True, the fatigue from having the actual weight on my back definitely made it a lot more difficult though. Without it I think I would’ve made it to the top without too much difficulty
Inspirational and motivational. Thanks for a great video. You gave me motivation to make the same journey. I also have gone from 120 to 95kg the last 8 months. And gone from about 200 to 280 FTP. Keep up the good work, I know I will.
Great challenge. One thing this shows is how much you've improved since you lost the weight. It would interesting to hear what kind of time and power you put out back when you weighed 120kg and compare that to what you can do now.
Back then I did very little exercise, I imagine my ftp would’ve been the same as a general non cyclist, maybe around 150w? But my cardio was non existent either, could run for about a minute before stopping. No chance I would’ve made it to the top…
Good video. However, rather than swapping out the cassette, you could have just turned the trainer difficulty down a little. It doesn't make it easier, rather just gives you more "gears"
That’s true! To be honest I didn’t expect it to be quite as difficult as it was! Thought the 34 would be enough, to keep the 100% trainer difficulty I would’ve needed maybe a 40 on the back 😂
I started biking in SEP 2020 at 136kg (300#), I tried and failed the mountain 2x in 2021. I made it up the mountain in Jan 2022 around 120kg in 90min 10 sec. I think a couple things play into this. 1. I have a lot of muscle mass on me, don't get me wrong I am a fat lad lol. 2. The weight is distributed across my body and not just on my back. 3. I was able to avg 249w the whole climb up due to my strength. With all that being said it is awesome to see the absolute difference (I am aware of it already) w/kg make when going up.
90 mins at 120kg is a really solid effort. Definitely agree with the weight being more spread out, having it all in the backpack made it so much worse. I feel like if it were spread out more evenly I could've made it up. I tried the climb again without the backpack & at my current weight of 95kg, and finished with a time of 66mins so the difference really is massive! Thanks for watching!
Very admirable and kudos loosing the weight. It’s not a real good comparison thoug, the added weight is just on your back, not the same thing as when you weighed 120kg. But again, very admirable :-)
I have a question. Does the extra weight on the backpack really have that much of an impact on the difficulty considering it's a stationary bike and there's no movement? Otherwise very admirable about loosing weight. :)
The extra weight really drains you, any movement is difficult. I could barley stand up on the pedals at all! I also thought it wouldn't be that difficult, but I really underestimated it
The worst part of this was putting the trainer diff to 100%. You should have left that as it was normally since that test here was the weight, not gearing. Question is can you do the Alpe with 100% trainer diff at your current weight as is?
Pretty impressive!! Any tips regarding weight drop? I’m currently in the same weight + your backpack and just cycling and zwift is not helping to drop weight more than 5-7lb
I lost most of my weight during lockdown actually. I would run in the mornings and then have a large breakfast, and then not eat again until the next day. It was actually quite extreme, I lost about 20kg in a few months. Probably not the best method, but as it was lockdown time I didn't really have much else to focus on. Weight loss is definitely more about diet than exercise, you can ride for hours each day but if you re-eat those calories you wont lose any weight. I would suggest making sure your diet is in order, work out how many calories you need in a day ( you can use a website - www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html ), then reducing that by a few hundred. One thing I found which helped was reducing the amount of calories I was drinking. I used to drink a few cups of fruit juice a day, thinking it was healthy, but then realised it has just as many calories as a can of coke. So sticking to water helps a lot! Overall it's just about being consistent and making small changes you can stick to. Sometimes the weight on the scale wont go down, but you're actually burning off fat and putting some muscle on, so I would recommend taking some pictures as you progress, this was you wont get discouraged if the number isn't changing, as you'll definitely see some changes in the pictures. Good luck!
Great video man, what you would of probably found tho, is if you actually was still that weight your legs would probably produce more power(bigger FTP maybe?) As your legs would of been used to that weight, if that makes sense 🤣
Perhaps! That’s probably true if I were active while I were that weight, but I spent most of my time drinking with the lads, so they were probably a lot weaker than they are now 😂
I don't think the backpack was needed just increased the game weight was enough
True, the fatigue from having the actual weight on my back definitely made it a lot more difficult though. Without it I think I would’ve made it to the top without too much difficulty
I’m enjoying your cycling journey on RUclips 👊🏾
Mad respect! You gave me the motivation to try this beast of a climb tomorrow ;)
Inspirational and motivational. Thanks for a great video. You gave me motivation to make the same journey. I also have gone from 120 to 95kg the last 8 months. And gone from about 200 to 280 FTP. Keep up the good work, I know I will.
120 - 95kg in just 8 months is a great achievement! Keep it up!
Ride up ADZ like this:
First half only left leg
Second half only right leg
😅😅😅😂
Great challenge. One thing this shows is how much you've improved since you lost the weight. It would interesting to hear what kind of time and power you put out back when you weighed 120kg and compare that to what you can do now.
Back then I did very little exercise, I imagine my ftp would’ve been the same as a general non cyclist, maybe around 150w? But my cardio was non existent either, could run for about a minute before stopping. No chance I would’ve made it to the top…
Good video. However, rather than swapping out the cassette, you could have just turned the trainer difficulty down a little. It doesn't make it easier, rather just gives you more "gears"
That’s true! To be honest I didn’t expect it to be quite as difficult as it was! Thought the 34 would be enough, to keep the 100% trainer difficulty I would’ve needed maybe a 40 on the back 😂
I started biking in SEP 2020 at 136kg (300#), I tried and failed the mountain 2x in 2021. I made it up the mountain in Jan 2022 around 120kg in 90min 10 sec. I think a couple things play into this. 1. I have a lot of muscle mass on me, don't get me wrong I am a fat lad lol. 2. The weight is distributed across my body and not just on my back. 3. I was able to avg 249w the whole climb up due to my strength.
With all that being said it is awesome to see the absolute difference (I am aware of it already) w/kg make when going up.
90 mins at 120kg is a really solid effort. Definitely agree with the weight being more spread out, having it all in the backpack made it so much worse. I feel like if it were spread out more evenly I could've made it up.
I tried the climb again without the backpack & at my current weight of 95kg, and finished with a time of 66mins so the difference really is massive!
Thanks for watching!
The 25kg backpack is a dead weight - whereas when you were heavier at 120kg it was at least to some extent a working weight!
Maybe a weighted vest would have been a better idea to spread the weight equally. Bit more natural.
100% agreed. Definitely will be buying one, loads of potential for future videos 😂
cant believe you didnt just change the trainer difficulty when you saw the cadence you were going to have to do :D
"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise." -Oscar Wilde
Where i can find this calculator, plz?
alpeduzwift.com/ ;)
@@JMower thank you!
Very admirable and kudos loosing the weight. It’s not a real good comparison thoug, the added weight is just on your back, not the same thing as when you weighed 120kg. But again, very admirable :-)
That's true, when I was 120kg it was mostly on my belly, so maybe I should've just worn the backpack on my front 🤣🤣
I have a question. Does the extra weight on the backpack really have that much of an impact on the difficulty considering it's a stationary bike and there's no movement?
Otherwise very admirable about loosing weight. :)
The extra weight really drains you, any movement is difficult. I could barley stand up on the pedals at all! I also thought it wouldn't be that difficult, but I really underestimated it
I'm thinking a 120kg person would have similar experience going up the alp. Conditioning doesn't even matter at that point.
The worst part of this was putting the trainer diff to 100%. You should have left that as it was normally since that test here was the weight, not gearing. Question is can you do the Alpe with 100% trainer diff at your current weight as is?
100% trainer difficulty at my current weight should be no problem, the final 4k of the climb I did like that and it was pretty easy!
Pretty impressive!! Any tips regarding weight drop? I’m currently in the same weight + your backpack and just cycling and zwift is not helping to drop weight more than 5-7lb
I lost most of my weight during lockdown actually. I would run in the mornings and then have a large breakfast, and then not eat again until the next day. It was actually quite extreme, I lost about 20kg in a few months. Probably not the best method, but as it was lockdown time I didn't really have much else to focus on.
Weight loss is definitely more about diet than exercise, you can ride for hours each day but if you re-eat those calories you wont lose any weight. I would suggest making sure your diet is in order, work out how many calories you need in a day ( you can use a website - www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html ), then reducing that by a few hundred. One thing I found which helped was reducing the amount of calories I was drinking. I used to drink a few cups of fruit juice a day, thinking it was healthy, but then realised it has just as many calories as a can of coke. So sticking to water helps a lot!
Overall it's just about being consistent and making small changes you can stick to. Sometimes the weight on the scale wont go down, but you're actually burning off fat and putting some muscle on, so I would recommend taking some pictures as you progress, this was you wont get discouraged if the number isn't changing, as you'll definitely see some changes in the pictures.
Good luck!
@@JMower thanks for the tips!
well you were trained up for a fast descent with that weight.
Great video man, what you would of probably found tho, is if you actually was still that weight your legs would probably produce more power(bigger FTP maybe?) As your legs would of been used to that weight, if that makes sense 🤣
Perhaps! That’s probably true if I were active while I were that weight, but I spent most of my time drinking with the lads, so they were probably a lot weaker than they are now 😂
you are crazy...hahaha I have never tried this kind of thing...
It was a dumb idea, definitely regretting it now 😂😂
RIP YOUR KNEES!! Dang dude!
They're feeling alright today! But yeah I won't be trying anything similar anytime soon!