Re: Becoming a GC rider, revisited

On 3 Sep 2006 00:58:30 -0700, joseph.santaniello@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello All,

A few weeks ago there was a thread about the prospects for TT types (ie
heavy, non-climbers) to improve at climbing vs climbers abilities to
improve at TT'ing.

As Fate would have it, I have become my own labratory for just such an
experiment.

August 21 I was struck ill, and I was admitted to the hospital and
operated upon. Subsequent issues and minor complications meant I was
there for 13 days. I didn't eat during this period (and a few days
prior) so when I got home yesterday and weight myself I found that I
have lost about 31lbs. (14kg).

Obviously much of that was fat, but a fair amount was muscle too. (Does
anyone know what percent fat vs muscle one should expect to lose in
such a situation?) My "Natural" weight is much closer to the 225lbs
(103kg) that I was than to the 195lbs (89kg) that I am now.

At my given training level (hobby) my natural body size (lung size,
heart capacity, etc) meant I had a power output at LT of about 320W.
This gave a p/w ratio of 3.1. Assuming my power remains the same when
my recovery is complete, my new p/w ratio is 3.6. That's a 15%
improvement. That should make a very significant difference up hills,
and will also help a bit in my TT'ing.

So here is my theory:

I am "naturally" a 225lb person now in a 195lb body and I can produce
the power of a 225 pounder. A person who is "naturally" 195lbs will not
(with the same training level) be as likely to produce as many Watts as
I do, and I am thus at an advantage.

Of course at hobby levels, training amounts and effectivity make a
bigger difference that just about everything else, but what do people
think of my theory? Am I at an advantage over other 195lbs riders now?

Having not eaten for 2 weeks you are way down on power, never mind the need to
recover from illness and surgery.

I'd just take the opportunity to not regain it as fat.

It does give you a bit of an opportunity to rebuild in a shape that suits you.

Ron
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