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  • Mysteries of the body
  • SaxonRider
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    At the beginning of summer, I was 79kgs, and pretty fit, having ridden almost every single day for an entire year. Then I hurt my back fairly badly, and was unable to ride for 8 weeks.

    Over that time, I ate a fair few Belgian frites, and drank a fair few Belgian beers.

    Happily, I didn’t put on much weight (only 1kg), but my body has changed significantly (or so it seems).

    Whereas, I had a pretty firm chest and tummy in June, I look in the mirror now and see quite a bit of pudge. And I would definitely say more than a single kg’s worth.

    I am mystified. How can my weight have remained relatively stable, but my shape have changed so radically in two months?

    In any case, I am now easing my way back onto the bike, so whatever the case, I am hoping to be back to my fit-self in the next month or two.

    simondbarnes
    Full Member

    Muscle wastage, fat increase. Simple 🙂

    suburbanreuben
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    Over that time, I ate a fair few Belgian frites, and drank a fair few Belgian beers.

    In Belgium?

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    vickypea
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    Hope your back’s feeling better

    Suggsey
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    You will have lost muscle tone too, my shoulder issue caused my mood to drop along with my shoulder blade.
    The day after surgery when I had it out the doing, my bicep was back along with my grip strength, my shoulder blade lifted and my pec was no longer a moob. It’s only been two and a half weeks post arthroscopy bug I’m already back on the bike, doing sissy press ups pain free.
    And it’s bloody fantastic 🙂

    jambalaya
    Free Member

    Muscle wastage, fat increase. Simple

    Muscle weighs a lot more than fat. OP I am famiiar with this having ridden relatively little for 6 months, I am 2kg heavier but a lot more cuddly 😐

    slowoldman
    Full Member

    Muscle weighs a lot more than fat.

    Exactly. I weigh pretty much what I did at my strongest about 25 years ago, but it’s now just a roll of flab around my abdomen as opposed to muscles on arms, back and legs.

    DrP
    Full Member

    It’s true muscle weighs more than fat.
    A kilo of muscle actually weighs loads more than a kilo of fat.
    About twice as much…

    😉

    DrP

    ernie_lynch
    Free Member

    In any case, I am now easing my way back onto the bike, so whatever the case, I am hoping to be back to my fit-self in the next month or two.

    It’s irreversible mate. Once that pudge appears it’s there forever.

    hammyuk
    Free Member

    One of those strange things.
    Muscle is heavier than fat by more or less the same percentage as the percentage of fat that makes up a ladies boob.

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    A kilo of muscle actually weighs loads more than a kilo of fat.

    I forget which way round, but isn’t a pound of gold lighter* than a pound of feathers ?

    * or heavier

    (**) or something

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    NB, that (**) was in no way a representation of boobies, moobies or any other gender-related appendages

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    still, push-up parentheses – phwoar !

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