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arknor said:
how long does the concentrate last for? like will it go off or start to separate over time?


BTW down to 14.60 stone :D was 16stone when I bought my bike at the start of last month :D

Aiming to drop to 12.5-13 :D hopefully I can hit that within 2 months since I started eating proper healthy like (then hit the gym to get a cyclist physique hopefully unless I'm to big already :S)
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You might get away with saying you want a cyclist's physique in this thread, but I'd avoid mentioning it in the rest of SA. :p
 
touch said:
You wont get a cyclist's physique in the gym. Unless you're talking about a track sprinter rather than a Tour de France rider.
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yeah but you can loose the weight needed to start!

Im 5'7 and 71kg, trying to get down to ~65 then its just good diet and cycling as much as possible
 
arknor said:
how long does the concentrate last for? like will it go off or start to separate over time? I'd like to get into mixing my own **** but not sure if I would use it quick enough and making tiny batchs at a time would annoy the hell out of me


BTW down to 14.60 stone :D was 16stone when I bought my bike at the start of last month :D

Aiming to drop to 12.5-13 :D hopefully I can hit that within 2 months since I started eating proper healthy in the last 2 weeks (then hit the gym to get a cyclist physique hopefully unless I'm to big already :S)
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im as aero dynamic as a box.. but then again im training for size/mass..

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mind you im 5'9 12stone..
 
arknor said:
well I'm as aerodynamic as shipping container right now especially on a hybrid :D
I got my height wrong I'm not 6"2.5 I'm 6"3.5 :( my ex wife measured me earlier
I'd happily trade my height for yours :| and your body ain't to bad either in a non gay way
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imo at that height you should be able to keep 13-14st with good muscle mass.. 12.5 is nearly what i am and im quite a bit shorter than you :)

i wouldn't bother with "cyclists" figure tbh.. hit the gym(read stickies here or create a thread before you do so you don't sit at the gym wasting your time)

do strength training and soon you'll pile up the muscle mass and lose the fat while keeping your hearth nice and healthy with the cardio you do on your bike :)

but yeah if you do decide to go training do ask for advice from the guys on SA! :)
 
Vonhelmet said:
Damien is built like a fridge, but he destroys most of us on any ride we care to take him on.
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Having chased some of his Strava times I agree! Damien - you need to get your power measured because it must be pretty hefty.

In other news, I'm thinking of starting my own thread in the training log forum to keep track of my progress. I'll be sure to detail how I got my "cyclist's physique" in there. :p
 
arknor said:
how long does the concentrate last for? like will it go off or start to separate over time? I'd like to get into mixing my own **** but not sure if I would use it quick enough and making tiny batchs at a time would annoy the hell out of me
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Just going back to this... I mixed up enough for about 33 servings, which should last me 6 months or so, as I only really use carb drinks on my Saturday rides. It's all dry powders, so in terms of keeping, it should just be a case of keeping it dry. I've got it in an airtight biscuit tin, so that should do the job. It shouldn't be much different to keeping it in the sort of screw top plastic tub the real stuff comes in. I guess it could separate out, with all the maltodextrin coming to the top, but I doubt it would do over the time we're talking about.

The bit I'm more concerned about is the remaining stock of electrolytes and caffeine in the pouches. I'm hoping that will keep, as in theory there's enough caffeine to last me the rest of my life and enough electrolytes for a few years.
 
arknor said:
well I'm as aerodynamic as shipping container right now especially on a hybrid :D
I got my height wrong I'm not 6"2.5 I'm 6"3.5 :( my ex wife measured me earlier
I'd happily trade my height for yours :| and your body ain't to bad either in a non gay way unless your arms are out of proportion to the rest of your body :p


I've still got a belly and boobs lol :|
although I feel comfortable wearing tshirts outside now :) where as before I was kinda unhappy to.
mainly cos of nasty ***** comments.

"that guy has boobs" about 2 months ago and I was never massive! I just pray to god I'm not one of those guys destined to hold the body fat in their chest. if I am can you get hormones or something lol
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If it's purely fat on your chest you will lose it as you lose weight if it's Gynecomastia and actual breast tissue it will most probably require surgery.
 
[Damien];24747821 said:
The secret's cake. Lots of cake.
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Too right. My other half said I looked skinny at lunchtime. I said it was a lack of things to eat so caramel cupcakes are being produced this afternoon :D
 
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