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#302 ·
One thing to watch out for when aging and cycling is bone loss. Some of the extreme distance cyclists, as early as their 50's have had bone density as if they had been in space for a while. The Kaatsu is fairly new. Muscle mass is usually a sign of weight bearing exercise. IDK how Kaatsu fares in that regard.
Mantak Chia also has a similar book for women. But I haven't tried that one.
 
#305 ·
In the traditional sports that's very true. But I believe some of the vibrating platform machines can do it. Those may have come out of NASA for recovery from weightlessness.
Another thing with aging is having the metabolic energy to do all this stuff.
I'm going to give a plug here. I have no connection with this business. Just FYI.

Life Extension is staffed by people with medical degrees of various kinds. The consider aging a treatable illness. They have a monthly publication which gives the science behind what they're doing. It also contains a lot of advertising for the related supplements they sell. I'm not going to link to them. If this interests anyone they won't be hard to find. They have been known to take on the FDA and win. Membership gets a subscription and discount on their stuff. But the publication is free in the stores.

Mercola.com is another source. Dr. Mercola himself is a weight lifter. He's where I found out about the Kaatsu. Membership required to access his archives.
 
#308 ·
That may be true for sendentary types, but running out of energy way out on a bike ride can be a serious problem. Restricting your eating to an 8 hour period can produce good results similar to fasting without calorie restriction. Calories is calories is not really a useful model.. High Fructose corn syrup, refined cane sugar, honey,starches, and sugar inside of fruits all effect the body differently. The more active you are the more fuel you need.
Then there's the Ketogenic diet where you run on fats instead of sugars by eating almost no carbohydrates, but more fats and proteins.
 
#309 ·
William P said:
That may be true for sendentary types, but running out of energy way out on a bike ride can be a serious problem. Restricting your eating to an 8 hour period can produce good results similar to fasting without calorie restriction.
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Good point; a serious bonk is something one never forgets. But you can certainly fuel up accordingly for rides and continue to lose weight.
 
#312 ·
I lost 12 pounds in 8 days riding from Radium Hot Springs to Banff, then down to Whitefish, MT on the TD route. I gained back 6 pounds in 2 days, but am still down 6 pound. I highly recommend going out and riding multi-day bike camping on a heavily loaded bike. While you are at it, cut out sweets and booze from your diet at the same time. Freeze dried meals are so yummy at the end of each day of riding! :sick:
 
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