Weight loss on the Panigale

Prince Albert said:

To many fat ..... riding expensive sport bikes...
The physical fitness must be as important as the investment made on a bike

The day I stop circuit training is the day I pack in my riding boots..
My regiment:
Crosstrain, circuit train, muscle confusion and of course massive amounts of cardio

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Stw said:

What is Muscle confusion???

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double0 said:

Working out the same muscle by doing different exercises. Your body adapts to any workout and eventually will stop making progress, therefore you confuse the muscle by switching up the workout even though the same muscle is being worked on.

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Ljuice26 said:

From my experience, muscle confusion is a joke. It was developed because people get bored. Your body won't adapt if you continue to add weight, reps and sets to your workout. But hey, whatever it takes to get you in the gym and stay there. 3 weight lifting days, and two cardio days a week is all you need if you have the right nutrition plan. Your meal plan is EVERYTHiNG.

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Prince Albert said:

To many fat ..... riding expensive sport bikes...

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NightmareSTi said:

I'm look for cost efficient ways to drop weight off he bike. Other than myself going on a diet I play soccer 4 times a week there's not much more I can work out lmao

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AntiHero said:

CF wheels will save 3.5 lbs over S wheels. At about $4k, that's over $1000 a pound. It's unsprung weight, so it 'counts' for more than static weight loss, but the benefits of CF or Mag wheels (which will shave off ~2.5 lbs) aren't what they'd be if you made the same upgrade on a bike with really heavy wheels. If you have a base model, the easiest and cheapest way to shave lbs would be to buy S model wheels, which are 5.5 lbs lighter than base.

All the figures I quoted above were provided in other threads, if anyone has any other data, let me know so I can get my spreadsheet right.

My S should be a sub-400 lb bike now with a full tank (provided the S does actually weigh 414lbs. One of the benefits of incremental weight loss is you can do it for $40-$200 at a time. Shedding 20 or even 40 lbs that's distributed over the entirety of the bike isn't going to affect handling adversely unless you have GP-level ESP. Even if it does, a small change in height will easily sort that out.

I've got a full spreadsheet I'm using to track not just weights, but also cost per pound dropped. The results are pretty interesting--such as you'll lose more weight replacing the stock seat cowl with a CF one than you will replacing the gas cap with a lightweight aluminum one. I'll post everything when I have more details--if any other weight weenies have data, please PM me so I can add it to the mix.

So far, the winner for the best gram:dollar ratio? Shorai battery.

Pounds saved: 3.3
Dollars Spent: 189
Dollars spent per pound saved: $57.27

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I'm 5'8" 207lbs.

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NightmareSTi said:

I'm look for cost efficient ways to drop weight off he bike. Other than myself going on a diet I play soccer 4 times a week there's not much more I can work out lmao

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bp7178 said:

Diet is important, but just playing soccer isn't going to help much. I've seen some soccer games where guys drink more beer than me over a weekend. Plus, those things typically end with going out to eat.

I'd also put playing soccer in the same category as yoga, or playing golf. Its an activity, but not a workout. Don't get me wrong, being active is a HUGE part of being fit. But, its not a workout because there is no metric by which to measure improvement. If you run, you can track your pace, mileage, cadence etc. Same with lifting. You can measure improvement. Your soccer game may improve, but that's going to largely be a technique thing, not a physical fitness thing.

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bradp51 said:

I remember years ago reading an article that stated Soccer was one of the most demanding work outs you could have.

Top Soccer players are superb athletes. And you can easily measure cardio fitness and track improvement with individuals if you wanted to. Basically I disagree with most of what you have said in your post. Yoga and Golf. You have got to be kidding.

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