Hi ST crowd:
I've been following Trainerroad workouts since last July and have been bumping up my FTP quite a lot from 280 to 325 last time tested. During this period I have successfully completed an Everesting in 16 hours and have had good experience hanging with fast people locally on rides. (I live in Hong Kong) I have been on a high carb vegan diet for about two years and not planning on changing that as it's been serving me well. Living in this part of the world, it's also not easy to do Keto/Paleo but super easy to be a vegan -- not to mention the little environment footprint.
Now, this impulse of getting more fat adapted is based on 1) my new job when I need to log long but not always intense rides in remote parts of the world and couldn't necessarily fuel as I want; 2) my ambition to shed some fat and better my body composition so that on huge climbs I don't have to churn out unnecessary big watts. I'm currently sitting at 165 lbs (75kg) at 6 feet (183cm) and would like to go down to around 155lbs.
In one of the Trainerroad podcasts, one of the guys talked about having a four-week weight loss phase, which the TR hosts considered very sensible. I'm thinking about putting myself through a similar process -- mostly just do low intensity rides fasted 6 times a week and watch my caloric intake to make sure it's 300-400 calories under my baseline. Granted I'll be losing a little bit top end speed but would easily be gained after the cycle. Is there something else to watch out for?
Thanks!
I've been following Trainerroad workouts since last July and have been bumping up my FTP quite a lot from 280 to 325 last time tested. During this period I have successfully completed an Everesting in 16 hours and have had good experience hanging with fast people locally on rides. (I live in Hong Kong) I have been on a high carb vegan diet for about two years and not planning on changing that as it's been serving me well. Living in this part of the world, it's also not easy to do Keto/Paleo but super easy to be a vegan -- not to mention the little environment footprint.
Now, this impulse of getting more fat adapted is based on 1) my new job when I need to log long but not always intense rides in remote parts of the world and couldn't necessarily fuel as I want; 2) my ambition to shed some fat and better my body composition so that on huge climbs I don't have to churn out unnecessary big watts. I'm currently sitting at 165 lbs (75kg) at 6 feet (183cm) and would like to go down to around 155lbs.
In one of the Trainerroad podcasts, one of the guys talked about having a four-week weight loss phase, which the TR hosts considered very sensible. I'm thinking about putting myself through a similar process -- mostly just do low intensity rides fasted 6 times a week and watch my caloric intake to make sure it's 300-400 calories under my baseline. Granted I'll be losing a little bit top end speed but would easily be gained after the cycle. Is there something else to watch out for?
Thanks!