Okay, losing body fat is obviously increases w/kg and somewhat w/CDA(probably) , but what are and how significant the matabolic, cardiovascular and other benefits from going for example from 20% to 12% body fat?

You can see the impact on climbing with a simple calculator here: The Broleur Hill Climb Calculator The calculator (in my opinion) shows watts a bit low, but the comparison can be helpful. Baseline at current 183lb, it takes me 235w avg to do this climb in 10 min. If I lose 10lb, it takes me 1…

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[image] sepj: how significant the matabolic, cardiovascular and other benefits from going for example from 20% to 12% body fat? 20% is right in the middle of the healthy BMI range for men. 12% is not in the healthy range - take that however you want. I think that once one is in the healthy r…

As they say, your mileage may vary. 20% is still in range. Google: For men Body fat: 20% body fat falls within the “acceptable” range for men (18-25%). It is considered a healthy and fit physique, though muscle definition may not be as pronounced as in a leaner man. BMI: A BMI in the health…

I’m not disagreeing with any of that. I still think lifestyle and diet and whether you exercise is more important than 8 percentage points which was the original question asked.

What’s crazy is that most top cyclists come in at or below 10% body fat, even without all that upper body muscle to help push the number down.

[image] patrickhill: What’s crazy is that most top cyclists come in at or below 10% body fat, even without all that upper body muscle to help push the number down. And less bone as well. Was looking at the literature recently and BMD for cyclists is about at the level of a sedentary person, s…

[image] sepj: but what are and how significant the matabolic, cardiovascular and other benefits from going for example from 20% to 12% body fat? I doubt I’ve ever hit 12%, but I’ll swing between high teens/low 20’s in the winter and down into the mid teens when I’m really fit during the seaso…

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Idk theres no sounds, only a judgmental look ever since he found out the price tag of my new sir velo

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