My mom has been bugging me in the past little while that I need to lose a few pounds. I did some math figuring out what my ideal weight should be, so I can go faster on my bike.
Here'a some math:
Figuring out my baseline weight- 106 pounds for the first 5 feet of height +6 pounds for each additional inch.
So it's 106 plus (my height 72 inches minus 60 inches =12, so it's 12 times 6 is 72) so 106+72=178 is my baseline weight.
Now my wrist size is 7 and a half inches and the rule is add 10% which is the ideal weight (according to a chart I looked at).
So, My ideal wieght is 195 pounds. I am now 233 pounds and body fat is 31% which considers obese. Healthy body fat percentage is for men is 10=25%.
I did some other math:
Here is some math figuring out my ideal weight by using body fat percentage-
Current weight(233)xbody fat percentage(31%)=72.23(pounds of body fat)
Current weight(233)-pounds of body fat(72.23)=160.77(Lean body mass)
Now 1.00-the percentage of body fat you want to be(I say I want to have 20% of body fat)0.20=0.80
At last, lean body mass(160.77)divided by 0.80=200.96 pounds
So my ideal weight is 200 pounds if I want 20% of body fat. I figured it backwards how much body fat I would have if I was down to 195 and it is 17% which is good!
Well, so I got to lose 30 or so pounds to get to my ideal weight. A couple years ago I went from 230 pounds to 208 pounds and looked pretty good and biked a lot better on climbs. But I slowly gained it back it up over the years. Now I have to start all over again and figure out some hell of a way to maintain it. It's going to be hard! Just keep biking and eat nutritiously.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Desert Rampage 2012
This year's Desert Rampage race in St. George turned out to be a fun race, well, ride. It was 
a beautiful day to start with. Nice, clear sky and hardly any wind. There were quite a few people this year and I did the beginner class instead of clydesdale because I only wanted to do one lap. At the beginning of the race, I was keeping up with everybody and passed a few people then at the beginning of the climb, like in that picture on the right is where I got a flat tire. First I filled up the tire with a co2 pump and expected the sealant to work but it didn't, it got flat again. Everybody passed by and there I was with a flat. I got out my tube and checked my tire there was this nail in it(picture below) and all the sealant was dried up. Crap. So anyway, it took me like 20 minutes to put a tube in it, I got to learn to do it faster but I didn't really rush because it was just a dumb race anyway. So I got on the bike again and just rode. I still had fun and finished it.
The next race is in April during spring break and it's at the same course again so there's a chance I can do a redo but I'd rather go to Moab and just do some riding. Maybe I can do both, we'll see what happens I guess.
a beautiful day to start with. Nice, clear sky and hardly any wind. There were quite a few people this year and I did the beginner class instead of clydesdale because I only wanted to do one lap. At the beginning of the race, I was keeping up with everybody and passed a few people then at the beginning of the climb, like in that picture on the right is where I got a flat tire. First I filled up the tire with a co2 pump and expected the sealant to work but it didn't, it got flat again. Everybody passed by and there I was with a flat. I got out my tube and checked my tire there was this nail in it(picture below) and all the sealant was dried up. Crap. So anyway, it took me like 20 minutes to put a tube in it, I got to learn to do it faster but I didn't really rush because it was just a dumb race anyway. So I got on the bike again and just rode. I still had fun and finished it.
The next race is in April during spring break and it's at the same course again so there's a chance I can do a redo but I'd rather go to Moab and just do some riding. Maybe I can do both, we'll see what happens I guess.
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