I was 91kg at the start of the year. Used apps to track my calories for 2 months until I educated myself on how many calories are in everyday foods. Was in a 1000 cal deficit for 4-5 months straight (according to apple watch and Myfitnesspal). Cycled, ran, boxed, swam, or walked every single day. Probably ate too little at first, mostly salad or veg and a protein. I would bonk during boxing sessions for example, but I made some adjustments. I hit 75kg in May and have maintained that until now. I had/have a cheat meal once a week where I go all out and eat everything I have been craving throughout the week. To lose I was super strict and didn't eat any crap food (apart from cheat meals). Now days I can eat a cookie, or some icecream or a treat every now and then which is nice.
That's great to hear and motivation for me, I just recently bought a bike to do some exercise and lose some weight. Ive only gone out to ride 3 times and I'm enjoying it, hardest part is food🤣 I'm starving when I get back home but I'm trying to contain myself. Time will tell
she touched very important point: most people "train to lose weight" while in fact another approach I found easier: "I lose weight BECAUSE I train" ;-)
After a long arse ride of (only) 42 km, my 100kg self was ashamed that my strong cyclist buddies (unbeknownst to them, of my lack of cycling mileage and heaviness - old friends I haven't seen over 5 years) had to slow down for me, ruining their training day... I still think about it.. It's been 3 weeks since that ride, I've gotten a cal tracking app, hitting the spin bike like mad almost every day, and now 6 kg lighter, I'm determined to keep up with them, or even better them... Despite setting my app goal to an extreme 70 kg(I'm fat, but also muscley, so it won't be easy), I'm only focused on that one goal of cycling with them... The power of using context.
I lost 17kg since January, from 97kg to 80 kg. The major keys are endurance ride twice a week and speed ride once a week. And also do an intermittent fasting. Really works well for me
Went strict plant based May 8th after 6 year triathlon burnout @225lbs, blood pressure 190/110,.. 9 weeks later 192lbs BP 117/70,, thanks for the video
My diet was very healthy when I started cycling, but as my rides got up to 2 hours, I found myself coming home and eating like a teenager - I didn't eat during my rides. This summer I started eating during my rides - specifically 150 to 300 calories at about the 1.5 hour mark. That really makes it easier to have a normal sized meal when I get home.
It sounds like common sense, but it isn’t followed by many... it’s the right approach though, body needs more fuel during the training... I found I avoid hunger knock post rides if I have managed to top up on the carbs during every 60-90mins of my training rides.
@@MichaelBoogerd I spent almost a decade at class III obesity - very high. During that time, my goal was to not eat - because that is the message you hear loudest when you are fat. Long story short, I found that 'not eating' does not work - just leads to binge-eating later. The key for me was learning how to 'eat right'. Now I think that obesity is the result of malnutrition - seriously. Rather than starving yourself to lose weigh (and then eating crap), I think it is better to focus on nourishing yourself so it is easier to avoid eating crap.
Spot on! These post training craving feel like the ones you get after smoking weed. Almost impossible to contain and make you raid your fridge like you're just been released from a Somali jail.
Whole foods are more filling. Reducing carbs helps the body to reduce fat storage. Carbs increase the release of insulin and therefore storage of fat. The body is programmed and likes to store fat any chance it gets. This is a basic survival mechanism. The challenge is balancing the energy needs for riding whilst discouraging fat storage. The body is a cunning bugger though and reduction in energy input always results in an adjustment downwards of energy needs to preserve fat, principally by slowing the metabolism and by reducing lean muscle. A slow process involving constant monitoring and adjustment is the only way to successfully reduce and optimise weight. A 3h zone 2 ride should burn 1500-2000 kCal. In most circumstances, providing you’re riding often enough and not scoffing cream cakes, then weight should drop.
I've lost 28Kg (5 stone) since july. my biggest tips are: 1. Be in a calorie deficit as often as possible 2. Stop weighing yourself, I used to weight myself after eating a meal, I do it once every 2 months now. 3. Enjoy what you eat, if you're not an elite athlete, there is zero reason to try live like one. 4. If you have a bad day/week or period, just try to make up for it when you can. 5. try stay out your head, I hated my body for a very very long time and still do to an extent, but I'm getting there. 6. Low carb diets are a fad and never work long term, I can loose 4-6kg a week if I have zero carbs but as soon as I have carbs it literally piles on in days. Maintaining good clean carbs has been so key to me sustaining weight loss. 7. Stop chasing unrealistic weight loss aims. I'm 6'3" and still beat myself up that I'm no where near the sub 80kg's I'd dream to be, but that'd be close to double what I've already lost.
@@InconnuGlitterBoy you still obese though bro and your FTP is like 100w. Keto is a fad diet mate and causes many crashes in the bunch. Ive been racing since 1997. Ive seen it all.
@@InconnuGlitterBoy A keto diet is a short term diet. Long term it can do harm to your bodily organs. The best diet is one that includes ALL food groups and you don't over eat i.e. in moderation. Meat also contains carbohydrates and fat. It is impossible not to eat any carbohydrate what so ever unless you ate a lump of lard which is fat.
@@alexmorgan3435 a keto diet doesn't mean 0 carbs. It just means low enough for you to be in ketosis. And like everything there's a myriad of so called keto diets, and people are different metabolically so it's not one size fits all. Feel free to quote the study re organ damage
I lost 21 kilos since the pandemic started. I needed a way to process my stress and I started cycling with my mountain bike on asphalt. Two weeks after I started I was cycling 32k in the morning and 32k in the afternoon. I know... a bit too much, but there was lots of stress to process. I have kept this same cycling routine 4 months since started. With a sugar free diet, patience and a bit of OCD ; ) I am just 3 kilos away from my weight goal. My advice, do not even consider not training, rest at least one day a week and most important is watch what you eat. I am 50 years old.
@@durianriders I hear you and you are probably correct. Maybe I should have been a bit clearer. I intend to do "sugar free diet" to the best of my ability but I usually just manage to decrease my sugar intake tbh. My sleep cycle and my digestion have never been better. For someone who has never had any weight issues this might not be special but for me it is a game changer and in this era of uncertainty and economic chaos to be training and gaining health gives me a sense of "control" that brings me peace.
Diabetesrider is a total sugar junkie, his pancreas will pack in one day.... lots of folk that live on sugar in it's various forms and avoid fat all look pretty thin and rough with it- my dad was an alcoholic who lived on booze carbs and thought he was the dogs bollocks too....looked as haggard as this fella at the end too except he was 20 years older...😂🤣😂
@@2-minuteescapes225Rest at least one day per week? I do 20km every other day, also MTB on asphalt. Still far away from my target goal, but finally starting to form the habit of cycling after years. Did you start cycling almost every day or did u build up to it?
dropped 12kg in under a year without even considering the 70% slice, just riding the bike, enjoying it, and not being stressed with losing the weight or calorie counting. sure i could've lost more but my ethos is slow and steady.
Intermittent fasting 2-3 times a week 6 pm till 10 am on recovery’s days. It’s keeping weight down, believed to reduce inflammation and increase human growth hormone as well. Riding easy in a fasted state is fine, reducing use of sports drinks apart from hard sessions.
Cortisol goes up in the absence of carbs. Cortisol triggers inflammation. Fatty ACIDS trigger inflammation Amino ACIDS trigger inflammation. Simple sugars can't. Riding in a fasted state triggers the body into adaptive thermogenesis. Look at the waist lines of all the cyclists you knew 5 years ago who did IF. #tubbynow
The highest weight I was ever was 107kg. I decided to really cycle a lot about two years ago, and now I'm 77kg. It was the only exercise that took the weight off and kept it off. My diet isn't as good as it can be as well, but definitely try to do an 80/20, 80% good food and 20% bad.
Being someone who lost 9 kg's last month and 5 kg's the month before. My advice is don't listen to 'experts' and instead experiment! My diet is carnivore with 70% fat, 25% Protein and 5% Carb. My blood glucose is always strong because I'm eating 200+ grams of protein which the body turns into sugar to power my exercise. This current month I didn't want to lose weight and without wanting to seem vein, I can see I am packing on muscle while losing fat to maintain the same weight. It's quite amazing how it works and it works completely in the opposite direction of mainstream nutritional advice which of course I've followed in the past.
Intermittent fasting works wonders for me. The 16/8 hour schedule. I still have energy to spare for my rides, and I've dropped 10lbs (4.5kg) since last year, and I feel fantastic. The fact that I've not had a beer (or any alcohol) in over a year probably helps a little too.
She is correct on the calorie tracking in terms of being off. I did a metabolic test and tracked my "calories" diligently. When I looked at how fast I was losing weight vs how fast I should be losing weight, it was off by about 30%. How I got around this was capping myself @ 1500-1750 calories metabolic + 50% of what my app said I burnt exercising. This allowed me a slow but fairly easy march downwards. By doing it this way...i'm assured of a deficit. Also note that most calories are odd in that many companies rely on tables to compute what it is and those tables are often created by the "burn it with fire" method; we don't burn with fire in our bodies. So I believe it is critical for most people to actually track with a calorie counter to try and figure out their "adjustment factor". Once you track stringently for 6 months you have a really strong idea of how much you are consuming each day and can probably go to the method she said of basic "what did I eat today" vs "exactly what did I eat and what was its composition".
been tracking almost daily for years and it's not that complicated. It's just one more habit that once you gain it becomes easy. And it does reveal a lot and helps you fine tune your intake. I normally try to consume my basal + what I consume on the bike, which is roughly around 250 kcal per hour. Then I just adjust protein to reach the daily target. Did you see a change in body composition? I'm trying to lose my last 5kg of body fat (then I'll be at around 8% BF - currently at 12%) but don't want to lose performance. That said, if all goes well I would like to lose 5kg of fat as I also put on 5kg of muscle. The thing is that normally you need a caloric deficit to lose fat and a caloric surplus to put on muscle. What's your experience with that?
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Really well put. I might add two things: You can measure your progress by measuring your waist circumference.Especially in men such decrease is a good sign that you are loosing fat if your waist size goes down. Also there are those scales where you can measure your body fat and muscle composition. Another thing is that imho only cycling is making the body to loose the upper body muscles in favour of legs - as with cycling only you are becoming a cycling machine and the body smartly consumes the muscles that are not used. So incorporate into your training sessions as well something like crossfit and some weightlifting, to improve your core and upper body muscles! I am not talking about getting huge muscles, its about strength and balance.
spot on. Muscles that are not used are perceived like a burden as they consume unnecessary energy and mean extra "dead" weight (especially on the climbs) so the body gets rid of them. Besides cycling I do some weight lifting just to prevent looking like a pro cyclist and more like a normally fit guy :)
I just got back into cycling this summer after years of not really exercising. I've logged over 270 miles on Strava, zero weight loss. Not like I'm currently dieting or trying to lose weight, though. I dropped 20lbs last year with intermittent fasting. Weight loss is ALL diet. I'm certainly making progress, though, it's like night and day. I can ride so much faster and easier than I could when I started. My average speed over 10 miles went from like 10 MPH to 13.5 MPH.
Soro Nir when I began riding again 10 years ago I didn’t lose a gram for the first 3 months. It wasn’t until I actually gained some cycling fitness and could ride 30-40kms a few times per week that I started to drop weight. I then lost 8kg over the next 3 months, and was able to ride say 150kms per week.
you have to find out what works for you if you want to lose weight you need to cut out sugar and carbs for the first 40 days, your body will have no choice but to lose weight. and it has to be a life style change, sugar is the hardest thing to get over, it's a drug. and you will go through withdraws, once you control it it's all down hill, it worked for me, i weighed 168 lbs June of 2017 i weighed in this morning 145.6 and in 3 years the most i went up was 150. i'm 68 years old and i have been riding better than i ever have and i feel great.
Well that answered a few questions I didn't know I had! Ten weeks of lockdown left me with a dire need of Ms Cronin's answers! A bit shocking that exercise is only 30% of the equation (I was gonna say pie ...)
ive lost 10 kg in 8 weeks just started cycling at 67 yrs ,i fast after dinner and only a coffee before ride 35 k on road on mtb and bcas on the ride a protien shake at completion 5/6 days a week
> 1kg/week is impressive but might not be sustainable. However the initial weight loss is always quite quick. The point is: reach your goal and... STAY there for some time. Long time I mean. Of course plus/minus 1-2kg is not an issue. But without bouncing too much.
Well done but don’t waste your money on BCAAs ( check out Shredded Sports Science channel for why). Training fasted may work for you but generally the adage is don’t diet on the bike. Similarly you don’t need a protein shake after the ride ( check out Dylan Johnson channel for why it is sub-optimal for glycogen store replenishment). Better is to replace some of the glycogen with carbs immediately post ride. The reason initial weight loss can be quick is that when you restrict calories you will lower muscle glycogen and for every gram of glycogen less there is a corresponding 3G of water less stored. Keep on riding !
I'm doing the same as you pretty much. I've lost 16 kg in 12 weeks. I'm 61. I'm also doing weight training so in terms of losing body fat it must be more. I don't eat meat anymore except chicken once a week in a curry. Huge benefits from that. I enjoy a drink so that's staying in the mix but hey i'm back down to a weight i haven't seen in 40 years. Lots of fish, veg, salads, fruit etc. Good luck with your efforts.
Excellent vid, I am currently trying to reduce my Chunk Factor. For me, cycling was an excuse to trough more; so calorie counting is an essential discipline. 4kg down, 10kg to go!
Most of what she says here is exactly what i've been doing all summer and I've lost 20kg since lockdown started. Got about another 12kg-ish to go to target sub80kg. Generally only eating once a day at around 5pm. Big pile of raw and crunchy salad with either oily fish or chicken and potatoes, rice or pasta. Drink plenty water or weak diluting squash type juice throughout the day and maybe a wee treat like a piece of dark chocolate or a danish pastry with a cup of tea after dinner. I use Vivo Life plant protein shakes with a scoop of Huel and mixed with Hazelnut milk straight after a ride or a weight training session. Been feeling so good all summer and i'm currently the lightest i've been in 17 years. Excellent video Cam. She's confirmed everything i've pretty much learned myself this year. Love your channel bro. Always full of great info.
@RegularOldRug what he meant is you are eating more than what you are burning foe example burn 300 from hard cycling then eat a chocolate bar that is 400
I HAVE to count calories.......I tend (every year) put on 12-15 lbs. during the off season....usually takes until about April before the weight comes back off. I'm now down to my "racing" weight....again...lol
I've lost over 100Kg. I was 210kg at my biggest, probably more. Lowest I got was 98kg, then went back to 116kg, now currently 2.5 months in deficit again and I'm back down to 106kg. Target this time is 80kg and I want to stay there this time.
This wasn’t just about cycling, But all activities and the effects it has not only on weight but health as well. Shared this with my even though she is not a cyclist or runner. Thanks again.
Very informative. Very very interesting. Thanks for this video. " A cyclist could be increasing lean muscle and reducing fat but the scale weight may not be showing weight loss" - insightful. Every thing this lady says is insightful
Dont limit yourself too hard guys. Eat what you want, do your training, mostly you going for healthy stuff if you train proper, you body will tell you. i knocked myself out multiple times due to overtraining, end of the story 7 months in bed, no power for nothing. nowadays iam going slow and dont weigh myself in anymore. cheers, -t.
You can do a 90-120min true zone 2 ride on empty stomach fasted state without problem. You won't need many carbs. Make it straight before a regular meal and you won't overeat. No counting needed.
Great vid. If you've never counted calories before I think its valuable education. Get yourself a set of kitchen scales and start, if only so you start to learn the calorie density of different foods and portion sizes, and compared that to your TDEE.
Nice video reconfirmed what I’m doing. 29kg down on journey to be 35kg down. Cycling main exercise, but main tool is kilojoule deficiency, protein up, carbs down. I started with distance as goal and moved to focusing on increasing my average speed which got my heart rate up. Oh yeah and as the doc said look out for sauces and oils they are a killer for kilojoules!
The information that Steph has provided is not just beneficial for myself as a cyclist whose trying to lose a few excess kilos, but i can use it as a guide for my kids who are competing in Judo at elite level, thanks again Cam for the vlog very valuable!!
Now I feel like I need a food plan..Thought I was traveling ok. But now after this Vlog, Believe I may be eating correctly but the wrong foods at the wrong times. Really could list to this subject in depth. Another great Vlog
Hi Cam, I have just discovered your channel and just want to say keep it up man. They are succinct and super informative. I very much appreciate you sharing your own experiences and observations and also the professionals (e.g. dietitian, bike fitter) you approach for advise. They are very professional and they and you keep the conversation very much on topic. This is so refreshing because it is to the point in a nice package. Keep it up. Such a good job!
For athletes; I would agree that current data suggests that dietary protein intake necessary to support metabolic adaptation, repair, remodelling and for protein turnover generally ranges from 1.2 to 2.0 g/kg/day. If you are in a caloric deficit then you may need more, possibly upwards of 2.5 g/kg/day (bodybuilders would be the ideal cohort).
Totally agree with you. Weight loss has been so generalised via the BMI and when questions about Body fat are asked. they look at you blankly. I was able to do my own research about body fat scales.
People don't understand, loosing weight is not through diet, eat that much of this and that, don't eat that, etc. Weight loss is achieved through a lifestyle change. You need to change the way you eat and what you eat FOR EVER. End of story. Add some exercise for additional health and to speed things up but that's it. Don't go on a diet, change your life. It's the only way to success.
After a zillions years of riding and racing and my fair share of nutritional knowledge I almost skipped over this. Super glad I did not!!! Great, informative video. Your questions and her concise, precise answers was fantastic. Thanks!
Cam these vids are great keep em coming. Love the different aspects of it all and really gets you thinking how the body functions in different areas. I was surprised to hear that too much carbs or carbs in general can add to the inflammation which your muscles are already suffering from when you train. Very interesting. Thinking that i might lay off em but still intake them in moderation. Being Italian, this is up hill battle :P Guaranteed weight lost without having to train is to get off the Soda drinks. I too was suffering from it, drinking a Coke nearly a day. Swapped them for SodaStream and the tiny amount of cordial with each glass for flavor, the weight lost was happening, added cycling to work to the mix and its was dropping significantly. The problem is, you get to a point that you dont gain, and you dont loose weight, so wondering if training more harder will fix that or genetics/age starts to come into play. Which I feel dieting/what what you eat will help you to a certain point? Could be wrong and just talking from self experience. Again, probably different for everyone as we are all different. I too have made that mistake and let the scales do the talking which is so right, not a good indication. I was taking monthly photos of my body and you could see the results straight away in the face. Thanks Cam.
Dario is it impossible for refined carbs to cause inflammation as they are void of fatty ACIDS and amino ACIDS. When you understand human physiology you see the instant flaws in current nutritional dogma. Look at my face and how lean my gf's always are. Zero overt inflammation.
In my personal experience, keto low-carb eating has reduced inflammation. I was scheduled to have a reverse shoulder replacement some three years ago, but went back to a keto protocol prior to the surgery and the severe pain vanished, so I canceled the surgery. If I eat food items with sugar and refined carbs, I get itching and even blisters. I have no problem with animal products and low-starch veggies.
What I did at the start of this year is bike to work (18km/day x 5 days) and have a 100km + in weekend. Then starting March did IF, and so far I lose 10kg (60kg, from 70kg).
great segment. I has lots of valuable, useable advice that I can apply. I appreciate it and think your presenter was awesome. it did not get too technical on how many calories, for example. It's broad strokes were informative.
I ride 40km a day 6/7 days a week, been doing this for 5 years The first 3 years nothing in weight changed, I ate what i wanted some days this was over 4 k calories, some days i diden't even hit 2 k cals 2 years ago, i started eating 3.5K calories every day, Clean foods spread over 4-5 meals a day In 1 month i saw insane changes, and went to the toilet 2 times a day consistantly :) My metabolism was stuck in limbo is all i can think it was. Be consistant with what you eat, have a solid daily base and increase the food intake if you train more than usual Also, when i started lifting weights i had to up my daily cal intake to 4k :)
Awesome video, Steph seems super knowledgeable and chill. I totally agree with her philosophy about needing to be in a caloric deficit, but also needing to hit your vitamin,mineral and Macro nutrient targets for best bodily function, Which calorie counting helps, but sometimes you need to adjust the numbers for your own metabolism or training needs. All in all great video with a super cool indivual.
Steph Cronin is the star of your video. If she ran a program in Fairfield County, CT (USA) that would be great - but I guess she's quite far away from there. Great video and counseling. I'll see if I can do some of those things and thank you. If she has a referral in my part of the world, I would appreciate it.
Thing with calories is your body adjusts... the count isn't accurate... and there is no system in the human body that responds to calories... a calorie is just a measure of heat given off when the food is burned. A calorie of sugar is used by the human body different to a calorie of fat or protein... all in all the calorie count isn't the thing to concentrate on. Counting calories to try track weight loss is like trying to work out how far you can drive on a tank of gas... The volume has an impact but how far you get depends more on how you drive. Quality of food and nutrients is more important.
For the past few months I've been trying to lose weight by eating more salads and trying to stay away from crap food. Been going out on my mountain bike cause I'm afraid my road bike can't handle my current weight LOL. I stepped on the scale yesterday and I gained 4 lbs to put me at 234lbs. This video was very helpful, I always thought to eat enough carbs when exercising but it really isn't. I've watched a ton of videos and the trifecta to lose weight seems to be intermittent fasting, low carbs/keto and HIIT. It also helps to be in your 20s/30s and have a good metabolism lol. I'm in my mid 40s and so it can be hard. I'm going to seriously cut back on the carbs I eat and focus more on protein and salads. It's also important to note that good protein is important, eating chicken and fish is going to be more beneficial than burgers and hotdogs.
Hi CorbuloCDN1! I have to agree. My personal experience with intermittent fasting has proven it to be the simplest and most effective way for me to follow a healthy eating life style. Of course, as you say, what you eat when it's time to eat is as critical! I find the 16 hours off eating and 8 hours on eating intermittent fasting protocol the easiest for me to follow and therefore the most effective. Best wishes and kind regards, Mr. Luigi
This happened to me … trained hard (HIIT, Run and started Cycling), put on 6lbs … was so disheartened until two things happened. Firstly people started saying how well I was looking and then my clothes started hanging off me. It was like she said, the scales were making me chase the wrong metrics, 6 months in, my belly is nearly gone, I’m nearly where I want to be. The challenge now being the lifting of lockdown and keeping it down (i.e. watching the beer!) - Good luck with it …
It's been 4 weeks and I've lost 15 pounds. I was 218lbs last Monday. I started Keto and I've been doing my best to keep the carbs under 20 grams a day. Eating is a big part of weight loss but exercise is also required. I've starting waking up at 6:15 a.m. to beat the heat and do runs (5/6k with hills) and without eating first, I do that after I come home. It's been working out well. I rode 100kms on the weekend and all I ate was one Keto friendly bar and never hit the wall. I see the problem for me was in order to burn fat you have to get into a state of ketosis (your body will use fat as energy instead of glycogen). Before on my long rides I would have maybe 1 or 1 and a half Cliff bars and also Clif Bloks (which are pure carbs). I was basically just burning off the carbs and then replenishing them, giving my body no chance to burn fat. There is a Dr. Eric Berg who has a ton of information about Keto and intermittent fasting which I found very helpful. To me this video explains a lot ruclips.net/video/O-qILRhAnEM/видео.html Also thanks for the comments guys, I'm not a huge beer drinker but I do prefer variety when I eat and that's been the toughest thing so far.
@@CorbuloCDN1 wow! Well done … Beer and the very occasional (and I mean occasional) treat of wings are my Achilles… enjoy a social beer too much to stop completely and besides life is too short to live by counting every calorie (as she said!) If I were an elite athlete it may be different, but even those guys eventually call it a day (did you see Eddie Mercx at the Tour? He definitely likes a beer and some wings!) - Good luck with it … sounds like you’ve got it nailed 👏🏽😊
I used to race in the 1990s. All of the cycling magazines said our diet should be 70% carbs and 30% protein. I rode 100 - 150 miles per week on average with LOTS of climbing. My weight went from 150 lbs down to 130 lbs. I could easily have lost more weight with more intense rides. Two doctors told me than any more weight loss would result in muscle loss. Is that true and what could I have done differently, i.e. more protein and less carbs? Cheers and thanks!
I remember reading something Allan Pieper wrote about Sean Yates, weight loss regime... coffee and tart in the morning, 5-6 hour ride, sunbaked or play volleyball on the beach, then a pizza for tea, noting kept in the house except water....
Thanks Cam. I found your channel during our lock down and really enjoy the content and humour (great galah in the phone booth was classic). This video helped to clear up a lot that I was confused on.
The weekend warrior is usually doing large rides during the weekend and little activity during the week. Instead of one large, break that into many small rides.
The zone thing seems key to me. I eat less carbs, and eat more chicken/fish and vegetables, even for satiety, since I started cycling (about 3 months ago). The key for me seems to be cycling on hills - 100km on the flat is challenging - doing half of that on a hilly course is a different matter, and leads to to a completely different type of exhaustion. Only problem with losing a few kg - not sure if I am getting stronger and faster, or if my improvements are just due to some weight loss!
Saturated fats aren't bad, although most of what she says is good advice, saturated fats are the best fats (40% in bacon, 100% in coconut oil) especially SCFA that you find in butter (direct source not energy for you and your gut lining), then monoinsaturated oils (olives,avocado, 40% in bacon), then you have essential long chain polyunsaturated fats coming from fish and animal fats, essential but you don't want to overconsume them because they are more prone to oxydation than saturated fats. And then the worst and absolutely unnecessary are the polyunsaturated seed oils , especially if processed like margarines. Should be avoided because they are not interesting biologically, and will directly cause inflammation. Unhealthy oils. What you need is a balance of animal sources of fats because these are essential, contain liposoluble vitamin's (A, D, K2, E, DHA, EPA, RHA) and do not need to be converted biologically to be used. But finding steaks that were not cleaned of any fats is very hard nowadays because of these misguided guidelines that seriously need to be updated. Whole foods is a great advice. No labels, no packaging is the best.
I stumbled across some videos about plant based diets on youtube recently. Since I struggle to loose weight for some time now, although I ride about 300-350 km per week. It got me thinking that I am doing something wrong with my nutrition. One of the take aways from the plant based science seems to be that oil is not really as good for you as one may thing (so many pros post how much olive oil they consume in a week). So I started to become a vegan a couple of months ago and I did scrap oil from my diet completely. Since I did that it appears I do start to loose weight. Everything else I can eat a lot of and it seems to matter not at all. A whole food plant based diet may be the key for weight loss. And by the way I do feel great, my power has certainly not diminished. :-)
Oil causes the red blood cells to stick together. Oil also inhibits muscle glycogen restoration. Oil is what you pour on your legs for massage or on your competitions food so their legs feel 'blocked' the next day haha.
I played state level squash for 5 years,lost about 10 kgs...I stopped put 5 back on.I started road cycling,lost about 5kgs immediately just from daily 10k rides.Diet didn't change,I just rode all the time.Get moving and you'll lose heaps.
I'm lucky to leave in Spain. Here is easy to keep my diet good enough as they have so many fresh food available and junk food is not a choice here. I just cycle everyday for 1h and climb a lot, but I just take 2 meals a day with variet of fresh, healthy and good food like fish, salad, fruits and jalapeños. I've been 5 years in Germany and there things are way harder.
She said if you restrict too much and work out too hard then it may be difficult to lose weight? How is this physically possible? It contradicts the conservation of energy and thermodynamics. What energy is your body burning to fuel it's self if you're in a calorie deficit?
Thanks Cam and Steph for another very interesting video. I'd be interested to hear advice on whether has much of an influence on what/how much should be eaten, and how often, during a ride. (I'm 62).
Aim for 100g of sugar per hour on the ride. Aim for 10g of carbs per kg of bodyweight per day Keep fat under 30g a day. Your legs and head will feel the best ever. Eat unlimited carbs whenever you crave them.
It just about controlling your calories intake. I lost 35 lbs in a month doing 30-45 min daily. I did not feel the need to eat a lot after bicycling. Just want to clarify that I'm not a professional rider, just amateur sor of speak, so I do not need performance.
I was 91kg at the start of the year. Used apps to track my calories for 2 months until I educated myself on how many calories are in everyday foods. Was in a 1000 cal deficit for 4-5 months straight (according to apple watch and Myfitnesspal). Cycled, ran, boxed, swam, or walked every single day. Probably ate too little at first, mostly salad or veg and a protein. I would bonk during boxing sessions for example, but I made some adjustments. I hit 75kg in May and have maintained that until now. I had/have a cheat meal once a week where I go all out and eat everything I have been craving throughout the week. To lose I was super strict and didn't eat any crap food (apart from cheat meals). Now days I can eat a cookie, or some icecream or a treat every now and then which is nice.
Wow, what a big loss. Well played there Chris and thanks for sharing. Cam
That's great to hear and motivation for me, I just recently bought a bike to do some exercise and lose some weight. Ive only gone out to ride 3 times and I'm enjoying it, hardest part is food🤣 I'm starving when I get back home but I'm trying to contain myself. Time will tell
"Was in a 1000 cal deficit for 4-5 months straight"
Welcome to the yoyo land baby, you'll enjoy the ride soon.
@@channul4887 bingo! Post starvation hyperphagia followed by post starvation obesity in the post!
@@jazamora7521 NEVER deny the body of carbs unless you want to trigger post starvation hyperphagia and adaptive thermogenesis.
she touched very important point: most people "train to lose weight" while in fact another approach I found easier: "I lose weight BECAUSE I train" ;-)
After a long arse ride of (only) 42 km, my 100kg self was ashamed that my strong cyclist buddies (unbeknownst to them, of my lack of cycling mileage and heaviness - old friends I haven't seen over 5 years) had to slow down for me, ruining their training day... I still think about it.. It's been 3 weeks since that ride, I've gotten a cal tracking app, hitting the spin bike like mad almost every day, and now 6 kg lighter, I'm determined to keep up with them, or even better them... Despite setting my app goal to an extreme 70 kg(I'm fat, but also muscley, so it won't be easy), I'm only focused on that one goal of cycling with them... The power of using context.
Beer: the simple carbohydrate fueling cyclists and strategically planned around any training program.
I do drink beer, but light and 3 beers max a night.
Apparently. A coworker at my last job was hardcore cyclist. He spent $10,000+ regularly on new bikes. He had the body shape of Homer Simpson.
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beer is quite caloric and also if you drink alcoholic one, that one is even more. Not great for weight loss.
I lost 17kg since January, from 97kg to 80 kg. The major keys are endurance ride twice a week and speed ride once a week. And also do an intermittent fasting. Really works well for me
Does it helps losing arm fat too? Btw i'm happy for your achievement!
@@rj8222 you gain and lose fat differently if you lose fat you will lose fat in the arm even if it is the slowest part to lose. Short answer yes
Hope youre still going strong! If you see this, hows your progress? Are you still following that regimen?
In How many months
I honestly can't believe you give this info away for free. Great stuff.
Went strict plant based May 8th after 6 year triathlon burnout @225lbs, blood pressure 190/110,.. 9 weeks later 192lbs BP 117/70,, thanks for the video
My diet was very healthy when I started cycling, but as my rides got up to 2 hours, I found myself coming home and eating like a teenager - I didn't eat during my rides. This summer I started eating during my rides - specifically 150 to 300 calories at about the 1.5 hour mark. That really makes it easier to have a normal sized meal when I get home.
It sounds like common sense, but it isn’t followed by many... it’s the right approach though, body needs more fuel during the training... I found I avoid hunger knock post rides if I have managed to top up on the carbs during every 60-90mins of my training rides.
@@MichaelBoogerd I spent almost a decade at class III obesity - very high. During that time, my goal was to not eat - because that is the message you hear loudest when you are fat. Long story short, I found that 'not eating' does not work - just leads to binge-eating later. The key for me was learning how to 'eat right'. Now I think that obesity is the result of malnutrition - seriously. Rather than starving yourself to lose weigh (and then eating crap), I think it is better to focus on nourishing yourself so it is easier to avoid eating crap.
@@HeatherSpoonheim Lots of fruit and veggies
Spot on! These post training craving feel like the ones you get after smoking weed. Almost impossible to contain and make you raid your fridge like you're just been released from a Somali jail.
If your hungry drink a lot of water, eat fruits and veggies. Only eat protein durring meals eat all the green stuff you want.
This is one of the best videos I have seen on RUclips on weight loss and cycling. Well done both of you.
Thanks for sharing Mark
Every thing it took me years to learn is summed up brilliantly here. This video should be shared with everyone cycling or not.
Whole foods are more filling. Reducing carbs helps the body to reduce fat storage. Carbs increase the release of insulin and therefore storage of fat. The body is programmed and likes to store fat any chance it gets. This is a basic survival mechanism. The challenge is balancing the energy needs for riding whilst discouraging fat storage. The body is a cunning bugger though and reduction in energy input always results in an adjustment downwards of energy needs to preserve fat, principally by slowing the metabolism and by reducing lean muscle. A slow process involving constant monitoring and adjustment is the only way to successfully reduce and optimise weight. A 3h zone 2 ride should burn 1500-2000 kCal. In most circumstances, providing you’re riding often enough and not scoffing cream cakes, then weight should drop.
I've lost 28Kg (5 stone) since july.
my biggest tips are:
1. Be in a calorie deficit as often as possible
2. Stop weighing yourself, I used to weight myself after eating a meal, I do it once every 2 months now.
3. Enjoy what you eat, if you're not an elite athlete, there is zero reason to try live like one.
4. If you have a bad day/week or period, just try to make up for it when you can.
5. try stay out your head, I hated my body for a very very long time and still do to an extent, but I'm getting there.
6. Low carb diets are a fad and never work long term, I can loose 4-6kg a week if I have zero carbs but as soon as I have carbs it literally piles on in days. Maintaining good clean carbs has been so key to me sustaining weight loss.
7. Stop chasing unrealistic weight loss aims. I'm 6'3" and still beat myself up that I'm no where near the sub 80kg's I'd dream to be, but that'd be close to double what I've already lost.
@@InconnuGlitterBoy you still obese though bro and your FTP is like 100w. Keto is a fad diet mate and causes many crashes in the bunch. Ive been racing since 1997. Ive seen it all.
Congrats on the weight loss.
@@InconnuGlitterBoy A keto diet is a short term diet. Long term it can do harm to your bodily organs. The best diet is one that includes ALL food groups and you don't over eat i.e. in moderation. Meat also contains carbohydrates and fat. It is impossible not to eat any carbohydrate what so ever unless you ate a lump of lard which is fat.
@@alexmorgan3435 a keto diet doesn't mean 0 carbs. It just means low enough for you to be in ketosis. And like everything there's a myriad of so called keto diets, and people are different metabolically so it's not one size fits all. Feel free to quote the study re organ damage
So so misinformed
I just have one question. Where do I go to buy that giant glazed donut for $6?
Hahaha
Is it from the bakery in Woodside in Adelaide Hills??
@@CamNicholls Answer the question cam, we need to know
@@theradlad4252 agreed
It seems, we all found this video for the same reason. 😆
I lost 21 kilos since the pandemic started. I needed a way to process my stress and I started cycling with my mountain bike on asphalt. Two weeks after I started I was cycling 32k in the morning and 32k in the afternoon. I know... a bit too much, but there was lots of stress to process. I have kept this same cycling routine 4 months since started. With a sugar free diet, patience and a bit of OCD ; ) I am just 3 kilos away from my weight goal. My advice, do not even consider not training, rest at least one day a week and most important is watch what you eat. I am 50 years old.
Congrats on your weight loss. Impressive, keep it up!
sugar free diet plus that much training equals adrenal burn out in the post boss.
@@durianriders I hear you and you are probably correct. Maybe I should have been a bit clearer. I intend to do "sugar free diet" to the best of my ability but I usually just manage to decrease my sugar intake tbh. My sleep cycle and my digestion have never been better. For someone who has never had any weight issues this might not be special but for me it is a game changer and in this era of uncertainty and economic chaos to be training and gaining health gives me a sense of "control" that brings me peace.
Diabetesrider is a total sugar junkie, his pancreas will pack in one day.... lots of folk that live on sugar in it's various forms and avoid fat all look pretty thin and rough with it- my dad was an alcoholic who lived on booze carbs and thought he was the dogs bollocks too....looked as haggard as this fella at the end too except he was 20 years older...😂🤣😂
@@2-minuteescapes225Rest at least one day per week? I do 20km every other day, also MTB on asphalt. Still far away from my target goal, but finally starting to form the habit of cycling after years. Did you start cycling almost every day or did u build up to it?
dropped 12kg in under a year without even considering the 70% slice, just riding the bike, enjoying it, and not being stressed with losing the weight or calorie counting. sure i could've lost more but my ethos is slow and steady.
Congrats on the weight loss. 👍
Intermittent fasting 2-3 times a week 6 pm till 10 am on recovery’s days. It’s keeping weight down, believed to reduce inflammation and increase human growth hormone as well. Riding easy in a fasted state is fine, reducing use of sports drinks apart from hard sessions.
Cortisol goes up in the absence of carbs.
Cortisol triggers inflammation.
Fatty ACIDS trigger inflammation
Amino ACIDS trigger inflammation.
Simple sugars can't.
Riding in a fasted state triggers the body into adaptive thermogenesis. Look at the waist lines of all the cyclists you knew 5 years ago who did IF. #tubbynow
The highest weight I was ever was 107kg. I decided to really cycle a lot about two years ago, and now I'm 77kg. It was the only exercise that took the weight off and kept it off. My diet isn't as good as it can be as well, but definitely try to do an 80/20, 80% good food and 20% bad.
Hi mate.How many KS do you cycle per day or week.I was 107kg now 92 cycling 30ks.6 days a week.Im 55
@@yyxy.oncesaid wow so it's 180 kilometers per week?
@@yyxy.oncesaid have you tried riding in heart zone 2, it burns more fat than carbohydrates
The pie chart just make me want to eat pie more 😆
That's why they started calling them Circle Graphs.
LOL
Being someone who lost 9 kg's last month and 5 kg's the month before. My advice is don't listen to 'experts' and instead experiment! My diet is carnivore with 70% fat, 25% Protein and 5% Carb. My blood glucose is always strong because I'm eating 200+ grams of protein which the body turns into sugar to power my exercise. This current month I didn't want to lose weight and without wanting to seem vein, I can see I am packing on muscle while losing fat to maintain the same weight. It's quite amazing how it works and it works completely in the opposite direction of mainstream nutritional advice which of course I've followed in the past.
Intermittent fasting works wonders for me. The 16/8 hour schedule. I still have energy to spare for my rides, and I've dropped 10lbs (4.5kg) since last year, and I feel fantastic. The fact that I've not had a beer (or any alcohol) in over a year probably helps a little too.
Nice one, thanks for sharing mate
Do you often ride on a empty stomach or only after your first meal?
She is correct on the calorie tracking in terms of being off. I did a metabolic test and tracked my "calories" diligently. When I looked at how fast I was losing weight vs how fast I should be losing weight, it was off by about 30%. How I got around this was capping myself @ 1500-1750 calories metabolic + 50% of what my app said I burnt exercising. This allowed me a slow but fairly easy march downwards. By doing it this way...i'm assured of a deficit.
Also note that most calories are odd in that many companies rely on tables to compute what it is and those tables are often created by the "burn it with fire" method; we don't burn with fire in our bodies. So I believe it is critical for most people to actually track with a calorie counter to try and figure out their "adjustment factor". Once you track stringently for 6 months you have a really strong idea of how much you are consuming each day and can probably go to the method she said of basic "what did I eat today" vs "exactly what did I eat and what was its composition".
Thanks for sharing mate
been tracking almost daily for years and it's not that complicated. It's just one more habit that once you gain it becomes easy. And it does reveal a lot and helps you fine tune your intake. I normally try to consume my basal + what I consume on the bike, which is roughly around 250 kcal per hour. Then I just adjust protein to reach the daily target. Did you see a change in body composition? I'm trying to lose my last 5kg of body fat (then I'll be at around 8% BF - currently at 12%) but don't want to lose performance. That said, if all goes well I would like to lose 5kg of fat as I also put on 5kg of muscle. The thing is that normally you need a caloric deficit to lose fat and a caloric surplus to put on muscle. What's your experience with that?
Super informative! Love the way she breaks down what’s essential and that she mentions how inaccurate scales are! 👍🏻 Great video!
Cheers Mandy 👍
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Really well put. I might add two things: You can measure your progress by measuring your waist circumference.Especially in men such decrease is a good sign that you are loosing fat if your waist size goes down. Also there are those scales where you can measure your body fat and muscle composition. Another thing is that imho only cycling is making the body to loose the upper body muscles in favour of legs - as with cycling only you are becoming a cycling machine and the body smartly consumes the muscles that are not used. So incorporate into your training sessions as well something like crossfit and some weightlifting, to improve your core and upper body muscles! I am not talking about getting huge muscles, its about strength and balance.
spot on. Muscles that are not used are perceived like a burden as they consume unnecessary energy and mean extra "dead" weight (especially on the climbs) so the body gets rid of them. Besides cycling I do some weight lifting just to prevent looking like a pro cyclist and more like a normally fit guy :)
I just got back into cycling this summer after years of not really exercising. I've logged over 270 miles on Strava, zero weight loss. Not like I'm currently dieting or trying to lose weight, though. I dropped 20lbs last year with intermittent fasting. Weight loss is ALL diet. I'm certainly making progress, though, it's like night and day. I can ride so much faster and easier than I could when I started. My average speed over 10 miles went from like 10 MPH to 13.5 MPH.
Soro Nir when I began riding again 10 years ago I didn’t lose a gram for the first 3 months. It wasn’t until I actually gained some cycling fitness and could ride 30-40kms a few times per week that I started to drop weight. I then lost 8kg over the next 3 months, and was able to ride say 150kms per week.
I need more videos of her!She is a true professional
you have to find out what works for you if you want to lose weight you need to cut out sugar and carbs for the first 40 days, your body will have no choice but to lose weight. and it has to be a life style change, sugar is the hardest thing to get over, it's a drug. and you will go through withdraws, once you control it it's all down hill, it worked for me, i weighed 168 lbs June of 2017 i weighed in this morning 145.6 and in 3 years the most i went up was 150. i'm 68 years old and i have been riding better than i ever have and i feel great.
What advice can your share for cutting back on the sugar, big challenge for me, hooked on it for sure. Thanks
@@InconnuGlitterBoy thanks for the advice!
Thanks for sharing Tim and agree, Steph says the same but you do need to generalise a bit for a YT vid. Keep up the good work
I started out at 220lbs, I am now 207lbs with cycling and diet.
Do you ride everyday ?
@@thc7865 3 days a week.
@@Marc2k6 how many miles each day?
@@AdrianVazquez-qn1zm no less than 12 miles with around 600 feet of elevation up to 30 miles.
@@Marc2k6 what if i live in miami where there are no hills ? Should i bike 18 miles to loose weight im really tired of this belly fat
Well that answered a few questions I didn't know I had! Ten weeks of lockdown left me with a dire need of Ms Cronin's answers! A bit shocking that exercise is only 30% of the equation (I was gonna say pie ...)
Yup... bodies are made in the kitchen! :)
Jai Ganesh ! :)
ive lost 10 kg in 8 weeks just started cycling at 67 yrs ,i fast after dinner and only a coffee before ride 35 k on road on mtb and bcas on the ride a protien shake at completion 5/6 days a week
> 1kg/week is impressive but might not be sustainable. However the initial weight loss is always quite quick. The point is: reach your goal and... STAY there for some time. Long time I mean. Of course plus/minus 1-2kg is not an issue. But without bouncing too much.
Awesome to hear, well played Garry. Thanks for sharing. Cam
Well done but don’t waste your money on BCAAs ( check out Shredded Sports Science channel for why). Training fasted may work for you but generally the adage is don’t diet on the bike. Similarly you don’t need a protein shake after the ride ( check out Dylan Johnson channel for why it is sub-optimal for glycogen store replenishment). Better is to replace some of the glycogen with carbs immediately post ride. The reason initial weight loss can be quick is that when you restrict calories you will lower muscle glycogen and for every gram of glycogen less there is a corresponding 3G of water less stored. Keep on riding !
I'm doing the same as you pretty much. I've lost 16 kg in 12 weeks. I'm 61. I'm also doing weight training so in terms of losing body fat it must be more. I don't eat meat anymore except chicken once a week in a curry. Huge benefits from that. I enjoy a drink so that's staying in the mix but hey i'm back down to a weight i haven't seen in 40 years. Lots of fish, veg, salads, fruit etc. Good luck with your efforts.
Great video, very helpful for us 120kg riders trying to get down into the double figures
120kg..wth..I thought I was heavy at 93kg. Are you guys using wheels made of vibranium?
Syed Abdul Gaffoor that's a bit rough mate.
Excellent vid, I am currently trying to reduce my Chunk Factor. For me, cycling was an excuse to trough more; so calorie counting is an essential discipline. 4kg down, 10kg to go!
Awesome, good luck
Most of what she says here is exactly what i've been doing all summer and I've lost 20kg since lockdown started. Got about another 12kg-ish to go to target sub80kg.
Generally only eating once a day at around 5pm. Big pile of raw and crunchy salad with either oily fish or chicken and potatoes, rice or pasta. Drink plenty water or weak diluting squash type juice throughout the day and maybe a wee treat like a piece of dark chocolate or a danish pastry with a cup of tea after dinner. I use Vivo Life plant protein shakes with a scoop of Huel and mixed with Hazelnut milk straight after a ride or a weight training session. Been feeling so good all summer and i'm currently the lightest i've been in 17 years.
Excellent video Cam. She's confirmed everything i've pretty much learned myself this year. Love your channel bro. Always full of great info.
I dont even eat/drink cakes, ice cream, sweets or beer and still struggling to lose weight 😂
prob eating too many carbs and fats, and when I say too much (more than your maintenance calorie intake)...
I wanna drink cakes too
@RegularOldRug lol not sure if ur trolling, you see the phrase "too many" right? 🤔
@RegularOldRug what he meant is you are eating more than what you are burning foe example burn 300 from hard cycling then eat a chocolate bar that is 400
Same! Lol
I HAVE to count calories.......I tend (every year) put on 12-15 lbs. during the off season....usually takes until about April before the weight comes back off. I'm now down to my "racing" weight....again...lol
your weight yoyo's because you count cals then starve yourself into post starvation hyperphagia and then adaptive thermogenesis aka rebound.
I've lost over 100Kg. I was 210kg at my biggest, probably more. Lowest I got was 98kg, then went back to 116kg, now currently 2.5 months in deficit again and I'm back down to 106kg. Target this time is 80kg and I want to stay there this time.
This wasn’t just about cycling, But all activities and the effects it has not only on weight but health as well. Shared this with my even though she is not a cyclist or runner. Thanks again.
Very informative. Very very interesting. Thanks for this video. " A cyclist could be increasing lean muscle and reducing fat but the scale weight may not be showing weight loss" - insightful. Every thing this lady says is insightful
Dont limit yourself too hard guys. Eat what you want, do your training, mostly you going for healthy stuff if you train proper, you body will tell you. i knocked myself out multiple times due to overtraining, end of the story 7 months in bed, no power for nothing. nowadays iam going slow and dont weigh myself in anymore. cheers, -t.
Thanks for sharing mate
You can do a 90-120min true zone 2 ride on empty stomach fasted state without problem. You won't need many carbs. Make it straight before a regular meal and you won't overeat. No counting needed.
This is getting personal now Cam... 😂
haha! I'm in this boat right now mate!
I could watch her talk about nutrition forever!❤️❤️❤️
Cam, I must say... I am so grateful I found your channel! You make such excellent videos and I love the content you've been making! Cheers m8
Thank you mate, much appreciated. Cam
Great vid. If you've never counted calories before I think its valuable education. Get yourself a set of kitchen scales and start, if only so you start to learn the calorie density of different foods and portion sizes, and compared that to your TDEE.
This definitely hit the nail right on the head for me.
Nice video reconfirmed what I’m doing. 29kg down on journey to be 35kg down.
Cycling main exercise, but main tool is kilojoule deficiency, protein up, carbs down. I started with distance as goal and moved to focusing on increasing my average speed which got my heart rate up.
Oh yeah and as the doc said look out for sauces and oils they are a killer for kilojoules!
leanest nations on earth eat a high carb diet. Thoughts on that?
Congrats on the weight loss
Steph Cronin is amazing! Thank you for this interview.
The information that Steph has provided is not just beneficial for myself as a cyclist whose trying to lose a few excess kilos, but i can use it as a guide for my kids who are competing in Judo at elite level, thanks again Cam for the vlog very valuable!!
those weight group sports are hideous for starting ED's in kids.
Legit info. no bulls**t.
Keep up the good work mate!
Cheers mate
Now I feel like I need a food plan..Thought I was traveling ok. But now after this Vlog, Believe I may be eating correctly but the wrong foods at the wrong times. Really could list to this subject in depth. Another great Vlog
Cheers Steve, I agree! Need to place the carbs differently!
Hi Cam, I have just discovered your channel and just want to say keep it up man. They are succinct and super informative. I very much appreciate you sharing your own experiences and observations and also the professionals (e.g. dietitian, bike fitter) you approach for advise. They are very professional and they and you keep the conversation very much on topic. This is so refreshing because it is to the point in a nice package. Keep it up. Such a good job!
Cheers Marco, thanks for the kinds words. Much appreciated. Cam
For athletes; I would agree that current data suggests that dietary protein intake necessary to support metabolic adaptation, repair, remodelling and for protein turnover generally ranges from 1.2 to 2.0 g/kg/day. If you are in a caloric deficit then you may need more, possibly upwards of 2.5 g/kg/day (bodybuilders would be the ideal cohort).
Eating several times throughout the day allows for more protein to be absorbed? That's good information.
Totally agree with you. Weight loss has been so generalised via the BMI and when questions about Body fat are asked. they look at you blankly.
I was able to do my own research about body fat scales.
People don't understand, loosing weight is not through diet, eat that much of this and that, don't eat that, etc. Weight loss is achieved through a lifestyle change. You need to change the way you eat and what you eat FOR EVER. End of story. Add some exercise for additional health and to speed things up but that's it. Don't go on a diet, change your life. It's the only way to success.
I tell people...if something is not sustainable for the rest of your life...it's not worth starting!
This is easy, 2 to 3 meals a day along with exercise & rest. Proportion each meals with healthy carbs, proteins, & fats ✔️
Fantastic video and very informative. I will star this video and watch again for the advice. Great work 👍🏻
After a zillions years of riding and racing and my fair share of nutritional knowledge I almost skipped over this. Super glad I did not!!! Great, informative video. Your questions and her concise, precise answers was fantastic. Thanks!
Cam these vids are great keep em coming. Love the different aspects of it all and really gets you thinking how the body functions in different areas.
I was surprised to hear that too much carbs or carbs in general can add to the inflammation which your muscles are already suffering from when you train. Very interesting.
Thinking that i might lay off em but still intake them in moderation. Being Italian, this is up hill battle :P
Guaranteed weight lost without having to train is to get off the Soda drinks. I too was suffering from it, drinking a Coke nearly a day. Swapped them for SodaStream and the tiny amount of cordial with each glass for flavor, the weight lost was happening, added cycling to work to the mix and its was dropping significantly.
The problem is, you get to a point that you dont gain, and you dont loose weight, so wondering if training more harder will fix that or genetics/age starts to come into play. Which I feel dieting/what what you eat will help you to a certain point? Could be wrong and just talking from self experience. Again, probably different for everyone as we are all different.
I too have made that mistake and let the scales do the talking which is so right, not a good indication. I was taking monthly photos of my body and you could see the results straight away in the face.
Thanks Cam.
Dario is it impossible for refined carbs to cause inflammation as they are void of fatty ACIDS and amino ACIDS.
When you understand human physiology you see the instant flaws in current nutritional dogma. Look at my face and how lean my gf's always are. Zero overt inflammation.
In my personal experience, keto low-carb eating has reduced inflammation. I was scheduled to have a reverse shoulder replacement some three years ago, but went back to a keto protocol prior to the surgery and the severe pain vanished, so I canceled the surgery. If I eat food items with sugar and refined carbs, I get itching and even blisters. I have no problem with animal products and low-starch veggies.
What I did at the start of this year is bike to work (18km/day x 5 days) and have a 100km + in weekend. Then starting March did IF, and so far I lose 10kg (60kg, from 70kg).
great segment. I has lots of valuable, useable advice that I can apply. I appreciate it and think your presenter was awesome. it did not get too technical on how many calories, for example. It's broad strokes were informative.
From 78kg to 62kg. I don’t have to diet. I eat what i want to eat. I just cycle 40km every day.
That's the point bro, i cycle 40-50km on day, and i can eat what i want
Road bike is best calories burning😘
I ride 40km a day 6/7 days a week, been doing this for 5 years
The first 3 years nothing in weight changed, I ate what i wanted some days this was over 4 k calories, some days i diden't even hit 2 k cals
2 years ago, i started eating 3.5K calories every day, Clean foods spread over 4-5 meals a day
In 1 month i saw insane changes, and went to the toilet 2 times a day consistantly :)
My metabolism was stuck in limbo is all i can think it was.
Be consistant with what you eat, have a solid daily base and increase the food intake if you train more than usual
Also, when i started lifting weights i had to up my daily cal intake to 4k :)
It’s the damn beer!!
haha! I hear you Busta
Awesome video, Steph seems super knowledgeable and chill. I totally agree with her philosophy about needing to be in a caloric deficit, but also needing to hit your vitamin,mineral and Macro nutrient targets for best bodily function, Which calorie counting helps, but sometimes you need to adjust the numbers for your own metabolism or training needs. All in all great video with a super cool indivual.
Steph Cronin is the star of your video. If she ran a program in Fairfield County, CT (USA) that would be great - but I guess she's quite far away from there. Great video and counseling. I'll see if I can do some of those things and thank you. If she has a referral in my part of the world, I would appreciate it.
Best way to use a food app is to scan the barcodes on the foods.. its bang on accurate then
Ever since you announced nutrition series I was waiting for this video!
Amazing video and very informative. Please keep them coming and thanks for the content
Thing with calories is your body adjusts... the count isn't accurate... and there is no system in the human body that responds to calories... a calorie is just a measure of heat given off when the food is burned. A calorie of sugar is used by the human body different to a calorie of fat or protein... all in all the calorie count isn't the thing to concentrate on. Counting calories to try track weight loss is like trying to work out how far you can drive on a tank of gas... The volume has an impact but how far you get depends more on how you drive. Quality of food and nutrients is more important.
For the past few months I've been trying to lose weight by eating more salads and trying to stay away from crap food. Been going out on my mountain bike cause I'm afraid my road bike can't handle my current weight LOL. I stepped on the scale yesterday and I gained 4 lbs to put me at 234lbs. This video was very helpful, I always thought to eat enough carbs when exercising but it really isn't. I've watched a ton of videos and the trifecta to lose weight seems to be intermittent fasting, low carbs/keto and HIIT. It also helps to be in your 20s/30s and have a good metabolism lol. I'm in my mid 40s and so it can be hard. I'm going to seriously cut back on the carbs I eat and focus more on protein and salads. It's also important to note that good protein is important, eating chicken and fish is going to be more beneficial than burgers and hotdogs.
Hi CorbuloCDN1! I have to agree. My personal experience with intermittent fasting has proven it to be the simplest and most effective way for me to follow a healthy eating life style. Of course, as you say, what you eat when it's time to eat is as critical! I find the 16 hours off eating and 8 hours on eating intermittent fasting protocol the easiest for me to follow and therefore the most effective.
Best wishes and kind regards, Mr. Luigi
This happened to me … trained hard (HIIT, Run and started Cycling), put on 6lbs … was so disheartened until two things happened. Firstly people started saying how well I was looking and then my clothes started hanging off me. It was like she said, the scales were making me chase the wrong metrics, 6 months in, my belly is nearly gone, I’m nearly where I want to be. The challenge now being the lifting of lockdown and keeping it down (i.e. watching the beer!) - Good luck with it …
It's been 4 weeks and I've lost 15 pounds. I was 218lbs last Monday. I started Keto and I've been doing my best to keep the carbs under 20 grams a day. Eating is a big part of weight loss but exercise is also required. I've starting waking up at 6:15 a.m. to beat the heat and do runs (5/6k with hills) and without eating first, I do that after I come home. It's been working out well. I rode 100kms on the weekend and all I ate was one Keto friendly bar and never hit the wall. I see the problem for me was in order to burn fat you have to get into a state of ketosis (your body will use fat as energy instead of glycogen). Before on my long rides I would have maybe 1 or 1 and a half Cliff bars and also Clif Bloks (which are pure carbs). I was basically just burning off the carbs and then replenishing them, giving my body no chance to burn fat. There is a Dr. Eric Berg who has a ton of information about Keto and intermittent fasting which I found very helpful. To me this video explains a lot ruclips.net/video/O-qILRhAnEM/видео.html Also thanks for the comments guys, I'm not a huge beer drinker but I do prefer variety when I eat and that's been the toughest thing so far.
@@CorbuloCDN1 wow! Well done … Beer and the very occasional (and I mean occasional) treat of wings are my Achilles… enjoy a social beer too much to stop completely and besides life is too short to live by counting every calorie (as she said!) If I were an elite athlete it may be different, but even those guys eventually call it a day (did you see Eddie Mercx at the Tour? He definitely likes a beer and some wings!) - Good luck with it … sounds like you’ve got it nailed 👏🏽😊
She is very knowledgeable and gives very good honest suggestions. Great information.
I used to race in the 1990s. All of the cycling magazines said our diet should be 70% carbs and 30% protein. I rode 100 - 150 miles per week on average with LOTS of climbing. My weight went from 150 lbs down to 130 lbs. I could easily have lost more weight with more intense rides. Two doctors told me than any more weight loss would result in muscle loss. Is that true and what could I have done differently, i.e. more protein and less carbs? Cheers and thanks!
You know you're over doing it when you have to eat your desert with a knife and fork.
hahaha! That was breakfast
Very insightful video I will try to implement this advice for my weight loss journey
In the process of losing weight atm so this was awesome content and reaffirmed what i'm already doing, awesome content.
Cheers Christopher, and all the best with the journey! Cam
I remember reading something Allan Pieper wrote about Sean Yates, weight loss regime... coffee and tart in the morning, 5-6 hour ride, sunbaked or play volleyball on the beach, then a pizza for tea, noting kept in the house except water....
Thanks Cam. I found your channel during our lock down and really enjoy the content and humour (great galah in the phone booth was classic). This video helped to clear up a lot that I was confused on.
Cheers Harry, and thanks for sharing 👍
Great Video makes a lot of sense!! Cheers keep posting! 🙏🏻
Forget calorie counting.. Low carb.. High fat ( no processed stuff) ... Medium/high protein.. 2 hour moderate daily cycle.. Lose weight. End of.
I do that, plus fasting and intermittent fasting. No exercise, lost 22.6kg.
The weekend warrior is usually doing large rides during the weekend and little activity during the week. Instead of one large, break that into many small rides.
Good point, thank for sharing mate
The zone thing seems key to me. I eat less carbs, and eat more chicken/fish and vegetables, even for satiety, since I started cycling (about 3 months ago). The key for me seems to be cycling on hills - 100km on the flat is challenging - doing half of that on a hilly course is a different matter, and leads to to a completely different type of exhaustion.
Only problem with losing a few kg - not sure if I am getting stronger and faster, or if my improvements are just due to some weight loss!
If you have a power meter you will quickly see that cutting carbs is a silly idea.
Saturated fats aren't bad, although most of what she says is good advice, saturated fats are the best fats (40% in bacon, 100% in coconut oil) especially SCFA that you find in butter (direct source not energy for you and your gut lining), then monoinsaturated oils (olives,avocado, 40% in bacon), then you have essential long chain polyunsaturated fats coming from fish and animal fats, essential but you don't want to overconsume them because they are more prone to oxydation than saturated fats. And then the worst and absolutely unnecessary are the polyunsaturated seed oils , especially if processed like margarines. Should be avoided because they are not interesting biologically, and will directly cause inflammation. Unhealthy oils.
What you need is a balance of animal sources of fats because these are essential, contain liposoluble vitamin's (A, D, K2, E, DHA, EPA, RHA) and do not need to be converted biologically to be used.
But finding steaks that were not cleaned of any fats is very hard nowadays because of these misguided guidelines that seriously need to be updated.
Whole foods is a great advice. No labels, no packaging is the best.
@@InconnuGlitterBoy Thanks!
Thanks. This was very helpful. I am looking at structuring my training for a tough triathlon and will definitely incorporate these ideas. 🙏Cheers
Very informative and well built video. Thank you for sharing.
I stumbled across some videos about plant based diets on youtube recently. Since I struggle to loose weight for some time now, although I ride about 300-350 km per week. It got me thinking that I am doing something wrong with my nutrition. One of the take aways from the plant based science seems to be that oil is not really as good for you as one may thing (so many pros post how much olive oil they consume in a week). So I started to become a vegan a couple of months ago and I did scrap oil from my diet completely. Since I did that it appears I do start to loose weight. Everything else I can eat a lot of and it seems to matter not at all. A whole food plant based diet may be the key for weight loss. And by the way I do feel great, my power has certainly not diminished. :-)
Thank for sharing Christine.
Oil causes the red blood cells to stick together.
Oil also inhibits muscle glycogen restoration.
Oil is what you pour on your legs for massage or on your competitions food so their legs feel 'blocked' the next day haha.
I played state level squash for 5 years,lost about 10 kgs...I stopped put 5 back on.I started road cycling,lost about 5kgs immediately just from daily 10k rides.Diet didn't change,I just rode all the time.Get moving and you'll lose heaps.
Cycling will give you fitness, but if you really need to lose weight, you are better off changing how and what you eat.
Don't want the headaches of calories counting. Try intermittent fasting synchronized with your cycling workouts. It works.
I'm lucky to leave in Spain. Here is easy to keep my diet good enough as they have so many fresh food available and junk food is not a choice here. I just cycle everyday for 1h and climb a lot, but I just take 2 meals a day with variet of fresh, healthy and good food like fish, salad, fruits and jalapeños. I've been 5 years in Germany and there things are way harder.
theh best info I have come across so far Cam . thank you !!!!
Her favorite words = " A million and 1"😅
Very informative video cheers cam 👍🏼👍🏼
She said if you restrict too much and work out too hard then it may be difficult to lose weight? How is this physically possible? It contradicts the conservation of energy and thermodynamics. What energy is your body burning to fuel it's self if you're in a calorie deficit?
Bravo this is the 1st nutricionist that I agree on, she knows, bravo and kudos 🚴♂️💯😁👌🍌💪
Ahh, what a pleasant surprise to hear Hiroshi Suzuki in the intro. The song is titled "Romance" by Hiroshi Suzuki from his album "Cat"
Thanks Cam and Steph for another very interesting video. I'd be interested to hear advice on whether has much of an influence on what/how much should be eaten, and how often, during a ride. (I'm 62).
Aim for 100g of sugar per hour on the ride.
Aim for 10g of carbs per kg of bodyweight per day
Keep fat under 30g a day.
Your legs and head will feel the best ever.
Eat unlimited carbs whenever you crave them.
If I recall, protein intake is not limited by time according to the most recent research.
WoW all this eating through the day, hell I won't have time to train with all the meal prep going on.
This is easy to do if you focus on eating mostly fat and protein.. just in terms of not feeling so hungry.
Beautiful explanation of nutrution n its impact..... really valuable information for any cyclists..... keep it up.. 👍🏻
It just about controlling your calories intake. I lost 35 lbs in a month doing 30-45 min daily. I did not feel the need to eat a lot after bicycling. Just want to clarify that I'm not a professional rider, just amateur sor of speak, so I do not need performance.