Comments on: Fitness Improvements – Power to Weight Ratio https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/fitness-improvements-power-to-weight-ratio/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:34:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Andrew https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/fitness-improvements-power-to-weight-ratio/#comment-18690 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:34:01 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5151#comment-18690 We’ve got Thomas this weekend so I’ll have to give it a miss. One day we’ll get out on a ride!

]]> By: Alan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/fitness-improvements-power-to-weight-ratio/#comment-18685 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:55:58 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5151#comment-18685 In reply to Andrew.

That’s true, although as far as your power to weight ratio goes then it makes no difference wether the weight is made up of muscle or fat, you still have to move the same amount of weight – 3kg of fat always weighs the same as 3kg of muscle. It’s true that muscle is more dense so maybe you should have said I’ve probably lost more ‘volume’ than I think rather than weight.

The important thing is to maintain the power output and reduce my weight. That way for a given amount of energy expenditure I should go further as I have less weight to carry that distance. If I can lose weight and increase my power output at the same time then its a win win situation.

Now I just have to transfer those gains to the real world and start flying up the leg-burner! 🙂

Do you fancy a ride this weekend if it isn’t windy enough for me to windsurf?

Al.

]]> By: Andrew https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2010/07/fitness-improvements-power-to-weight-ratio/#comment-18684 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:29:58 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=5151#comment-18684 Good job 🙂 I often wonder whether weight is relevant at all, primarily because as exercise you gain muscle and muscle is significantly heavier than fat. So it’s possible to lose fat yet weigh the same or more. I can’t remember the last time I weighed myself because of this. So in actual fact you’ve probably lost more weight than you think, it’s just your heavier muscle is masking that.

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