – diet • Snacked on fruit, nuts, and yogurt• Avoided sugar, bad fat, and fried potatoes
(except for Tyler’s garlic fries – too awesome!)• Replaced soft drinks with iced tea• Used water or diluted Gatorade on short
rides• Carried Fig Newtons as snacks• Took my lunch to work w/ homemade bread• Enjoyed chocolate and peanut butter in
modest amounts• Enjoyed good beer and good bourbon
What worked for me – exercise • Commuted to work 1-2 times per
week • Hard rides on Wednesday nights • Long rides on weekend • Kayaked on many weekends• Core strength workout 2-3 times
per week
Observations – core strength• Stability ball workout
very effective– Only 30 minutes – Significantly tightens
abdominal muscles– Makes you feel lean
and tight– Can feel extra gut
strength on the bike – Better enables
detecting fullness
Observations – mindful eating• Learned to recognize being truly
hungry versus just wanting to eat – If truly hungry, I ate – If not, hot tea helped, or small snack
• Conditioned myself that being slightly hungry at night was desired state
• Savored calorie-worthy foods
Recommendations• Find staples that you
enjoy and that meet your nutrition goals
• Use social media and smartphone apps to your advantage
• Be very wary of sugar, bad fat, and refined carbs• Keep a food diary, at least for a while, to make you aware of what you eat
Lose It!
Recommendations…• Enjoy good food, and
feel better for doing so
• Set a goal that challenges yourself, and use that for motivation
• For exercise, find a variety of things you enjoy doing, and do them• Develop core strength