If someone who is very overweight rides and doesn't lose weight, how much fat has been converted to muscle?
For instance, since I started riding about 10 weeks ago, I've ridden at least 10 miles/week. My distances have been generally trending up as I get used to it. Yesterday I rode 22 miles, my longest ride so far, and that makes 30 miles so far this week. But I weigh the same as I did before I started riding. All my other activity levels are about the same. I'm 53, 5' 10", 275 lbs, and could probably stand to lose about 70+ lbs.
I'm not surprised. During Mondays 10 mile ride, during which I did a half hours kayaking and a couple of hundred yards swimming, I stopped at a restaurant and had a huge Lobster dinner w/ lots of bread and stuff. Halfway though yesterday's 22 miler, I had a small candy bar, then ate dinner at a restuarant (Salmon, vegetables, potatoes--no bread at that one though--but when I got home I was hungry again so I had 3 bowls of cereal with honey on it.)
So yeah, I'm getting more hungry and eating more when I excercise more. But I figure some of what was fat weight ought to now be muscle weight if I weigh the same, no?
Hi. My question wasn't really about if I was losing weight or how to lose weight. I was just wondering if I was converting any weight to muscle when I excercise more and weigh the same. The alternative I would guess is that not that much muscle is built, but muscle tone and general fitness is increased. From just looking at top cyclists, they generally seem pretty lean. Very fit, obviously--but lean--not a lot of muscle bulk. I might build more muscle wheeling around 310 lbs (bike + gear + rider) than someone wheeling around 175 lbs does though.
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