Comments on: It’s 2010 and I’m Fatter Than I’ve Ever Been! http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/ The adventures, rants and ramblings of Ken & Sheldon, two guys who like to ride bikes. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sheldon Smart http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Sheldon Smart Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:44:37 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-763 @ Dana, keep eatin' those Christmas treats my friend. I need some kind of an edge on you going into the spring :-) That said, 4 hours a week isn't anything to scoff at. You'll be great shape when the snow melts. @ Dana, keep eatin’ those Christmas treats my friend. I need some kind of an edge on you going into the spring :-) That said, 4 hours a week isn’t anything to scoff at. You’ll be great shape when the snow melts.

]]> By: Dana http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-759 Dana Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:01:14 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-759 Don't feel bad. It's winter. And I gained 6 pounds. But I felt guilty and I've been training hard the last few days. I'm back down to 163 (my race weight was 5'11" 158). I'm limited on time for training (between grad school and work I can only dedicate 4 hours a week to training) so i've decided to spend much of the winter working on intensity and leg strength and spend the spring working on longer rides for endurance and dropping weight. In theory it will work. But even so my goal is 155 by race season. I'm not the best downhiller or bike handler, so I need to keep thin so I can out-climb the competition. Don’t feel bad. It’s winter. And I gained 6 pounds. But I felt guilty and I’ve been training hard the last few days. I’m back down to 163 (my race weight was 5’11″ 158).

I’m limited on time for training (between grad school and work I can only dedicate 4 hours a week to training) so i’ve decided to spend much of the winter working on intensity and leg strength and spend the spring working on longer rides for endurance and dropping weight. In theory it will work. But even so my goal is 155 by race season. I’m not the best downhiller or bike handler, so I need to keep thin so I can out-climb the competition.

]]> By: K8 http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-757 K8 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:18:53 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-757 awww... don't take it so hard, Sheldon. that's what holidays are for. enjoy, relax, and just get back to your normal diet and training. awww… don’t take it so hard, Sheldon. that’s what holidays are for. enjoy, relax, and just get back to your normal diet and training.

]]> By: Sheldon Smart http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-756 Sheldon Smart Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:14:41 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-756 @ Steve K - I hear ya, man. Your version of 5'10" and 165lbs is something I should work toward, for sure. Those calves, man! haha... I hope to have things under control here again in a few weeks. Easy come, easy go... I hope :-) @ Steve K – I hear ya, man. Your version of 5’10″ and 165lbs is something I should work toward, for sure. Those calves, man! haha… I hope to have things under control here again in a few weeks. Easy come, easy go… I hope :-)

]]> By: steve.k http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-755 steve.k Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:14:29 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-755 My race weight was a spry 165lb on a 5'10" frame for both of the seasons I raced. Keep kicking ass during your training, and you'll get there! If some of that is muscle it's OK! I tend to go up a few pounds after I start hitting the gym hard, then I level off as I seem to lose fat/build muscle at approximately the same rate on my program. Lift more, weigh the same. Yay! My race weight was a spry 165lb on a 5’10″ frame for both of the seasons I raced. Keep kicking ass during your training, and you’ll get there! If some of that is muscle it’s OK! I tend to go up a few pounds after I start hitting the gym hard, then I level off as I seem to lose fat/build muscle at approximately the same rate on my program. Lift more, weigh the same. Yay!

]]> By: Ken Hurd http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Ken Hurd Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:11:08 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-750 @Bill – Sheldon may have looked a little like a hungry coyote, but I think I looked a little bit more like a lithe wolf ;-) @Bill – Sheldon may have looked a little like a hungry coyote, but I think I looked a little bit more like a lithe wolf ;-)

]]> By: Bill http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Bill Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:07:02 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-749 During the Trans Rocky race, I thought both Ken and Sheldon were a bit on the scrawny side. They were kind of like a hungry coyote after a hard winter. Just a little bit of fat on those ribs won't hurt you. During the Trans Rocky race, I thought both Ken and Sheldon were a bit on the scrawny side. They were kind of like a hungry coyote after a hard winter. Just a little bit of fat on those ribs won’t hurt you.

]]> By: Sheldon Smart http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Sheldon Smart Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:03:13 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-747 @ EgoAnt, hahah... yeah I can see how a 'shelf' would come in pretty handy :-) @ EgoAnt, hahah… yeah I can see how a ‘shelf’ would come in pretty handy :-)

]]> By: Sheldon Smart http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Sheldon Smart Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:01:46 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-746 @ Ken, Whoa... am I only 2 pounds lighter than you now?! That means one of two things - 1) I am getting fat... For real ;-) or, 2) that at 6 feet tall, you're a bean-pole now, haha... Ah well, like you said, I'll shed it over the coming months and be back to fightin' weight by Spring. @ Ken, Whoa… am I only 2 pounds lighter than you now?! That means one of two things – 1) I am getting fat… For real ;-) or, 2) that at 6 feet tall, you’re a bean-pole now, haha… Ah well, like you said, I’ll shed it over the coming months and be back to fightin’ weight by Spring.

]]> By: Aaron (EgoAnt) http://blog.bikeridr.com/2010/01/it%e2%80%99s-2010-and-i%e2%80%99m-fatter-than-i%e2%80%99ve-ever-been/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Aaron (EgoAnt) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:51:34 +0000 http://blog.bikeridr.com/?p=3457#comment-745 Amateur! I'm embarassed to say how much weight I gained in 2010! I totally hear what you are saying about the feeling of it being inevitable, though. Now that I'm a father I must admit the extra belly is handy, I can use it as a sort of carrying shelf when hauling my (slightly oversized) son around. =) Amateur! I’m embarassed to say how much weight I gained in 2010!

I totally hear what you are saying about the feeling of it being inevitable, though. Now that I’m a father I must admit the extra belly is handy, I can use it as a sort of carrying shelf when hauling my (slightly oversized) son around. =)

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