Keep crushing it man! I just hit a goal weight that that I set about 4 years ago of 225lbs, down from 435lbs. I truly never thought I was an actually possibly to achieve so Its been eye opening and inspiring to see whats possible. If any of you dont think its possible I promise it is, it really comes down to consistency and a true willingness to feel better. Once you commit yourself and start working for it, your closer than you were the day before.Just give it time and youll figure what works and what doesnt. Its truly freeing to lose the weight and I know that there are so many people who dont give themself enough credit. Nice work Ej! Hopefully everyone can start their year on the right path!
Nobody is saying it, but 210 lbs in any stretch of time is INCREDIBLE so congrats on your weight loss. Over the last year and a half, I've been tackling weight loss, down from 225 to 190 now with a goal of 180. Being married to a dietitian, I'm forced to do this the healthy way which means slowly but surely. Having kids also makes this process inherently slower due to lack of sleep and slower recovery.
Much appreciated! Its definitely not easy and life can forsure throw curveballs but thats amazing man! It's a lifestyle change more than anything and its great your doing it the right way. I'm not to the kids stage in life yet with my lady but it was definetly easier having her there with me. She's lost 100lbs which Im so proud of. Its been a long journey and a ton of work but more than worth it. Keep it up man! I appreciate you commenting and wish you the best this year!@@jacobmeyer1236
That means a lot man! Honestly your crushing it too! Its for sure hard but the longer you keep doing it the less difficult it gets and just starts to feel normal. My lady and I have done it together and shes lost just over 100lbs which is amazing! Keep it up man, I wish you the best in 2024! @@jacobmeyer1236
Finally! EJ…I’ve been waiting for this video for months. Glad you finally patched it all together. It’s been cool to see your transformation. I wish I’d started cycling before I turned 37. I think I could have done some fun things. That said… I’m pretty fast for a 52 year old. Heck I’m fast for a 35 year old. 😊
I took up cycling once again after a 30 year break. Was definitely in bad shape, 260 lbs and couldn’t get my socks on without playing twister. Fast forward 3.5 years and Ive plateaued at 195. Now with a personal trainer and better eating choices I’m on my way to my goal of 175. Thanks for the encouragement!!!
Whoa, I’m an NorCal ex bike racer who is now into golf (also with a video production side hustle). Man, I better make sure I keep riding my bike.. to keep fit for golf of course :) Thanks for the back story. Keep on rockin this content and killing NCNCA!!
Right on EJ 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 awesome to see your progress. I did a similar turn around at right about the same time. Came down from 244 to 180 through nutrition, cycling, and running. It took a longer time, but still makes your story relatable. Rooting for you bro 🙌🏾
Great video! I started cycling about 3-4 months ago after having similar issues with weight. I started at 220 5'11" (6'0" on tinder) and I am now at 204 with a relatively unstructured plan, just riding for the fun of it, seeing if I can do 20,30, 40, and a couple weeks ago I did 50 miles. I don't really focus too much on nutrition other than trying to eat big carbs prior to and during a ride and it's just nice to explore on the bike. I also had been doing yoga before but it wasn't enough to get any meaningful weight loss on its own. I decided to start training for a race (the Hincapie Gran Fondo Chattanooga, TN) in May, with the goal of just completing it within the cutoff time, and not being last. For me cycling, and yoga have been the first fitness activities that I actively engage in because they feel good and it's fun for me. I don't have to fight my laziness to go for a ride, or get on the mat. It's a different feeling from weight lifting and running, which I never really liked and just did because I thought they were the "best". I am definitely gonna be following your videos.
Awesome man, been looking forward to this video. Crazy how fast you packed on the weight but then trun around and drop it so fast in the bike! Nice work, very motivating 👏
It's funny... I thought I recognized you from GM golf videos but you've changed a lot so it was difficult to recognize you. Was fun times watching them (GM golf, good good) for the duration of the pandemic. I only recently picked up cycling a few months ago because I also hit a weight I didn't like, 215 lbs. Keep on keeping on!
Great video man! This video inspired me to lose weight as I am only 5'6 guy but I weigh 183lbs. My goal is to reach 150lbs as it would be my ideal race weight! Nice to see your vid as an inspiration to my fitness journey!
Great story. Well done to you and thanks for sharing. How hard were you throwing in college? Weirdly I played baseball in Australia for many years, and now ride and race, Weird going from one end of the physical spectrum to the other.
Great transformation bro! Cycling really is a game changer, especially for folks like me who hate cardio. Just wondering for perspective on the weight, how tall are you? I'm hoping to do something similar this year and drop 30 pounds by September. I'm 6'1 and the scale just told me I'm 233lbs. Used to play sports but the pandemic kind of ruined that, plus I do marketing for a large restaurant chain which meant I was constantly eating junk food for free. I was riding on a hybrid last year and got into cycling with a few people. My friend who worked in a bike shop fixed up an old Fuji road bike for me so I'll be riding that for the next few seasons. My only challenge is living in Toronto (Canada) riding an hour in winter is pretty tough so I'll have to wait until March/April when it warms up a bit more. Wish I lived somewhere like Cali so I could easily ride year-round!
Aye thank you for the support man! I’m about 6’3 🤙. Sounds like a fun job but I can see how that’s dangerous! 😂 keep crushing it! You could also try getting into Zwift for the summers. It keeps it fun for sure!
@@Ejstrainingcamp right on, figured you were around the same height as me based on your dunks haha. My condo is far too small for Zwift but we have a decent gym. Luckily I love weight lifting so getting 4 sessions a week of that is no issue. You've got a new sub brother! Looking forward to following your journey and seeing where you end up. I'm curious, do the teams you ride for provide a bike for you? If so, what are you riding these days?
I started using an indoor bike trainer somewhat recently and love it....went from 215 to 195 pretty quickly...it's basically a video game that keeps me fit.
I've been riding an racing since 1987, and being bike fit was always no problem for me. Until I hit 40 or so, and I started to gain weight. I would "ride myself" into fitness, that being about 170 or so. Slowly, I started to hit my fitness later and later. I just could not ride myself fit like I used. I really wanted to get to 160, and I was sitting at 185 in December. I decided to do Keto, and it worked. I'm now convinced that the best diet is getting into Ketosis.
I forget if you mentioned in another video that the majority of your riding was zone 2 or fasted zone 2, instructed by Jeff? Your weight loss story is amazing 🎉 I share your story and my own with people I know who are looking for similar results 💪
So the weight loss was way before Jeff and I even decided to do the couch to Crit thing. So it was fasted zone 2 but I got that advice from Jackson. Then come December is when I switched to more structured riding and proper fueling 🤙
👍 the zone 2 (or low intensity riding) piece can the process seem more achievable. The hardest part is likely consistency. I shed 30-35lbs over a year or two by adopting a five mile(one way) bike commute with no changes in diet. Ride on 🤙
Stop lying dude! You started Couch to Crit when you were fat. You lost weight training with Jeff. It is all in your videos and stories. How can people still believe your shit
Does the power meter is able to provide a more accurate calories count ? I'm looking to buy one to track my trainings and my calories to help me in my diet plan.
While the results you've seen seem absolutely awesome, I just feel the need to say to everyone who watches this video that the way EJ did this is NOT how really anyone else should. The fact that you were able to lose that much weight that quickly without destroying your hormones, tanking your fitness, or developing an eating disorder or body image issues is incredibly remarkable. Some of the things you did are totally correct though: finding and doing a physical activity you enjoy doing without worrying about whether it is "optimal" or "the best," realizing that your weight gain was a symptom of not just your diet but also your work habits and making those less unhealthy, and staying committed to the process even when you aren't seeing immediate results. With that being said, almost no one who is under like 400 pounds should ever be losing 34 pounds in a month, even if a lot of that weight is water, nor should they be running a 800-1000 calorie deficit. A deficit that large is incredibly unsustainable and can even be just as damaging to your body as being overweight when it is not managed perfectly. The vast majority of research on weight loss shows that the best interventions are gradual and compounding, i.e. they focus on developing a simple habit like exercise or inclusive dieting, then adding additional habits one after another. Simply trying to overhaul your lifestyle in a short span of time almost never works and often leaves people in a worse spot then when they started after they inevitably fail. The best ways to lose weight are the ones you want to do because you enjoy doing them, not because you think they'll help you lose weight. A lot of weight loss techniques can be very appealing because they prey on personal insecurity, and these are the ones that are the most destructive. So if you want to lose weight, ask yourself which habit you would want to do even if you weren't doing it to lose weight. Is it exercising regularly? Cooking instead of ordering? Sleeping well? Working in a more sustainable fashion? Find that habit and simply start doing it, and commit to doing it for a good period of time. Try not to think about your weight, but do try to keep your health in mind, e.g. if you start exercising regularly don't start eating more junk food than you did before. If you can maintain this habit for a good period of time, like 2-4 months, then ask yourself if there is another habit you could add, but this time be a little more open to doing something that doesn't sound outwardly as enjoyable. You'll find that it is easier to maintain this new habit because you've got great momentum from the good habit you've just finished solidifying. Obviously exercising and counting calories will make you lose weight, but any good doctor will tell you that it is better to be a slightly overweight person with a lot of healthy habits than a normal weight person with a lot of unhealthy habits, so focus on developing the healthy habits first before you start a serious weight loss regimen.
Once I started I didn’t break the diet until I hit my goal. Which looking back now is a bit crazy. It’s totally fine if you go over some days and just trend in a downward direction. That’s a better way to do it. As for sleep, my numbers according to whoop became better. I was developing sleep apena from being overweight though so I wasn’t sleeping good as is.
I honestly found it myself. Jeff’s channel popped up on my youtube one day and then I hit him up add him to our clients within our production company 🤙
I noticed lots of booze in the chubby pics, but I don't see any booze in your fit pics. Did you give up booze altogether? How does booze fit in if you want to lose weight?
@Ejstrainingcamp Ah I see. I'm always wondering if I can achieve my very modest fitness goals and still have the occasional drink. Moderation, moderation I suppose.
Keep crushing it man! I just hit a goal weight that that I set about 4 years ago of 225lbs, down from 435lbs. I truly never thought I was an actually possibly to achieve so Its been eye opening and inspiring to see whats possible. If any of you dont think its possible I promise it is, it really comes down to consistency and a true willingness to feel better. Once you commit yourself and start working for it, your closer than you were the day before.Just give it time and youll figure what works and what doesnt. Its truly freeing to lose the weight and I know that there are so many people who dont give themself enough credit. Nice work Ej! Hopefully everyone can start their year on the right path!
I love this!!!! Keep going! Thanks for the motivation 🤙
Nobody is saying it, but 210 lbs in any stretch of time is INCREDIBLE so congrats on your weight loss. Over the last year and a half, I've been tackling weight loss, down from 225 to 190 now with a goal of 180. Being married to a dietitian, I'm forced to do this the healthy way which means slowly but surely. Having kids also makes this process inherently slower due to lack of sleep and slower recovery.
Much appreciated! Its definitely not easy and life can forsure throw curveballs but thats amazing man! It's a lifestyle change more than anything and its great your doing it the right way. I'm not to the kids stage in life yet with my lady but it was definetly easier having her there with me. She's lost 100lbs which Im so proud of. Its been a long journey and a ton of work but more than worth it. Keep it up man! I appreciate you commenting and wish you the best this year!@@jacobmeyer1236
That means a lot man! Honestly your crushing it too! Its for sure hard but the longer you keep doing it the less difficult it gets and just starts to feel normal. My lady and I have done it together and shes lost just over 100lbs which is amazing! Keep it up man, I wish you the best in 2024! @@jacobmeyer1236
Finally! EJ…I’ve been waiting for this video for months. Glad you finally patched it all together. It’s been cool to see your transformation. I wish I’d started cycling before I turned 37. I think I could have done some fun things. That said… I’m pretty fast for a 52 year old. Heck I’m fast for a 35 year old. 😊
I took up cycling once again after a 30 year break. Was definitely in bad shape, 260 lbs and couldn’t get my socks on without playing twister. Fast forward 3.5 years and Ive plateaued at 195. Now with a personal trainer and better eating choices I’m on my way to my goal of 175. Thanks for the encouragement!!!
Whoa, I’m an NorCal ex bike racer who is now into golf (also with a video production side hustle). Man, I better make sure I keep riding my bike.. to keep fit for golf of course :)
Thanks for the back story. Keep on rockin this content and killing NCNCA!!
aye! Thanks for he love! Go crush it out there on the golf course!
Right on EJ 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 awesome to see your progress. I did a similar turn around at right about the same time. Came down from 244 to 180 through nutrition, cycling, and running. It took a longer time, but still makes your story relatable. Rooting for you bro 🙌🏾
Well done man - inspiring stuff -
athletic background and base definitely helps with a quick transformation
The transformation is crazy! Congrats! Its hard to change your lifestyle when some habits are hard to break.
Thank you! It really was tough. The food cravings got the best of me too many times to count, but you just gotta push through.
Great video! I started cycling about 3-4 months ago after having similar issues with weight. I started at 220 5'11" (6'0" on tinder) and I am now at 204 with a relatively unstructured plan, just riding for the fun of it, seeing if I can do 20,30, 40, and a couple weeks ago I did 50 miles.
I don't really focus too much on nutrition other than trying to eat big carbs prior to and during a ride and it's just nice to explore on the bike.
I also had been doing yoga before but it wasn't enough to get any meaningful weight loss on its own.
I decided to start training for a race (the Hincapie Gran Fondo Chattanooga, TN) in May, with the goal of just completing it within the cutoff time, and not being last.
For me cycling, and yoga have been the first fitness activities that I actively engage in because they feel good and it's fun for me. I don't have to fight my laziness to go for a ride, or get on the mat.
It's a different feeling from weight lifting and running, which I never really liked and just did because I thought they were the "best".
I am definitely gonna be following your videos.
Great video man! Those are some big names in golf! Now we all just waiting for you to get picked up by race team!
Awesome man, been looking forward to this video. Crazy how fast you packed on the weight but then trun around and drop it so fast in the bike! Nice work, very motivating 👏
killing it dude, wild. thanks for posting
Nice work EJ. Enjoy your videos and rides around my hometown in Sonoma County.
Stoked for you and this journey lad! Thanks for giving some backstory. Crazy to think where you were at when we 'met' on Zwift!
I am currently do the same thing in a slightly different format. Thanks for posting this it helps keep the stoke high and the motivation going.
Let’s go! You got it!
It's funny... I thought I recognized you from GM golf videos but you've changed a lot so it was difficult to recognize you. Was fun times watching them (GM golf, good good) for the duration of the pandemic. I only recently picked up cycling a few months ago because I also hit a weight I didn't like, 215 lbs. Keep on keeping on!
Aye! That’s funny haha. Keep up the grind! Good to have you in the cycling world now too!
Solid transformation!
My man!! The transformation is iconic. Excited to see your journey
Great job! You're a huge inspiration
Thank you!!
Great video man! This video inspired me to lose weight as I am only 5'6 guy but I weigh 183lbs. My goal is to reach 150lbs as it would be my ideal race weight! Nice to see your vid as an inspiration to my fitness journey!
Impressive. Good for you, EJ 👍
I’m not surprised now after seeing this video and knowing you played basketball where those sprinters legs and power come from
Thank you for the information. Very appreciative
Great story. Well done to you and thanks for sharing. How hard were you throwing in college? Weirdly I played baseball in Australia for many years, and now ride and race, Weird going from one end of the physical spectrum to the other.
Aye! Haha small world! I topping out low to mid 90s 🫡
Thought it would’ve been something like that. Good luck on your journey!
Great transformation bro! Cycling really is a game changer, especially for folks like me who hate cardio. Just wondering for perspective on the weight, how tall are you?
I'm hoping to do something similar this year and drop 30 pounds by September. I'm 6'1 and the scale just told me I'm 233lbs. Used to play sports but the pandemic kind of ruined that, plus I do marketing for a large restaurant chain which meant I was constantly eating junk food for free. I was riding on a hybrid last year and got into cycling with a few people. My friend who worked in a bike shop fixed up an old Fuji road bike for me so I'll be riding that for the next few seasons. My only challenge is living in Toronto (Canada) riding an hour in winter is pretty tough so I'll have to wait until March/April when it warms up a bit more. Wish I lived somewhere like Cali so I could easily ride year-round!
Aye thank you for the support man! I’m about 6’3 🤙. Sounds like a fun job but I can see how that’s dangerous! 😂 keep crushing it! You could also try getting into Zwift for the summers. It keeps it fun for sure!
Whoops for the winters I mean!
@@Ejstrainingcamp right on, figured you were around the same height as me based on your dunks haha. My condo is far too small for Zwift but we have a decent gym. Luckily I love weight lifting so getting 4 sessions a week of that is no issue.
You've got a new sub brother! Looking forward to following your journey and seeing where you end up. I'm curious, do the teams you ride for provide a bike for you? If so, what are you riding these days?
I started using an indoor bike trainer somewhat recently and love it....went from 215 to 195 pretty quickly...it's basically a video game that keeps me fit.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Awesome transformation 🎉🎉
Thank you!
well done m8!!! I lost nearly 40 kgs from 120 to 82 kgs on the bike doing 17000 kms a year
Love this vid
I like all your videos
Thank you!
1:48 Lol look how much bigger the right shoulder is. Pitcher things
I've been riding an racing since 1987, and being bike fit was always no problem for me. Until I hit 40 or so, and I started to gain weight. I would "ride myself" into fitness, that being about 170 or so. Slowly, I started to hit my fitness later and later. I just could not ride myself fit like I used. I really wanted to get to 160, and I was sitting at 185 in December. I decided to do Keto, and it worked. I'm now convinced that the best diet is getting into Ketosis.
Also, I'm up in Oregon as well... central oregon, on the high desert.
How tall?
I forget if you mentioned in another video that the majority of your riding was zone 2 or fasted zone 2, instructed by Jeff? Your weight loss story is amazing 🎉 I share your story and my own with people I know who are looking for similar results 💪
So the weight loss was way before Jeff and I even decided to do the couch to Crit thing. So it was fasted zone 2 but I got that advice from Jackson. Then come December is when I switched to more structured riding and proper fueling 🤙
👍 the zone 2 (or low intensity riding) piece can the process seem more achievable. The hardest part is likely consistency. I shed 30-35lbs over a year or two by adopting a five mile(one way) bike commute with no changes in diet. Ride on 🤙
Stop lying dude! You started Couch to Crit when you were fat. You lost weight training with Jeff. It is all in your videos and stories. How can people still believe your shit
Does the power meter is able to provide a more accurate calories count ? I'm looking to buy one to track my trainings and my calories to help me in my diet plan.
Yes it is quite accurate because Watts can be converted into a KCal measured easily using Kilojoules 🤙
While the results you've seen seem absolutely awesome, I just feel the need to say to everyone who watches this video that the way EJ did this is NOT how really anyone else should. The fact that you were able to lose that much weight that quickly without destroying your hormones, tanking your fitness, or developing an eating disorder or body image issues is incredibly remarkable. Some of the things you did are totally correct though: finding and doing a physical activity you enjoy doing without worrying about whether it is "optimal" or "the best," realizing that your weight gain was a symptom of not just your diet but also your work habits and making those less unhealthy, and staying committed to the process even when you aren't seeing immediate results.
With that being said, almost no one who is under like 400 pounds should ever be losing 34 pounds in a month, even if a lot of that weight is water, nor should they be running a 800-1000 calorie deficit. A deficit that large is incredibly unsustainable and can even be just as damaging to your body as being overweight when it is not managed perfectly. The vast majority of research on weight loss shows that the best interventions are gradual and compounding, i.e. they focus on developing a simple habit like exercise or inclusive dieting, then adding additional habits one after another. Simply trying to overhaul your lifestyle in a short span of time almost never works and often leaves people in a worse spot then when they started after they inevitably fail.
The best ways to lose weight are the ones you want to do because you enjoy doing them, not because you think they'll help you lose weight. A lot of weight loss techniques can be very appealing because they prey on personal insecurity, and these are the ones that are the most destructive. So if you want to lose weight, ask yourself which habit you would want to do even if you weren't doing it to lose weight. Is it exercising regularly? Cooking instead of ordering? Sleeping well? Working in a more sustainable fashion? Find that habit and simply start doing it, and commit to doing it for a good period of time. Try not to think about your weight, but do try to keep your health in mind, e.g. if you start exercising regularly don't start eating more junk food than you did before. If you can maintain this habit for a good period of time, like 2-4 months, then ask yourself if there is another habit you could add, but this time be a little more open to doing something that doesn't sound outwardly as enjoyable. You'll find that it is easier to maintain this new habit because you've got great momentum from the good habit you've just finished solidifying. Obviously exercising and counting calories will make you lose weight, but any good doctor will tell you that it is better to be a slightly overweight person with a lot of healthy habits than a normal weight person with a lot of unhealthy habits, so focus on developing the healthy habits first before you start a serious weight loss regimen.
are there any parts that you focused more on your cycling? like maybe, more low intensity high volume, or pretty much sending it everyday?
Zone2 only for weeks. He said in a previous video
did you have any refeed days or days when you just couldnt stick with the diet? Did you find your sleep was affected by such a big caloric deficit?
Once I started I didn’t break the diet until I hit my goal. Which looking back now is a bit crazy. It’s totally fine if you go over some days and just trend in a downward direction. That’s a better way to do it. As for sleep, my numbers according to whoop became better. I was developing sleep apena from being overweight though so I wasn’t sleeping good as is.
Mom wake up! EJ just uploaded another video
The real question is where do you get pants now? I can never find any that fit my wider thighs and now smaller after starting training lmao.
Yeah!! Watching while riding Zwift!
Get after it!
bro where am I in this... :(
In my heart
Who got you into cycling? Btw what is your twitch channel?😅
I honestly found it myself. Jeff’s channel popped up on my youtube one day and then I hit him up add him to our clients within our production company 🤙
Bro was goated at fort 😆
2900 hours on that game 😅
big dawg 😎
I noticed lots of booze in the chubby pics, but I don't see any booze in your fit pics.
Did you give up booze altogether?
How does booze fit in if you want to lose weight?
I've never really drank haha we just have that to make for freinds if they come over.
@Ejstrainingcamp Ah I see. I'm always wondering if I can achieve my very modest fitness goals and still have the occasional drink. Moderation, moderation I suppose.
How tall are you?
6 foot 3 inches
Need a calorie deficit to lose weight , but need to eat to do the hard cycling workouts. Hard balance 😢
It really is! Derek has some tricks though. Working on that video here shortly!
Wonderful, looking forward to it.
By any chance have you been diagnosed with Adhd?
Yes 😂
That’s why you’re so good at Fortnite 🥵
😂
omelet
Egg
So many eggs 🥚
Cycling made me eat whatever I want. Except for junks.
If you want to drop weight, have money.