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@MichaelRideout Жыл бұрын
EJ, throwing out an idea. How about the process of being a Crit racer. How do you find the events, how to register online, day of registration, bike preparation, cost, travel ect. What is it that you look for in an event? How would you host an event? What is it that the athletes are looking for in the perfect event? Keep pushing bud!
@DrDoinks Жыл бұрын
I’d be interested in this too! Beginning cyclist grinding up the FTP here, and it would be great insight and motivation to eventually get to crit racing
@KelvinSuddith Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if we need daily vlogs but the behind the scenes are great. Getting to see training and just seeing how you work is great, very informative and helpful
@tommara5567 Жыл бұрын
I agree, channels that go daily, the content tends to get redundant
@PWbflo Жыл бұрын
I want to let you know how much I enjoy these videos man. I was over 275lbs and then I sunk into a depression. Bikes pulled me out of that state of mind and helped me tremendously. Lost 50lbs, went through 5 bikes in 5 years to my “ultimate bike” and got my life changed. Your videos are an inspiration that you can make the change and achieve your goals.
@EJGilb Жыл бұрын
Seriously gifted bro. As a sprinter I'm blown away how fast you've been able to jack your threshold that high. I can hit similar sprint numbers but I'm 198lb and only 310w threshold in 2 years (Unstructured, average diet tbf). That's coming from my background as a national standard sprint swimmer too. You're seriously gifted.
@raphaeltiziani7476 Жыл бұрын
the unstructured already explains a lot :)
@nicholaslysne9922 Жыл бұрын
Exactly man, no structure is why your lacking. Get on a regiment and take your nutrition and sleep serious.
@szv71 Жыл бұрын
Definitely behind the scenes & training. You're doing great brotha! Motivating stuff.
@ff2e Жыл бұрын
Dude that's so much power! I'm on a similar path to you and went from 152 to 270
@gregbulman11512 ай бұрын
That’s amazing! I’m just at the start of that journey though! Mind me asking what you did ?
@Hillzy96 Жыл бұрын
Love this man! Also so jealous you're able to do long rides like this most days, I just simply don't have the time to do this regularly. Think the takeaway is = eat well BUT also if you start cranking out 200 mile + weeks every single week, of course your FTP will go up :D I'll try and get my distance up
@rodolforamos1115 Жыл бұрын
Nice work!! Keep pushing!! Mine was 180w 4 months ago, next week will be the next ftp test. I hope that I will go over 220w
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
You got it!!! Let’s us know how it goes! 🙌
@felixkuper1344 Жыл бұрын
I feel like your content really benefits from your editing the best moments. I wouldnt throw that away!
@cedtaylor8809 Жыл бұрын
You motivated me to take my training serious. After 6 weeks went from 250-284. Next goal is 330!
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
That is amazing!!! Keep crushing!!!
@JamesLerem Жыл бұрын
Bruh, either way you choose is a win for me cuz it's just you being you. All best to you!
@goodcompanycoffee Жыл бұрын
IMO less vlogs and more training, gear, race/strategy footage (shorter videos are fine). Your progress is insane, thanks for sharing. Even sharing any plateaus/challenges makes it more relatable.
@burnsideisback Жыл бұрын
Power is power. Don't worry about cadence on tests like this. Whatever works for you. Would try spin more efficiently in races but to each his own.
@Ganbertuli Жыл бұрын
WOW EJ - Really inspiring to be able to follow your journey. We all root for you! Keep killing it!
@itsok2023 Жыл бұрын
Excellent progress. Your videos are well done. You seem very invested in racing - yet you seemingly come off as “ahh, whatever.” Be yourself. You are very competitive and don’t like to lose. Nothing wrong with that attitude. By the way, how do you grind at 51 rpm for 20 minutes? That’s talent right there !
@Boscorice Жыл бұрын
Heyoo!! I have been a cyclist for over 15 years and decided to get back into racing after seeing your progress. It's been 10 years since I have raced but you make it look so easy and fun! Thanks for the motivation, You are killing it man!!!!! I'm happy with any videos!!!!!
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
That is so freaking awesome to hear!! Thank you for watching and supporting! 🙌 Go crush it!!!
@bmp713Ай бұрын
"Zone 2" has many very different definitions. It can be anywhere from 60-85% depending on the person's lactate, and which expert you ask. 60% is radically different training from 80%. You can also reach any heart rate zone with endless combinations of cadence, grade/resistance, and duration of intervals. What cadences and heart rate percentages did you spend the most time in? What was your training distribution? Did you find increasing cadence, gear/resistance, or duration most improved your FTP?
@Chasing-Daydream Жыл бұрын
I'm in Oklahoma. Im invested in your progress and I don't even ride street. I'm a mtber, that just tried pavement on my MTB for the first time cause KZbin thought I might like your channel. I've learned about cycling fitness and how paying attention to all the details can improve my overall health. So thanks for sharing.
@8584zender Жыл бұрын
Chapeau! Maybe disclose that your gains are awesome but not typical. the vast majority of people will never see above 4 W/kg or a 1200W sprint no matter how much they train. doesnt mean they should give up or skip racing.
@HydeMyJekyll Жыл бұрын
Would love to see more nutrition and training videos. I’ve been training since January, currently around 4.1 w/kg after training and losing 30 lbs since January. Finishing my weight cut very soon and excited to see how training feels with full calories!
@ShawnIsBatman Жыл бұрын
Great update, congratulations on the results so far! All of your content has been top notch, would love to see more of the training action.
@isaakmalers Жыл бұрын
EJ I love seeing the hype. I myself am going from the "oh shit its hard to stay fit as a corporate stooge" to this summer prioritizing my own fitness much higher. Its great to see you working hard and gaining fitness and it motivates my own training. TLDR: I watch for the positive vibe. Do whatever you think makes the best positive vibe.
@francoisthomas4930 Жыл бұрын
Weekly vlogs are fine, don't push it too much with daily vlogs!
@rsam346 Жыл бұрын
Great progress man. Honestly, a little jealous. I've been training for 2 years or so, went from a 190w FTP @ 95kg to now about 290w @ 72kg. I do my FTP tests following the Wahoo Systm (sufferfest) model, basically the 5s, 5m, 20m and 1m power tests consecutively. Have tested indoors and outdoors. I also am lucky enough to live in an area with a decent 1 hour climb nearby, so I can go out and actually verify that 20m test number over an hour. I actually have no idea how I can get any better, so the idea that you're nearly at 5w/kg inside a year, means that potentially you have the genetics to be conti-pro or at least cat 1. That type of progress certainly isn't normal, and most cyclists won't ever see those numbers no matter how much they train. Keep going man, you have a very rare gift. See how far you can go.
@onlyfoolriding8223 Жыл бұрын
don't think he's near 5 yet. he's pretty big.
@PitbullTri Жыл бұрын
You should do a video documenting your favorite structured workout and some tips for doing structured workouts on the road rather than zwift or other virtual programs.
@letriciabrowder2942 Жыл бұрын
Please dude! 🙏 need consistent content from you guys! Do whatever makes you happy and whatever you enjoy dude!
@nwerve Жыл бұрын
Not sure about the daily video. Just as with racing, you need to be able to articulate what you're doing and why. Every video needs a purpose, more quantity is not necessarily better. Talk about what you know! Rookie bike racing, tubeless tires, rookie mistakes, your bike setup, meal planning, etc. Love the channel, keep up the great work.
@auresk11 Жыл бұрын
This is pro level kind of progress. never seen that before...
@andrewliles7054 Жыл бұрын
You way more than doubled it, because of the weight loss, and w/kg is more important than watts alone. Of course there is some leveling off, but you can improve for years still. Great work, thanks for sharing the journey with us!
@onlyfoolriding8223 Жыл бұрын
I would say that watts are more important than w/kg, unless there is a ton of climbing. He would shred someone with a 5 watt/kg on the flats if their raw watts is like 250.
@Bozza36 Жыл бұрын
@@onlyfoolriding8223 Unless it's in Zwift, where some tiny person doing 250w can ride away from a bigger rider doing 400w on the flat because their w/kg is slightly higher 😅
@BulletGaming012 Жыл бұрын
Really good work to get that far. I'm up from 240 to 270 since Feb, it's amazing to see the numbers climb so quickly. Videos wise, I'd stick to weekly videos, with perhaps the odd short sprinkled in where there is a genuine point of interest. Shorts are generally complete shite wastes of life and SSD space, so from a fans perspective don't fall into that trap. Otherwise from one bloke in a very similar position keep up the good work
@psy-v Жыл бұрын
Definitely wouldn't mind more vlogs. Im kind of on a similar road to fitness and weightloss so its cool to see where I could end up shortly.
@dustind9242 Жыл бұрын
Kudos to you for having the discipline to get control of your health now instead of waiting into 40's or 50's and having to do it after a scary wake-up call.
@tommyc4511 Жыл бұрын
Love the content! Would honestly love to see more of your training. We all know you killing it in the races but would love to see behind the scenes and the struggles of training and motivation!
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
Happy to share! 🙌
@tommyc4511 Жыл бұрын
@@norcalfullraces keep up the awesome content!! Full support from my end!
@mj3298 Жыл бұрын
Great job 🎉 Watched Jesse’s videos early in your training. I think Jesse slightly reversed course on his initial comment that “you’re dreaming” after seeing some 1400w+ sprints on your Strava, but Chris should call Jesse out on their show and he should issue a mea culpa and offer you a free year of training to get you well on the way to a 400w FTP 😂
@kt31166 Жыл бұрын
EJ love the content and you are a beast! I would love to hear about how you are adapting to being in the middle of the bunch at 30 plus mph. Jeff is always on you about being on the outside out in the wind. With you being brand new to Crit racing I would love to hear your thoughts on that from the first race you did to how you feel now. Keep up the good work!
@AlexPwns96 Жыл бұрын
Keep it up man , really motivating me to get back on the bike 💪
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
Aw man! That stokes me out! Keep crushing it!
@tyler5246 Жыл бұрын
you should try to do a bunch of different disciplines, gravel, track, road, crit, xc and maybe cyclocross.
@J-berg Жыл бұрын
Dude you totally got some KOMs in my neighborhood while in Oregon. Would love an organized group ride if you're back up here in the summer!
@jamielipman1078 Жыл бұрын
Keep smashing it my dude, everything you are doing is great! 🤙🏻
@pablodelahoya2736 Жыл бұрын
So excited to see your progression from here!
@infovidasupps8640 Жыл бұрын
Great video You seem like a really good person just enjoying your life Thank you for the videos Daily blogs sound good I learn a lot from your videos and appreciate them.
@DrainArchive Жыл бұрын
Weekly videos are good. Vlog if you've got something interesting going on. Keep it up!
@billkallas1762 Жыл бұрын
One thing you need to work on, is learning how to crash with only losing skin. Breaking a collarbone can really mess up your season. (Yes, you can learn how to crash well)
@williamfooks Жыл бұрын
I watched this and there was déjàvue, I couldn’t work out why. Then I realised that I love seen some many people throw themselves into cycling to end up about here - I have potential to be great as I’ve seen rapid progression, but still no results. I would recommend that you focus on being at peace with the bike and yourself next year rather than FTP, as you’ll need to get used to this for the rest of your cycling career. If you don’t you’ll keep going hard for a bit and give up and do something else, which is a shame. Balance is so important and so easy when you start out but as you get better it gets harder to maintain as you’re looking for marginal gains, which take more intense mental investment
@oril665 Жыл бұрын
I'd like you to share more about your training routine, including what you eat in kcal as an average over a week maybe :D And maybe how you structure your day. Currently i start to cut back on my other hobbies to get more time on the bike and loose a bit more weight.
@RoryM07 Жыл бұрын
Heck yeah buddy, you're killing it. Keep going my guy!
@xsexystudmuffinx Жыл бұрын
Don't want daily vlogs, quality over quantity. More on bike footage with good music soundtracks. More jokes.
@Marcel_Ku Жыл бұрын
This inspires me to be better❤ I went from 210w to 325w in my first year Looking to race Junior national championships next year
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
That’s amazing! Thank you for the support! Go crush it!
@greggray3756 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work! Train on sticking on a wheel when out with people.
@WesternUranus Жыл бұрын
As a trackie who wants to get into road cycling, I'm interested in knowing the impact of all this endurance training on your sprint numbers. I know a good aerobic base will ultimately allow me to raise the ceiling on my sprint numbers but I'd like to know what to expect during this process and if I can still practice it concurrently without it being counter-productive. Great content by the way !
@canelami1285 Жыл бұрын
No time to watch daily, so weekly is great. I'd like to know what typically eat in a day also how do you handle bad cravings
@MarkDonaldsonPhDMD5 ай бұрын
You're a brave man hitting that cattle guard at speed! 7:14
@aRlyWeakCyclist Жыл бұрын
Keep the vlogs coming. They make your content feel super relatable and down to earth. Sent you a DM in IG. Would love to know the proteins you intake during your weight loss.
@joebartlett5538 Жыл бұрын
Very impressive gains!! Hard work pays off 🔨 🔨 🔨 💪
@John-ou4rm2 ай бұрын
Guaranteed to double your speed, if the mullet gets made more aerodynamic 🤣. Well done, seen your progress, absolute unit.
@matt.rus1 Жыл бұрын
Insane results! Very jealous. Well done! 🎉
@JoeGallaher7 Жыл бұрын
You're a beast EJ!! Love this stuff.
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joe!! 🙌 Miss Zwifting with ya!
@fu5ha_edits Жыл бұрын
A 700-900 calorie deficit daily seems very high 😳 I'm not a registered dietician or PT but from all the research I've seen and advice from those who are, to keep things sustainable and healthy from a mental and physical health perspective, you should really only be doing maximum 200-300 calorie deficit. Not least of which because your body will actually compensate for too high of an energy deficit by lowering its basal metabolic rate by shutting off non-essential functions ("lowering metabolism"). So you will still only practically sustain a smaller calorie deficit than you think you are since basal metabolic rates are healthy-body estimates. And your body and mind will feel more fatigued, recover more slowly, and adapt to training more poorly. Obviously your body was able to sustain it for the time you did but wouldn't recommend that long term for others 🙏
@dustind9242 Жыл бұрын
Seems like he was hitting a sufficient amount of protein, during that deficit, to preserve muscle to prevent his metabolism from taking a dive. Also, his deficit was likely based on upon total daily caloric burn (RMR + Exercise) instead of his baseline RMR.
@jackmontou8983 Жыл бұрын
Its a real FTP, maybe just not possible to do standard percentages on workouts while maintaining your normal cadence which is important because you should train the cadence you race at but you and Jeff know this already. Nice work, LEGIT.
@MrDavid650 Жыл бұрын
4.8WPK in a yr is absolutely ridiculous !!!!!!!
@hubbanonumbers Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work bud. Let’s see some DH MTB content ;)
@hadleighp Жыл бұрын
Bit sus having a box of tissues by your pc, in easy reach 😂
@timothysmith5466 Жыл бұрын
Definitely want more nutrition/weight loss
@ruirodrigues9122 Жыл бұрын
Dude...do a combo...not one or the other...a bit of everything...plus I want to see you do an impossible route with the plant eater himself and Jeremiah
@crbondur Жыл бұрын
20 Hours in and you have your 1K likes! Can't wait for the content.
@TheActiveLife20 Жыл бұрын
I think the weekly vlogs are great, but I defintely want to keep seeing the more highly produced videos. If you were to film a bit daily and then edit that into a weekly vlog that might be a great compromise. That way we get a peek behind the curtain without it making it too much work for you. I think that's kind of what you are doing now, but maybe just a little more dialog day by day rather than all the dialog at the end of the week. If that makes sense. Great content as is though, so keeping it the same is good too!
@nickzaffino471 Жыл бұрын
I’m no expert, nor am I as fit as you, but I think your biggest potential for improvement in your FTP is increasing cadence. Power is force times velocity or torque times angular velocity. You have really high torque capabilities (most likely because of your athletic background) but 51 rpm is way too low. If you can learn to sustain at least 80 rpm, ideally 90, your torque will definitely decrease but power will be much higher. Do some high cadence drills!
@linusscheitinger1322 Жыл бұрын
I’m stoked you made it so far. What power meter do you have on your road bike?
Жыл бұрын
Rename the channel - EJ has taken over ❤🎉. All EJ content is good content
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
🙌 you’re the goat
@crashymoto Жыл бұрын
Nice work Dude!! Keep on it😎
@lecompte6010 Жыл бұрын
do your magic Coyle
@sunshinecycling Жыл бұрын
So I'm curious...without trying to sound insulting or getting too personal...you dropped from 256 lbs to about 175 lbs (crazy), but where does that put you for body fat %? Are you as low as you are comfortable going, or is there room to go? If you had 380 watt FTP and weighed 175, you would be at 4.77 w/kg. If you did 380 and weighed 167, you would be at 5 w/kg. Not sure that w/kg is used much on FTP, but 5 sounds better than 4.77. :) Keep it up. Fun series.
@BlueJayGer Жыл бұрын
Wtf EJ you're a freak athlete. Keep it up my guy
@markwolfgang7407 Жыл бұрын
Great work man 💪
@F33ltheburn Жыл бұрын
Double it again!
@norcalfullraces Жыл бұрын
LMAO 🤣
@jasonkennethleese Жыл бұрын
IMHO, aside from NorCal, high-production-quality crit content has declined. Love TrainerRoad but they’ve moved away from race analysis and Nations#1 has said they can’t prioritize their video production at the moment. So, would love to see you own the currently wide-open broader crit scene space in a bigger way. You’re incredibly likable and your high racing ceiling means I’ll watch whatever you produce, but I feel like we need you to be the Lanterne Rouge for crits - whether that’s the top level national or local CA scene. Regardless, good luck - keep doing your thing!
@ziaboulder1 Жыл бұрын
Hey, you can still register for the @tourofthegila if you have the cat3 status. Come out and climb in New Mexico.
@shimona500 Жыл бұрын
Started in October 2022 as a decent runner, up around 25-40 watts to ~225 but at the same time my mileage is 10x less so yeah.... 😆
@psy-v Жыл бұрын
#likegoalreached bring on the vlogs!
@waterdeptworker Жыл бұрын
Your Quads are HUGE!!!!
@jonathanwise47 Жыл бұрын
I think a true way to track your progress is watts/kg, especially since you've lost so much weight. The thing that I am most impressed with are those top watts. Did that come natural or do you work on that?
@razorree4 ай бұрын
i've just started road biking year ago, my FTP was at that time 3.4W/kg (73kg, ~250W), how can I double it ? :)
@paulwood4142 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I started riding in July 2022 and I couldn't hold 100w for an hour lol I was so out of shape. 1 hour per day and I can now do 205w for an hour (I actually do the hour not extrapolate) but I can only hold 370w for about 2 mins! It feels impossible right now to get anywhere near a 300w FTP.
@paulwood4142 Жыл бұрын
Ps I am 38 years old.
@apolion200384 Жыл бұрын
I’m 39 and overweigth, with zone two training I went from 207 to 237. And my last ftp is 256. Still to heavy for that ftp, but working on it, I already lost 6 pounds in two weeks. Training, mostly zone 2, endurance, 3 per week, two intense rides in the mix. And free rides. If you have more structured training is possible to advance rapidly. Best recommendation, have fun do in it, sometimes I get lost in the data and suffering, bit should be fun
@alexwarner3481 Жыл бұрын
Yooooo daily vlogs would be so sick. I’d watch those on the daily. The less editing the better
@b1nhopires8 ай бұрын
congratz! but why so low cadence?
@zaviergonzalez18 Жыл бұрын
Let’s see your diet/ nutrition on the bike
@jprez239 Жыл бұрын
Daily vlog would be awesome!!!!!
@runbymmkk Жыл бұрын
Weekly videos with re-cap of the week. Just so you're not churning out content just for the sake of it. Then thrown in another weekly video of whatever you wanna feature. Quality over quantity.
@matt_m126 Жыл бұрын
I think you shoud try something like: "I will ride 1 mile per like I get for this video." 😂
@curtisljamison Жыл бұрын
Great content. Just want to know how tall are you?
@Konzuug Жыл бұрын
Any opinion on buying gels that are almost at the expiration date for cheap and still consuming them a year after they expired? I feel like they cant go bad due to all the sugar.
@ed-tg9zv Жыл бұрын
Mic game go cray
@vyas555 Жыл бұрын
Daily vlog will be boring. Do weekly, quality over quantity. Crit racers don't do junk miles, do they?
@peelingshallots Жыл бұрын
Lots of zone 2 is not junk miles
@djh9769 Жыл бұрын
My god some of these comments are salty. Yes he made some good progress, but by no means unbelievable or worthy of accusations of drugs and the like. 360w is a good threshold, but no uncommon by any means.
@kanuto6745 Жыл бұрын
👏 amazing!
@canelami1285 Жыл бұрын
Do you do any weights, or core work off the bike ?
@abcxyz6880 Жыл бұрын
Insame improovement. But I dont see any value for you to do a 20min test out of the saddel, because you are racing crits and not hill climbs. And in generall the 20 min test is with a 5 min max before and than 20 in the saddel. So 95% is overestemating your ftp
@Karan19880Ай бұрын
Hello can you please suggest me something to improve my ftp and any training plan suggestions on zwift that i can follow or anything specific plan that will increase my ftp? and i forgot to add that i have an tt event after 2to3 months. And i really need to increase my FTP for that and some power so that i can hold that for an hour effort because it is an 42km tt. So please if you can give me any suggestions i would be helpful like for me now i am doing 2x20mins and then gradually increase it by 3x20 then 2x30 so that I will train for an one hour effort. But i don't have anything structured training in between for that so does doing any zwift will help me in increasing my ftp and for time trail event? Please reply back🙏
@MiguelAugusto1982 Жыл бұрын
260 to 360 in 4 months?!.... Jan to Apr... are you on steroids? 😯 seriously bro..... if you're not, as it doesn't seem from your vlogs.... yep!!!.... you are SERIOUSLY GIFTED BRO!!!!