Want to climb faster without adding a single watt? Improve your power to weight ratio. This week on the FasCat Podcast, Frank Overton, the Big Cat, explains how cyclists can lose weight the right way: without losing power, wrecking recovery or bonking on the bike.
Here's the truth: 80% of weight loss happens in the kitchen and 20% happens on the bike. Ride more and eat less is old school thinking, and it stops working once you've lost the first few pounds. Frank shows you how to win in the kitchen.
In this episode:
Go Fast vs Go Slow foods: the simple framework our athletes use at the grocery store, because what comes home goes in your mouth
Diet by math: why a 250 to 500 calorie daily deficit adds up to about 1 lb a week, or 10 lbs in 10 weeks, without hurting your training
How to use your power meter to fuel: 1 kilojoule on the bike is about 1 calorie of food
Protein targets for cyclists (1.2 to 2 g per kg of body weight), plus 3 meals and 4 snacks a day and how much water to drink
When to diet and when NOT to: why the off season and base phase are the time, and why you should never cut calories during intensity, weight training or race season Zone 2 endurance rides and teaching your body to burn fat
How to use CoachCat to fuel your workouts and stay on track We're live every Friday at 2pm ET.
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📖 Read the training tips:
Weight Loss for Cyclists: https://fascatcoaching.com/blogs/training-tips/weight-loss-for-cyclists/ Performance Nutrition:
Winning in the Kitchen: https://fascatcoaching.com/blogs/training-tips/performance-nutrition/ Winning in the Kitchen Weight
Loss Meal Plan: https://fascatcoaching.com/blogs/training-tips/weight-loss-meal-plan/
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Work hard, ride fast, have fun and as always FtFP!
