I keep my weight at 60kg all year round, as an amateur cyclist, I always keep my diary in excel of what I eat for 10 weeks and then delete it. I eat few snacks but one thing that has changed my life is 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bar, I can eat up to 4 pieces a day and they keep my energy and happiness day by day.
I’ve lost about 10kg, similar height, from 105 down to 95kg, and I’ve noticed a massive performance increase on the bike over this time too. The biggest change I’ve made is eating more vegetables, and whilst I have got a little slack with my cravings, I’ve kept off the initial weight loss, and remain hopeful for more weight loss with another surge of enthusiasm and encouragement when it happens. I find the biggest thing that helped me other than the vegetables was wanting the change. If you don’t want it, you’re going to get a few weeks in and give up. I did want it, but I’m not forcing myself to stick religiously to it. I’m happy with where I am now, and knowing I can keep what I lost off. So yeah, vegetables and wanting the change is my big 2.
Well done , a really straightforward syrem . 3 years ago I lost 11kg in 12 weeks . That was based around 3 meals a day breakfast lunch dinner, lots of veggie and legumes and big cut down in meat and stopping petrol station snacks . Worked a treat
Great video... I'm 192cm, and lost 15kg since I really started to take cycling more seriously last year. I was 103kg and am now around 87kg, but I seem to have plateaued and been stuck here for months.... Hope to be down to nearer 80 for the start of the season next year, following this kind of plan... no more of them sneaky teatime crumpet like I just ate...
Thanks Bloke, great advice. We are the same height and I sit at about 83 kilos and wish I was 78. Sick of those fellas ripping my legs off in the climbs…😅
I lost 10kg doing similar. Weighing food is an absolute must. My fitness pal is a great app for tracking food as can just scan the barcode. I find intermittent fasting works well for me too (usually only mon-fri working 9-5 at a desk), nothing too extreme, but not eating after 8pm and not eating until half10/11am works well
Yessss using My Fitness Pal is a great option to keep track of things 👌🏽 I’ve not tried the intermittent fasting, but lots of people seem to really find it helps. Great job on the weight loss mate 👊🏽👊🏽
I think the most important take away here is knowing how many calories are in various things just by instinct, and you get that by going through the mundane logging process. Not just that, but knowing yourself and your habits. For example, I know if I have one beer, I'll end up having 4 or 5 beers. And that's fine, as long as I know that.. knowing that I can just do that once a week rather than 3 times a week - big difference.
Good plan Jack. I'm doing much of the same, but I'm also doing intermittent fasting, eating all my food in a 5 hour window each day. I'm not as active as you, so I properly need a lot less calories than you do, so for me that has helped keeping calories in control. And no, I'm not hungry, your body adapts to fatburning and love you for it :)
Your thyroid is going to get smashed mate. Im a weight loss coach to many WT riders. Test your TSH. Bet it is higher now. Higher TSH means ripe for fat storage.
Agree, the body adapts to fasting and with a certain amount of time, the hunger goes away. This is when the body starts to learn the process of adaptation and thus the organs for quantifying the nutrients for better use. Eating the needed amounts with proper timing will induce better results and redirect fat stores so the carb, fat and protein will be better utilized when needed. We see folks in all walks of life eating constantly. When I tell them how little I eat they just laugh. The truth is, our bodies do not require much to keep systems functional. Like any kind of training for a sport, life, keeping the basics fundamentally sound will always be the foundation for success.
How good is it right?! I’m on rations because we can’t get it here mate! 100% you can do it mate, follow these steps and you’ll be there in now time 👊🏽👊🏽
What a great video. Thanks for posting . Have been battling to lose weight for a while now despite doing ALOT of km on the bike . Am going to follow this plan and will report back in 8 weeks. Currently 90.5 kg and 182 cm height . As an Aussie too not sure I can lighten up on the Vegemite tho !
Great vid Jack! I’ve unfortunately put on weight through drinking. I will lose it but need the right time, often feel I’m making excuses. Anyways big respect dude you’re great cyclist! 👊🏻
great vid, Jack! 110kg, holy shit....When I need to shed a few pounds (wasn't an issue at all until I hit 50), I rely on 2 things: 1. Using a kcal tracking app as you said. 2. staying 300-500 kcal below what my Garmin Tactix says I metabolised on that day. So sometimes I would be a little hungry or miserable, having reached my daily limit, but then after a ride or gym session, my metabolised kcal shot up, and I could feed my face 🤐. Days with no training were always harder to do than days with. And It's important for most to realise that being in a caloric deficit has serious consequences for your recovery. I would go so far to say that you should just train for maintenance rather than "shooting your bolt" for little or no adaptations during a weight loss phase
I'm racing cyclo-cross at the moment, top 20 most races. The top 5% in our races are lean , the rest of us are carrying a few kg extra, no way are us slightly overweight riders going to break into the top 5% ... 45 minutes riding round a muddy field with 5 extra kg on the belly ... Even if you put out a lot of watts it's a serious handicap to getting results. Some cycling disciplines weight is less of an issue eg flat time trials but the majority of events favour being lean. The food diary is working for me. Shocked at how much I was eating. Using a cheap online calculator and diary is so far losing me 1lb a week. Good video. Cheers.
Another onion fan! Sweet! Veggies also provide extra water. I am NOT a big drinker (on or off the bike) but rarely suffer from dehydration largely due to my daily high vegetable intake. Great video, Jack!
Great vid, I have similar dimensions, 6'1 currently 88 kg I wish I could be at 84 or lower but every time i try to loose weight it goes back up, almost impossible with 4 year old at the house that constantly wants you to make ice cream and snacks.
You can do it mate!! I dont have any children at this stage, but can only imagine it adds a whole new layer of complexity to the weight loss journey!! Enjoy the time while he or she is still young!
I lost my weight by only eating between 12pm and 8pm and cutting out all snacking. I was amazed how i actually stuck to it, especially when you see positive changes on the scales.
Great to hear that mate! Do you find its a sustainable way of being, or more of a solution to drop some eight when needed? Im interested to hear about your experience.
@jackultracyclistofficial I have found it sustainable as my body has adapted quite nicely to that routine. Just make sure I drink lots of water and some black coffee or diet coke to keep me ticking over till lunch. If I have a big work day/family thing/bike ride I will have some porridge for breakfast so I don't get too hangry haha. My biggest issue was addiction to refined sugars so I've really cut out chocolate, sweets and cakes as much as possible. Previously I used to eat my feelings so any small down moment I'd be off to the supermarket to buy crap haha.
145kg shot putter turned 85kg Cat 1 with an Olympic qualifying time in the pursuit right before it was removed. I lost 50 of 60kg in the first year...largely with starvation and no guidance🙃
@jackultracyclistofficial thanks, attempting a comeback or sorts after 6yrs of being focused on speed skating, then largely just hiking with dogs since the rona hit. I'm missing about 70watts though😵💫😅
Avoid alcohol, sugary drinks eat healthy food drink lots of ice cold water and train 5 days a week I've dropped 1 stone in 5 weeks. Weight is currently 11 stone 9 pounds
Id add the importance of a regular toilet habit .. as in poops. Seriously, dont eat late, drink a litre of water a day and in my case, coffee in the morning. It all helps your body process a diet and avoid water retention and bloating.
very good, great result, if you're an active athlete a shake/smoothie using sis rego or similar should be added either side of a workout, have you heard of the 'sleep low protocol'? basically creating a glycogen deficit before/during sleep - worked for me. Your w/kg would have taken a jump no extra power required = win, finally hopefully you removed alcohol from your diet next to junk food that's a big one. Timing of weight-loss; losing weight and training to output big training hours won't end well.
Recovery shakes are key, agree! I’m using the GU shakes, amazing 👌🏽👌🏽 Been alcohol free for about 8 years now, another MUST for general well being. Thanks for your insight!
Very good tips. This approach to eating is quite similar to what Matt Fitzgerald recommends in his "The Endurance Diet". Where you differ is measuring the portion sizes, which is definitely quite intriguing and perhaps something I should try again. I'm quite often indulging in the unmeasured "25" grams hand of nuts. I must say that 7 kilos in 5 weeks seems like a lot to loose in such a short time though. That's equivalent to slightly over 50.000 kcal of body fat burned, which would indicate a daily caloric deficiency of ~1500 kcal. In my days as a lightweight rower, we were advised to maintain at most a weight loss of 0.5 kilos per week or about ~600 kcal average daily deficiency. We would generally get back to racing weight in between january and march. The times I ended up loosing weight more quickly, it definitely impaired my recovery from strength training and my performance during high intensity sessions. Of course, the 1500 kcal deficiency assumes that you only burned fat and no muscle or other tissue whatsoever, and that you can count calories in such a way. Still great advice, but I personally would advise people to take the weight loss a bit slower
I feel this is relatively more weight loss due to water loss than fat. There is no way to lose that much fat in such short time while eating slight below maintenance. Cutting down junk carbs that hold on to water does wonders
@@GTE_Channel It's perfectly possible depending on how much he trains. I'm very far from a professional and can burn 800 calories an hour at an medium effort. Ride 2 hours a day at endurance pace where your body is using mostly fat for energy that's 1600 calories a day. Pair that with a calorie deficit you can drop tons of weight very quickly. Just don't expect to do a bunch of high effort max work while doing this.
Definately some water weight, but id say perhaps a ratio of 30% water weight, 70% fat loss. Close to zero muscle catabolised which is the main thing. Power has remained constant, yet watts per kg is elevated. Stoked!
@@jackultracyclistofficial what you say is tough but doable for sure. Without the help of a nutritionist I went from 105kg down to 85kg in a year. Sometimes dropping 2kg a week. All the time weight lifting and cycling a ton. I got faster and stronger. The last 5kg down to 80kg were tough. Took actual planning and work to drop but still did it in a month and maintained strength. I found its important to eat at the right time to maintain energy for your workouts. Eat before and during cycling and cut the rest of the day.
Some excellent tips, especially around portion control. 👍 Just one thought though... if you've lost 7kgs of fat, shouldn't your performance on the bike have improved,, especially on the hill climes? I'm only asking because after I lost a similar amount of weight, my bike performance improved by a significant margin. Thanks. 👍
Yeh great question! My watts have remained the same as there was close to zero muscle catabolised, but given the weight loss, my watts per kg has increased and so im climbing much better. Would have been helpful for last years 1,000,000m elevation!!!
Hi Jack very impressive, what sort of cost is involved in hiring a Silvia. I will be 64 in january and believe me the older you get the harder weight management is, or maybe its not with the right help. keep up the good work.
Hey mate, it depends exactly what you're after, but allow roughly $75 for the first coupe of appointments. After this you can self manage. I definitely think it's money worth spending, at least for me it certainly was! Good luck with your journey!
For me adding strength training to cycling is the best way to shed fat. Does not have to be lifting weight. Push ups, pull ups and yoga/calisthenics. All can be easily done at home in 20/30 minutes.
@@jackultracyclistofficialplus you add the anabolism effect for your body as opposed to catabolism which occurs during excessive cardio. It also helps boost your testosterone levels, which we know can also be lowered when cycling. I personally like something like 100 push ups a day or mix it with pull ups and do every other day + plus some morning yoga/streching routine. For which I love wahoo systm with all those short video trainings.
@@kubackjeee you're exactly right. The last thing we want is Catabolism where the body is 'eating the muscle.' Keeping things anabolic by lifting some weight or throwing in the pushups, squats, lunges and the like is really important. Great insight.
Jack, curious to know how many calories you have restricted on a daily basis. That's a lot of weight in a short time! Really enjoyed watching, such a well-done video!!
back of the envelope calculation suggests 1500 kcal average daily deficiency. This assumes that he only burned fat though and no muscle, which is unlikely if you are in such a catabolic state. 1 kg of body mass equates to about 7800 kcal. So 7 kg equates to roughly 54 000 kcal. 35 days total, so 54 000/35 gives a bit over 1500 kcal average daily deficiency. Burning muscle yields less energy per kg so it will probably be a bit lower than 1500. Of course this is a back of the envelope calculation, but you can't accurately measure your exact energy expenditure over a full 5 weeks anyways so you will always have a ballpark number for these things.
@@jackultracyclistofficial that would be so interesting! There definitely seems to be a fine balance to keep up those energy demands of this sport. Huge kudos for being able to do it!
@@tonictones absolutely, i think this is where following the guidelines of a professional are key. Its obviously an initial cash outlay, but well worth it if it positively promotes better health and keeps you safe while loosing weight the right way!
Thanks Mate. I probably wont share exact weights of food etc because theyre tailored to my body and training plan, but more than happy to do a 'day in the life of' eating plan to show you guys the kind of things I eat!
Hey mate - thanks for sharing. Wondering how you go about fueling before, during and after your rides? Does your daily standard meal plan cover your rides or do you eat separately to fuel your rides? Thanks
veggies ain't cheap lol. prices never been so high in the history of humanity, compared to a dead animal I suppose they are if that is what the comparison was against
More expensive than they were, 200%, but compared with the alternatives, they’re still super affordable, at least here in Spain at the local market. Prices for EVERYTHING at the moment are sky high though right? 😢😢
congrats ! 7kg is a lot! Have you noticed your top end (sprinting) power dropped? FTP? What about w/kg after this change? is it higher now or you've lost some power accordingly. Cheers m8!
Thanks mate 🙏🏽 I’m not a sprinter, so I don’t really train this. I couldn’t tell you whether it’s gone down, but my FTP has DEFINITELY gone up and I genuinely feel way better both on the bike and off it!
Really stupid question. 1. Vegetables. You can eat how much you want, no restrictions. 2. You have to be very specific with portion sizes. To me, those are mutually exclusive.
@@jackultracyclistofficial - Thanks :) Have lost some 35 kg by eating less, and went up 10 again, and are stumbled over this "nutrient dense food" approach, when your video popped up. Goal not as much to lose weight, as to eat well, eat right and be able to take full advantage of the training.
Congratulations! However achieving optimal weight is much easier. You should switch to the whole food plant based diet. We shouldn't add or take anything from plants. Animal protein is the worst thing in the long run (arteriosclerosis) but for example plant based oil is dangerous as well (diabetes).
Dam you were eating a LOT of fat. The fat we eat is the fat we wear. Look how ripped I always stay bro. For decades. I NEVER count my CICO lol. That is for betas.
I keep my weight at 60kg all year round, as an amateur cyclist, I always keep my diary in excel of what I eat for 10 weeks and then delete it. I eat few snacks but one thing that has changed my life is 85% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bar, I can eat up to 4 pieces a day and they keep my energy and happiness day by day.
I’ve lost about 10kg, similar height, from 105 down to 95kg, and I’ve noticed a massive performance increase on the bike over this time too. The biggest change I’ve made is eating more vegetables, and whilst I have got a little slack with my cravings, I’ve kept off the initial weight loss, and remain hopeful for more weight loss with another surge of enthusiasm and encouragement when it happens. I find the biggest thing that helped me other than the vegetables was wanting the change. If you don’t want it, you’re going to get a few weeks in and give up. I did want it, but I’m not forcing myself to stick religiously to it. I’m happy with where I am now, and knowing I can keep what I lost off. So yeah, vegetables and wanting the change is my big 2.
Well done , a really straightforward syrem . 3 years ago I lost 11kg in 12 weeks . That was based around 3 meals a day breakfast lunch dinner, lots of veggie and legumes and big cut down in meat and stopping petrol station snacks . Worked a treat
Appreciate it mate 🙏🏽 I can imagine cutting out the servo food made a big difference?! Good on ya!
Great video... I'm 192cm, and lost 15kg since I really started to take cycling more seriously last year. I was 103kg and am now around 87kg, but I seem to have plateaued and been stuck here for months.... Hope to be down to nearer 80 for the start of the season next year, following this kind of plan... no more of them sneaky teatime crumpet like I just ate...
Thanks Bloke, great advice. We are the same height and I sit at about 83 kilos and wish I was 78. Sick of those fellas ripping my legs off in the climbs…😅
You can 200% make it happen mate!! Follow these tips and you'll be the one ripping legs off!
I lost 10kg doing similar. Weighing food is an absolute must. My fitness pal is a great app for tracking food as can just scan the barcode. I find intermittent fasting works well for me too (usually only mon-fri working 9-5 at a desk), nothing too extreme, but not eating after 8pm and not eating until half10/11am works well
Yessss using My Fitness Pal is a great option to keep track of things 👌🏽 I’ve not tried the intermittent fasting, but lots of people seem to really find it helps. Great job on the weight loss mate 👊🏽👊🏽
Love this 👍🏻💪🏼🚴🏼
@@darrenhowe9636 Cheers mate!
I need to do this 😳😳
@@user-uz2tg7kg2tget on it mate!
I think the most important take away here is knowing how many calories are in various things just by instinct, and you get that by going through the mundane logging process. Not just that, but knowing yourself and your habits. For example, I know if I have one beer, I'll end up having 4 or 5 beers. And that's fine, as long as I know that.. knowing that I can just do that once a week rather than 3 times a week - big difference.
Good plan Jack. I'm doing much of the same, but I'm also doing intermittent fasting, eating all my food in a 5 hour window each day. I'm not as active as you, so I properly need a lot less calories than you do, so for me that has helped keeping calories in control. And no, I'm not hungry, your body adapts to fatburning and love you for it :)
Great stuff mate. Would love to hear how you get on with progress these next weeks 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Your thyroid is going to get smashed mate. Im a weight loss coach to many WT riders.
Test your TSH. Bet it is higher now. Higher TSH means ripe for fat storage.
Agree, the body adapts to fasting and with a certain amount of time, the hunger goes away. This is when the body starts to learn the process of adaptation and thus the organs for quantifying the nutrients for better use. Eating the needed amounts with proper timing will induce better results and redirect fat stores so the carb, fat and protein will be better utilized when needed. We see folks in all walks of life eating constantly. When I tell them how little I eat they just laugh. The truth is, our bodies do not require much to keep systems functional. Like any kind of training for a sport, life, keeping the basics fundamentally sound will always be the foundation for success.
The tip on loading up on veg is great and really makes a difference with satiety. Chucked some balsamic vinegar in there to give it a little zing.
Sound advice. Avoiding crap and downsizing portion sizes make such a different but frustratingly hard to do
Cheers mate!
Great video Jack,
As another Aussie loved the Vegemite shout.
I'm 191cm and 85kg, so I'm going to take your advice onboard and try and sit around 80kg
How good is it right?! I’m on rations because we can’t get it here mate!
100% you can do it mate, follow these steps and you’ll be there in now time 👊🏽👊🏽
I’m very happy to know you don’t had to cut beer!
I’m starting tomorrow.
I am weightlifter switching to cycling. Started with 106 kg so interesting to see you transformation
Enjoy the journey mate! Lots of exciting things to look forward to 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
What a great video. Thanks for posting . Have been battling to lose weight for a while now despite doing ALOT of km on the bike . Am going to follow this plan and will report back in 8 weeks. Currently 90.5 kg and 182 cm height . As an Aussie too not sure I can lighten up on the Vegemite tho !
Stoked to hear that! You can certainly keep the vegemite in the diet. Let me know how you go mate 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Great vid Jack! I’ve unfortunately put on weight through drinking. I will lose it but need the right time, often feel I’m making excuses. Anyways big respect dude you’re great cyclist! 👊🏻
Thank You Jack! 🙌🏻
All great advice 👌🏻
My pleasure mate!
great vid, Jack! 110kg, holy shit....When I need to shed a few pounds (wasn't an issue at all until I hit 50), I rely on 2 things: 1. Using a kcal tracking app as you said. 2. staying 300-500 kcal below what my Garmin Tactix says I metabolised on that day. So sometimes I would be a little hungry or miserable, having reached my daily limit, but then after a ride or gym session, my metabolised kcal shot up, and I could feed my face 🤐. Days with no training were always harder to do than days with. And It's important for most to realise that being in a caloric deficit has serious consequences for your recovery. I would go so far to say that you should just train for maintenance rather than "shooting your bolt" for little or no adaptations during a weight loss phase
I'm racing cyclo-cross at the moment, top 20 most races. The top 5% in our races are lean , the rest of us are carrying a few kg extra, no way are us slightly overweight riders going to break into the top 5% ... 45 minutes riding round a muddy field with 5 extra kg on the belly ... Even if you put out a lot of watts it's a serious handicap to getting results.
Some cycling disciplines weight is less of an issue eg flat time trials but the majority of events favour being lean.
The food diary is working for me. Shocked at how much I was eating. Using a cheap online calculator and diary is so far losing me 1lb a week.
Good video. Cheers.
Its amazing how much crap we eat without thinking about it right!? Keep on keeping on mate, results to follow!!
Great sensible information without fad diets or regimes……congrats, just started following your channel!
Appreciate it Greg, cheers mate!
Another onion fan! Sweet! Veggies also provide extra water. I am NOT a big drinker (on or off the bike) but rarely suffer from dehydration largely due to my daily high vegetable intake. Great video, Jack!
Haha! There’s not many of them, but we share the love for the onion mate! Appreciate the feedback and glad you enjoyed 😁👊🏽
Great tips JT
Appreciate it Quaddies!
Great work Jack, great video!! 👌🏼
Appreciate it mate, glad you enjoyed 🙌🏽
Great vid, I have similar dimensions, 6'1 currently 88 kg I wish I could be at 84 or lower but every time i try to loose weight it goes back up, almost impossible with 4 year old at the house that constantly wants you to make ice cream and snacks.
You can do it mate!! I dont have any children at this stage, but can only imagine it adds a whole new layer of complexity to the weight loss journey!! Enjoy the time while he or she is still young!
1. Keep a food diary.
2. Have a daily plan.
3. Eat more vegetables.
4. Watching the portion sizes.
I lost my weight by only eating between 12pm and 8pm and cutting out all snacking. I was amazed how i actually stuck to it, especially when you see positive changes on the scales.
Great to hear that mate! Do you find its a sustainable way of being, or more of a solution to drop some eight when needed? Im interested to hear about your experience.
@jackultracyclistofficial I have found it sustainable as my body has adapted quite nicely to that routine. Just make sure I drink lots of water and some black coffee or diet coke to keep me ticking over till lunch.
If I have a big work day/family thing/bike ride I will have some porridge for breakfast so I don't get too hangry haha.
My biggest issue was addiction to refined sugars so I've really cut out chocolate, sweets and cakes as much as possible. Previously I used to eat my feelings so any small down moment I'd be off to the supermarket to buy crap haha.
145kg shot putter turned 85kg Cat 1 with an Olympic qualifying time in the pursuit right before it was removed. I lost 50 of 60kg in the first year...largely with starvation and no guidance🙃
Dude, HUGE achievement!! Kudos to you on multiple fronts. That transformation is EPIC!!
@jackultracyclistofficial thanks, attempting a comeback or sorts after 6yrs of being focused on speed skating, then largely just hiking with dogs since the rona hit. I'm missing about 70watts though😵💫😅
@@veganpottertheveganit will come mate, stick with it!
Can you share the exact recipe for your night vegetables dish ? I want to make it to myself
Sure, I’ll get a vid up on it 👌🏽👌🏽
Avoid alcohol, sugary drinks eat healthy food drink lots of ice cold water and train 5 days a week I've dropped 1 stone in 5 weeks. Weight is currently 11 stone 9 pounds
Why ice cold?
@@hombrekingston you burn more calories drinking iced water
Great stuff! Congrats and continued success!!
Thank you! You too!
Great video and glad I stumbled on your Channel (gotta love the TH-cam algorithm 😂)…now time to like, share, subscribe and start eating more veggies 🥦
Haha, love It! Get some veggies in ya ASAP! 😄😄
Id add the importance of a regular toilet habit .. as in poops. Seriously, dont eat late, drink a litre of water a day and in my case, coffee in the morning. It all helps your body process a diet and avoid water retention and bloating.
i have gone down from 105 to 95kg, but now struggling to keep it falling, I'm 6ft and s 52 year old ex bodybuilder its not easy.
The vegemite and toast gets me all the time!
Feed me moreeeeee haha
When I know the first point is about calories I know I can hit the back button
Unfortunately you can’t loose weight without dropping the calories! If there was a way to do it I’d be all over it 😂
Definitely gonna up my veggies 👍🏻
You’re body will love ya for it mate!
very good, great result, if you're an active athlete a shake/smoothie using sis rego or similar should be added either side of a workout, have you heard of the 'sleep low protocol'? basically creating a glycogen deficit before/during sleep - worked for me. Your w/kg would have taken a jump no extra power required = win, finally hopefully you removed alcohol from your diet next to junk food that's a big one. Timing of weight-loss; losing weight and training to output big training hours won't end well.
Recovery shakes are key, agree! I’m using the GU shakes, amazing 👌🏽👌🏽 Been alcohol free for about 8 years now, another MUST for general well being. Thanks for your insight!
Very good tips. This approach to eating is quite similar to what Matt Fitzgerald recommends in his "The Endurance Diet". Where you differ is measuring the portion sizes, which is definitely quite intriguing and perhaps something I should try again. I'm quite often indulging in the unmeasured "25" grams hand of nuts.
I must say that 7 kilos in 5 weeks seems like a lot to loose in such a short time though. That's equivalent to slightly over 50.000 kcal of body fat burned, which would indicate a daily caloric deficiency of ~1500 kcal. In my days as a lightweight rower, we were advised to maintain at most a weight loss of 0.5 kilos per week or about ~600 kcal average daily deficiency. We would generally get back to racing weight in between january and march. The times I ended up loosing weight more quickly, it definitely impaired my recovery from strength training and my performance during high intensity sessions.
Of course, the 1500 kcal deficiency assumes that you only burned fat and no muscle or other tissue whatsoever, and that you can count calories in such a way. Still great advice, but I personally would advise people to take the weight loss a bit slower
I feel this is relatively more weight loss due to water loss than fat. There is no way to lose that much fat in such short time while eating slight below maintenance.
Cutting down junk carbs that hold on to water does wonders
@@GTE_Channel It's perfectly possible depending on how much he trains. I'm very far from a professional and can burn 800 calories an hour at an medium effort. Ride 2 hours a day at endurance pace where your body is using mostly fat for energy that's 1600 calories a day. Pair that with a calorie deficit you can drop tons of weight very quickly. Just don't expect to do a bunch of high effort max work while doing this.
Definately some water weight, but id say perhaps a ratio of 30% water weight, 70% fat loss. Close to zero muscle catabolised which is the main thing. Power has remained constant, yet watts per kg is elevated. Stoked!
Spot on!
@@jackultracyclistofficial what you say is tough but doable for sure. Without the help of a nutritionist I went from 105kg down to 85kg in a year. Sometimes dropping 2kg a week. All the time weight lifting and cycling a ton. I got faster and stronger. The last 5kg down to 80kg were tough. Took actual planning and work to drop but still did it in a month and maintained strength. I found its important to eat at the right time to maintain energy for your workouts. Eat before and during cycling and cut the rest of the day.
Some excellent tips, especially around portion control. 👍
Just one thought though... if you've lost 7kgs of fat, shouldn't your performance on the bike have improved,, especially on the hill climes?
I'm only asking because after I lost a similar amount of weight, my bike performance improved by a significant margin.
Thanks. 👍
Yeh great question! My watts have remained the same as there was close to zero muscle catabolised, but given the weight loss, my watts per kg has increased and so im climbing much better. Would have been helpful for last years 1,000,000m elevation!!!
Sitting on the sofa, in the afternoon, watching the video while eating toast and Vegemite 😂😂 why did I suddenly feel guilty ha ha
😂😂😂😂😂
Hi Jack very impressive, what sort of cost is involved in hiring a Silvia. I will be 64 in january and believe me the older you get the harder weight management is, or maybe its not with the right help. keep up the good work.
Hey mate, it depends exactly what you're after, but allow roughly $75 for the first coupe of appointments. After this you can self manage. I definitely think it's money worth spending, at least for me it certainly was! Good luck with your journey!
Thanks for the tips, a question: how much of the weight loss was fat and how much was muscle? those data were missing in your analysis. Cheers.
Let me chat with Silvia to get the exact numbers. There was very minimal muscle wastage though from memory 👌🏽
For me adding strength training to cycling is the best way to shed fat. Does not have to be lifting weight. Push ups, pull ups and yoga/calisthenics. All can be easily done at home in 20/30 minutes.
Yeh great point. Keeping the muscle active helps to boost metabolism. You’re on the money!
@@jackultracyclistofficialplus you add the anabolism effect for your body as opposed to catabolism which occurs during excessive cardio. It also helps boost your testosterone levels, which we know can also be lowered when cycling. I personally like something like 100 push ups a day or mix it with pull ups and do every other day + plus some morning yoga/streching routine. For which I love wahoo systm with all those short video trainings.
@@kubackjeee you're exactly right. The last thing we want is Catabolism where the body is 'eating the muscle.' Keeping things anabolic by lifting some weight or throwing in the pushups, squats, lunges and the like is really important. Great insight.
Thanks for the great weight loss tips. How about doing a video on your supplements? I'm guessing you take them. Would be good to know.
Great suggestion 👌🏽
Are you able to share the food plan? My biggest problem is figuring out what actual food to cook that’s healthy.
I plan to do a ‘what I eat in a day’ video soon. Hopefully that’s helpful!
@@jackultracyclistofficial that would be awesome.
What was your macro breakdown?
Would need to double check with the Nutritionist. Standby 👌🏽
The only change I need to make is to stop overeating. Simple yet impossible lol. I’m cursed with a huge appetite
😂😂 this did make me laugh mate. A big appetite and a sense of humor to boot!
I would be interested how big your nutritionist calculated your calorie deficit and how much cal's you ate on training
I can ask the question mate 👌🏽👌🏽
Jack, curious to know how many calories you have restricted on a daily basis. That's a lot of weight in a short time! Really enjoyed watching, such a well-done video!!
back of the envelope calculation suggests 1500 kcal average daily deficiency. This assumes that he only burned fat though and no muscle, which is unlikely if you are in such a catabolic state.
1 kg of body mass equates to about 7800 kcal. So 7 kg equates to roughly 54 000 kcal. 35 days total, so 54 000/35 gives a bit over 1500 kcal average daily deficiency. Burning muscle yields less energy per kg so it will probably be a bit lower than 1500.
Of course this is a back of the envelope calculation, but you can't accurately measure your exact energy expenditure over a full 5 weeks anyways so you will always have a ballpark number for these things.
Let me touch base with Silvia and try get some firm numbers to share with you guys 🙌🏽
@@jackultracyclistofficial that would be so interesting! There definitely seems to be a fine balance to keep up those energy demands of this sport. Huge kudos for being able to do it!
@@tonictones absolutely, i think this is where following the guidelines of a professional are key. Its obviously an initial cash outlay, but well worth it if it positively promotes better health and keeps you safe while loosing weight the right way!
Will this work for 70yr old male?
100% mate
“Every night I’ll eat a whole onion”
You must be single.
Suprisingly I have a partner, I cant work out why she wears a peg on her nose though...haha
Great vid. Are you willing to share your diet plan?
Thanks Mate. I probably wont share exact weights of food etc because theyre tailored to my body and training plan, but more than happy to do a 'day in the life of' eating plan to show you guys the kind of things I eat!
Even better mate. That would be great. Appreciate it.
How’s the roubaix?
Absolutely love it!
IF + veggies 😊
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Hey mate - thanks for sharing. Wondering how you go about fueling before, during and after your rides? Does your daily standard meal plan cover your rides or do you eat separately to fuel your rides? Thanks
Let me get a video out on this topic. Great question mate 👏🏼👏🏼
Same here i follow similar to you and got nutritional advice.. well recommended. Like to know how you energise around workouts
veggies ain't cheap lol. prices never been so high in the history of humanity, compared to a dead animal I suppose they are if that is what the comparison was against
More expensive than they were, 200%, but compared with the alternatives, they’re still super affordable, at least here in Spain at the local market. Prices for EVERYTHING at the moment are sky high though right? 😢😢
Excuses
in my mid 50s......I just look at treats and I put on the pounds
Get that vegetable intake on the up and you’ll scare the pounds off!!
congrats ! 7kg is a lot! Have you noticed your top end (sprinting) power dropped? FTP? What about w/kg after this change? is it higher now or you've lost some power accordingly. Cheers m8!
Thanks mate 🙏🏽 I’m not a sprinter, so I don’t really train this. I couldn’t tell you whether it’s gone down, but my FTP has DEFINITELY gone up and I genuinely feel way better both on the bike and off it!
Would be nice to show us some of the meal preps if possible ... Congratulations on the weight loss ...
Sure thing mate, 'Day in the life of' video to come soon. Ill show you guys the kind of stuff i eat :)
This is the road to madness
😂😂
Really stupid question. 1. Vegetables. You can eat how much you want, no restrictions. 2. You have to be very specific with portion sizes.
To me, those are mutually exclusive.
Haha, with vegetables, you can eat as much as you want, but for everything else, you need to watch the portions 👌🏽
@@jackultracyclistofficial - Thanks :) Have lost some 35 kg by eating less, and went up 10 again, and are stumbled over this "nutrient dense food" approach, when your video popped up.
Goal not as much to lose weight, as to eat well, eat right and be able to take full advantage of the training.
There once was a time when eating vegetables was cheap
They’re definately more expensive than they were right? At our local market they’re still very much affordable. Here’s hoping prices drop soon 🙏🏽
Hope losing the 2lb? of mop hasn't sapped your strength on the pushy😊
You still considering a Biddi fkt run sometime, or is that secret squirrel?
😂😂 Munda Biddi incoming! Sundays vid will fill you in 🙌🏽
not simple at all xdxd
I lose weight by not allowing bread in the house. It's the devil....
That’s is THE DEVIL! 😂😂
Vaggies keep you feeling fuller for longer.....Cut the weed out of the diet aswell pal😂😂
Ain’t no weed here mate 🙅🏻♂️
You lost a lot of upper body muscle mass too, great for cycling though. 😉
Exactly! The Kangaroo transformation is in progress haha
Congratulations! However achieving optimal weight is much easier. You should switch to the whole food plant based diet. We shouldn't add or take anything from plants. Animal protein is the worst thing in the long run (arteriosclerosis) but for example plant based oil is dangerous as well (diabetes).
Dam you were eating a LOT of fat. The fat we eat is the fat we wear.
Look how ripped I always stay bro. For decades. I NEVER count my CICO lol. That is for betas.
F********k moooi you remind me of Cam Nicholls! Haha we have marmite it’s just the same as veggiemite.
Hahaha! Mate Marmite is veryyyyyy similar to vegemite, but you'll never convert an Aussie!