2010 Target Weight

mloc123

Alot of talk on here over the past few weeks of dropping weight for various reasons in the coming year... so who is willing to throw numbers up here? A challenge if you will.

Me

Goal Weight: 67kg
Goal Date/Reason: April 2009, first A priority race
Current Weight: 73kg
Height: 178cm

Aiming for 70kg by the end of my base period, about 6 weeks away and the rest or as much of it as possible in the final 2 months.

tunney

Stick height up too?

mloc123

why not..

Ryaner

My goal for 2009 was 85kg. Currently 86.1 and should be able to get to 85 by the end of the year. A drop of 17kg thanks to cycling

2009
Goal Weight: 77kg
Goal Date/Reason: Middle June 2010. Marmotte
Current Weight: 86.1kg

edit: Height 6ft

RobFowl

Goal racing season with Vets and as A4 hoping to get A3 also just too fat last few years

Goal weight 76kgs
Weight Sept 88kgs
Weight today 80kgs

Height 5ft 10

jag con

Right here goes my target weight is 85kg.

Height 175cm 5'10
Started 2009 at 120kg.

current weight is 105kg

so i want to be at 85kg by the Wicklow 200 in June 2010

Lumen

Height: 182cm
Current Weight: 69-70kg
Goal Weight: 66kg for the TdF
Reason: empathy with Sir B. Wiggins, hill TTs

Managed 66kg for a bit last summer, then backed off for domestic reasons. Currently putting on a bit of muscle (a likely story).

Raam

How does one determine one's optimum weight for racing?

Beasty

Why the hell not - another target to set myself in a public forum, thereby incentivising myself to achieve!

Weight early 2007 - about 125kg
Weight late 2008 - about 95kg
Weight now - 95kg
Target weight for WW200 2010 - 92kg
Height 187cm

ROK ON

March 2008 ; 111kg
Now 93kg
Goal; 80kg
Ht 5ft 8in

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

How does one determine one's optimum weight for racing?

By working out your body fat percentage. Too little and you'll be bonking all the time and getting sick, too much and you'll be dragging it up the hills.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

How does one determine one's optimum weight for racing?

Stop when you look like Skeletor.

Oh, wait...

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

Stop when you look like Skeletor.

Oh, wait...

I'm 70kg, don-cha-no

Lumen

el tonto wrote: »

By working out your body fat percentage. Too little and you'll be bonking all the time and getting sick, too much and you'll be dragging it up the hills.

DXA ftw. Aside from the accuracy, there's a small chance that the x-rays could turn you into a mutant superhero.

Chips Lovell

I think we can all safely say that Raam is at his racing weight.

blorg

I'm currently 75kg at 6ft. If I lose about the same amount of weight as I did last year that would put me at around 69-70kg for the Marmotte. Not sure if that might be pushing it though. Not too fussed anyway I will just see how it goes.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

I think we can all safely say that Raam is at his racing weight.

I think it dropped to 65 or 66 during the summer. That was just by virtue of doing training and club league racing.

niceonetom

I'm trying to pick a target for the big M. I'm very nearly the same height as Lumen and if he can get to 66kg I don't see why I can get to 67 or 68. I'm about 74kg atm, but I have some fat on me that I could stand to lose...

Raam wrote: »

How does one determine one's optimum weight for racing?

It has to depend on the type of racing doesn't it? If two riders who both produce, say, 4.5 watts/kg but are different weights race on a flat course it's likely that the heavier rider will win. If they race on a hilly course the lighter one will win. I'm assuming both riders have roughly the same drag here, and grossly simplifying things but it makes sense to me... I've no idea how to find the right weight for irish racing though...

Or am I completely wrong?

lafors

As beasty said....why not, another way to humiliate yourself on a public forum.

July 2009 - 90kg
Dec 2009 - 97kg
1st June 2010 - 90kg

Height - 198cm

I should probably be putting on weight

Chips Lovell

Raam wrote: »

I think it dropped to 65 or 66 during the summer. That was just by virtue of doing training and club league racing.

Four or five kilos isn't much though. I think I've lost that in less than a fortnight at times.

niceonetom

el tonto wrote: »

Four or five kilos isn't much though. I think I've lost that in less than a fortnight at times.

Depends on the starting point though doesn't it.

Raam

el tonto wrote: »

Four or five kilos isn't much though. I think I've lost that in less than a fortnight at times.

A haircut and a dump?

RobFowl

Raam wrote: »

How does one determine one's optimum weight for racing?

Ideally it should be a measure of lean body mass, body fat percentage all checked in conjunction with exercise testing.
Thats not realistice for most mere mortals but BMI is a simple calcualtion. It's weight (in kgs) divided by height (in metre's) squared.
For general health

BMI Categories:

• Underweight = <18.5
• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
• Overweight = 25-29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

But most pro cyclists are between 21 and 22.5 the higher tend to be classic's riders or sprinters and lighter climbers.
Sean Kelly as I recall was 21.9 for most of his career.

Bambaata

I'm at 78kg and am 185cm. Using that BMI calculator i want to be at about 73kg come May/June. Last time i had my bodyfat % was in May and it was 12.5% then. I was told it was low in general population terms but on the upper side for an endurance athlete (told 6 - 13 is a triathlete's range with the lower being the better so aiming at getting much lower next year)

Lumen

Bambaata wrote: »

I was told it was low in general population terms

The general population are fat, and getting fatter. If that makes them happy I'm all for it, but I think that anyone remotely fit should be putting ideas about what's "normal" to one side.

GlennaMaddy

ohh, go on then...

Weight early 2009 - about 115kg
Weight at end of 2009 club league- about 82kg
Weight now - 85kg
Target weight for March 78kg
Target weight for June 75kg

Height 187cm

Don't think I want to go below 75kg, let's see

ednwireland

march 2009 112kg

now 105kg

summer 2010 would like to be 90kg but dont know if i have the willpower to get there

rottenhat

61.5kg, 173cm...is it all right if I start taking some of the weight off the bike now?

niceonetom

rottenhat wrote: »

61.5kg, 173cm...is it all right if I start taking some of the weight off the bike now?

:eek:
NO!! Given your current weight I'm thinking you might need to put some more stuff in that saddlebag. I suggest food.

RobFowl

rottenhat wrote: »

61.5kg, 173cm...is it all right if I start taking some of the weight off the bike now?

You need one of these




Extra garlic sauce and chips optional !

Ryaner

niceonetom wrote: »

I'm trying to pick a target for the big M. I'm very nearly the same height as Lumen and if he can get to 66kg I don't see why I can get to 67 or 68. I'm about 74kg atm, but I have some fat on me that I could stand to lose...

It is based on your muscle mass. When I started back cycling last year, if I had dropped to 10% body fat and kept all my muscle, I'd have been 180lbs/82kg. Had to let some of it go to be able drop the weight down to something more manageable for cycling.

Planet X

Just had three cold sausages and Mayonnaise. Damn, that was good!

kincsem

Now 73kg (161lb)
Was 67kg (148lb)
Like (64kg) (141lb)

Height 172cm (5'8")
Like 184cm (6'0") :rolleyes:

DirkVoodoo

Dirk now: 64.6Kg.

Dirk for racing: 65Kg (Maybe 66Kg).

Difference, drop some "useless weight" and put on more muscle (I know, it doesn't look it but my body fat percentage is actually higher than it looks.

Height: 5'10" (178cm)

Beasty

Planet X wrote: »

Just had three cold sausages and Mayonnaise. Damn, that was good!

I would knock back a litre of water, get on the scales and then report back with your 2010 target if I were you;)

el tel

67.5 Kg
177cm

Long may the weight continue

Diarmuid

From "Cycling performace tips"

The rule for climbing prowess: You should weigh (in pounds) no more than twice your height in inches. So at 6 feet (72 inches) you'd need to weigh 144 pounds rather than 190.

So
weight_in_lbs < 2 * height_in_inches
In metric you can work it out :
weight_in_kgs < 0.357 * height_in_cms

EDIT: Actually when I look at what figures that produces for taller guys, it's a crazy formula! You'd have to be an anorexic model to meet those requirements.

Current weight = 62.5kg
Height = 170cm
BMI = 21.6
Target weight = 60kgs

TinyExplosions

I'm Currently 6' (1.83m), and 95kgish

Want to be 80

Target -whenever possible!

joker77

Haven't weighed myself recently, but I'd say it's around 85-86Kgs.
Height: 5' 10''

Would like to get to < 80Kgs for the Wicklow 200. That's my plan, and will be working towards that seriously from January.

Side note: from reading up on Marathon training - you aim to work towards a 20 mile run the week beforehand. Would cycling be like this? i.e. working towards a 160 km cycle a week before the Wicklow 200? Cheers

cdaly_

Errm....

Weight Sept last year when I started biking again: 95kg
Weight now: 95kg
Target weight: Somewhat less
Height: 167cm

It's all muscle, honest...

Lumen

joker77 wrote: »

Side note: from reading up on Marathon training - you aim to work towards a 20 mile run the week beforehand. Would cycling be like this? i.e. working towards a 160 km cycle a week before the Wicklow 200? Cheers

Not really. Running training is limited by stress and recovery concerns more than cycling.

You can do the WW200 with a wide range of preparation. The more/better you prepare, the easier it'll be.

If I had unlimited time I'd want to be doing lots of 160km rides before the WW200, not just one, but it's possible to complete it in a decent time without ever going over 100km in preparation.

joker77

Lumen wrote: »

Not really. Running training is limited by stress and recovery concerns more than cycling.

You can do the WW200 with a wide range of preparation. The more/better you prepare, the easier it'll be.

If I had unlimited time I'd want to be doing lots of 160km rides before the WW200, not just one, but it's possible to complete it in a decent time without ever going over 100km in preparation.

Cheers Lumen.

Ok yea I know what you are saying about the stress of running and the recovery, obviously that's different for cycling. If I stay injury and illness free, I should be able to get 5 quality months of preparation in. My longest cycle to date was last Saturday - 65kms. Before that the longest was 50, before that 40, 35 etc. Total for this week has been 150Kms, including commuting, and my legs don't really feel tired at all - so I'm hoping to be able to add 10kms to that long cycle a week pretty easily for the next couple of months.

yoda81269

@mloc123, these are the same stats/goals as me, I would be interested in your weight loss/training plan to achieve your target weight ?

kennyb3

joker77 wrote: »

Side note: from reading up on Marathon training - you aim to work towards a 20 mile run the week beforehand.

also just to add this statement is completely wrong. most marathon programs involve a 2/3 week taper. many involve more than one 20 mile run and you wouldnt do your longest run inside the last month.

Junior

Currently stats
Height 5' 8"
Weight 85kg

Want to hit 70kg, I know when I was racing previous, I was low 60kg range but I'm not going at anything much this year other than maybe a few league races..

kennyb3

now:73kg

want to get down to 69-70kg asap

height: 179cm (Ithink)

joker77

kennyb3 wrote: »

also just to add this statement is completely wrong. most marathon programs involve a 2/3 week taper. many involve more than one 20 mile run and you wouldnt do your longest run inside the last month.

Ok I'll qualify this - The Non-Runners Marathon Trainer, which aims to take you from a basic level of fitness to be able to complete a marathon in 16 weeks, builds up to a last run of 20 miles, definitely within the last month. So no, it's not 'completely wrong'.

Lumen

joker77 wrote: »

Ok I'll qualify this - The Non-Runners Marathon Trainer, which aims to take you from a basic level of fitness to be able to complete a marathon in 16 weeks, builds up to a last run of 20 miles, definitely within the last month. So no, it's not 'completely wrong'.

You're both wrong. Marathon preparation is for wimps. :pac:

kennyb3

Lumen wrote: »

You're both wrong. Marathon preparation is for wimps. :pac:

LOL

kennyb3

joker77 wrote: »

Ok I'll qualify this - The Non-Runners Marathon Trainer, which aims to take you from a basic level of fitness to be able to complete a marathon in 16 weeks, builds up to a last run of 20 miles, definitely within the last month. So no, it's not 'completely wrong'.

never heard of him, never heard of the book and running your last long run close to the marathon is going to leave you tired. just dont want anybody reading to get the wrong idea. thats why somethings posted on internet forums are dangerous

blorg

From my own personal experience I have never tapered more than a few days to maximally a week for anything. Anything beyond a week is completely unnecessary (to my mind) possibly even counter-productive. Remember tapering you don't stop completely just cut back. Frequently don't do anything at all the day before a race or what have you though.

I would imagine that running could well require more tapering compared to cycling and over a week could be optimal for a marathon, depending on your personal circumstances.