I rode indoors for 500 days and became an above average cyclist

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Might be a while till I make the jump to Cat A.....actually, not even sure I have enough days left to do that 😂

[@Ealpcc]

My people will get in touch with your people to book you into our B Zwift racing team😜

[@assamgamingbanda1113]

Pagol

[@Casual_BackPacking]

You on tren or just test?

[@peterharrison1977]

Yeah Cat A is a huge jump up from mid Cat B. I'm a midfield Cat B guy myself nudging toward 4W/kg FTP, but guys in Cat A are pushing 5W/kg. I think that's the level where you have to really start morphing your body into a pro-looking cyclist with super-light upper body etc. without an ounce of excess weight anywhere that isn't propelling your bike forward! Otherwise you have to be hauling out massive power. At 95 kg, you are going to need a minimum of 400W FTP to compete in Cat A. Less weight would make it a more achievable goal, but at the expense of losing upper body strength.

[@TBallS46]

The fastest b cat riders overlap a cat. Powerful b cat riders can keep in a cat peleton on the flat, no problem

[@brucepal3907]

I'm 58 and just started riding 5 months ago. I bought a lower end but decent Cannondale touring bike and a set of rollers to ride when the weather stinks. I only ride 40 minutes a day...10 miles... and I double that on weekend days. I started watching my diet too. I've lost 50 lbs! I'm just tossing this out there for those who are less serious riders but who just need to know that daily riding is apparently very very good for you! Best Regards.

[@loganmanagh2268]

Nice work!! How are you finding it?? Was it expensive to start up?

[@brucepal3907]

@@loganmanagh2268 the wife actually bought me my first bike... spent about $900. But it's a decent quality bike for an old guy like me, and she knew I'd be riding frequently so she wanted a reliable one. My rollers were only $200 and seem to be working out well. I just made sure to get metal ones and not plastic.... again, hoping they last! Finally I also invested $50 in a basic digital speedometer/ odometer so I can make sure I'm not slacking off when I ride the rollers. So it was not cheap like it would be to buy a Walmart bike, but it is working out great and I'm loving the physical and mental results of over 50 pounds of weight loss. I'm about 15- 20 pounds away from what I weighed 35 years ago!

[@GHExploration]

Good job pal, indoor cycling is a different beast altogether, keep it up 👍

[@Lee-One]

@@brucepal3907 might sound a bit fatherly, especially since I’m way younger than you probably, but I’m proud of you, it’s amazing when you just put yourself to work. Also I agree it’s smart to buy things that last rather than just a Walmart bike. And 900$ bike especially a used one can be an amazing investment and can be a really good 1500$ as new and still be good quality. So good on you for losing so much weight too.

[@brucepal3907]

@Lee-One funny to look back at this post... I'm still riding my 10 miles a day, often 20 on Saturdays and Sundays... bought a second bike, and have managed to keep the weight off between the dailyexercise of riding and having totally changed my diet. My Cannondale has nearly 4000 miles on it now. 😆 I have not had to do a thing to it other than I do keep it clean and everything adjusted properly. My second bike is a Giant, and I did go the extra mile with upgraded pedals, grips, brake pads, a little fancier riding computer, a nicer seat and a few other goodies. So I went from feeling bad about the price on the first bike to TOTALLY agreeing with your opinion that spending the money on quality is well worth it. Best regards to you!

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

You have accompanied me through my Covid training. Your self-deprecating sense of humor is absolutely fabulous. This retrospective is gold..pure friggin gold. A. Do your kids know you are a celebrity yet? B. Do your neighbors ever call emergency services based on the noise coming out of your garage?

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Yes, every evening meal we go around the table and have to describe the most interesting thing that happened that day…… when it gets to me, I just read out my favourite KZbin comments from the last 24 hours 😂😂😂 The children hate me.

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

@@MarkLewisfitness Beautiful!!!

[@jameshoey303]

No the neighbours just think you are on your deluxe blow up sheep the one with electric moving parts...its such an ugly sight they just leave you alone...I hear you burst your sheep a few times....

[@craigjok]

I always enjoy your content. Your advice helped me break the 60 minute barrier going up the Alpe back in March. I've reached 7,200 miles on my bike ytd and finished Race Across America on a team of eight riders in June. I think I'm finally above average at the age of 66. It's a great place to be. Ride On.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Awesome to hear Craig. 👍🏼

[@arthurosborne2445]

Mark you’ve got a great style of story telling . I’m working my way through the back catalogue of uploads very motivational and informative.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Thanks Arthur 🙏

[@RunSensible]

"you're just no fun at parties, are you?" - love it, I actually spat my tea out. Thanks!!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

😂 then my job is done 👍🏼😆

[@camallan1]

Best comment

[@RunSensible]

@@camallan1 indeed!!

[@dancoombes7465]

The clip of you going forward and back on the bike never gets old 😂

[@MarkLewisfitness]

It's stored in my editing software under "clips I can use all day long" 😂

[@simonthecarpenter4203]

Rarely ride now the gym is back open and I wasn’t looking for cycling videos but this is the best KZbin video I’ve seen today, highly entertaining and informative plus a lot of fun, I laughed a lot! Subscribed and looking forward to more content, ace job.

[@alisonwilks302]

Hi Mark , I have been doing triathlon since 2011 and have done a load of iron and half irons and ultras + the like. I thought I knew it all but your channel has really inspired me . I am registered blind and I've been toughing it out by myself but now o realise I can race competitively in the house , perfect for me . Thank you so much , I am re inspired after a long bout of defeated race failure and fear , lots of love xxxxxxxxxx

[@Skiamakhos]

Phenomenal job, Mark - I'd fully agree, even if 99% of your riding is done indoors on one of these static bikes, it will give you a fairly accurate idea of how things will go outdoors - assuming you have no force 9 headwinds or tailwinds to contend with of course! I'd suggest for your next bike-related challenge though, that you get yourself a good MTB & take to the mountainbike parks & trails. Learn to control the bike, how to do track stands, manuals, stoppies etc, and find lines through obstacles. It's highly technical, and a huge amount of fun. It's actually one of those rare things that gets way more fun the better you get at it. If you ever get the opportunity, Whistler in British Columbia has trails for all abilities, and they're some of the safest designed trails going while also having some of the gnarliest jumps and most technical downhill sections in the world. Can you do it, approaching 50? Blooming hope so - I'm 51!

[@homiertcw]

Its funny. I started riding outdoors and i find that much easier compared to riding on a trainer. 200 watts outside feels much easier than inside to me

[@simon-morris]

Excellent work. This and many of your videos have inspired me to do more. I too started cycling in lockdown, mainly on my partners peloton (don't judge me) and more recently some "outside" rides on a real bike. I have seen some huge gains. I haven't done (or have the tools) all the tests you did but the peloton does allow a 20 min ftp which has improved from 163 to 235. With a weight loss of around 5 kg that has shifted my power to weight ratio from 1.9 to 3.01 (and that .01 is very important to me, the magic 3 was a huge goal and what I consider to be the "above average" threshold. I am 6 foot, 78 kg and 47 years old. Also a T1 diabetic!! Never too late to take responsibility for your health. Thanks again and keep up the inspiring content. Next steps for me are taking up running and doing some endurance events on my "outside" bike, and maybe look into a proper Zwift setup... I like the bike that goes up and down

[@columkeenan989]

Thats bloody good progress mark, well done. I got on the bike for the first time in nearly 5 months and did a 30 min trainer road session and it nearly killed me but at least i know how unfit i've become and what i need (sort of) to do to fix that. Love the content btw

[@JeffRogersM]

I love how much info you cram into your videos but love your snarky banter along the way. I look forward to binging through the rest of your vids while we get hammered with a crazy snow storm.

[@XX-is7ps]

Your 5second power is based on muscle force and ATP stores - it has literally nothing to do with cardio/aerobic fitness so you really wouldn’t expect to improve it vis cycling (any improvements in technique aside) - you’d see better increases in that sprint number from leg work in the gym, and putting on more leg muscle mass (but you’ve lost weight) so it’s really to be expected!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Makes sense. 👍 my leg training in the gym has been significantly reduced due to my legs being tired from cycling all the time ….. but that is no bad thing as anymore size on my legs would have a detrimental impact on my long distance running. Already my, for endurance running, large quads bounce around too much as it is! It just causes them to cramp up after a couple of hours

[@lasisadirbunas]

@@MarkLewisfitness you can definately improve that 5s. Engage that core more, lower your hands, pull to counteract pushing. Easily 300w there

[@Slvmber]

use creatin

[@PimvandeBunt]

It's a common thing in pro cycling as well. Athletes who are stepping from track too road cycling encounter the same, f.e. Stefan Bisseger and Michael Mørkøv. If you dont train it specifaclly, you will lose out on that part.

[@bradborders]

Favorite line: “you’re no fun at parties”…..well played and great video

[@antsmands]

I think part of the difference between now and when you started is that your current efforts are more geared to a "race" mentality in which your efforts are driven subconsciously by race tactics and efforts needed to do well in races. But overall you are definitely stronger! Good content as usual!

[@1966jamesM]

Great progress for a non-cyclist. a big percentage of these improvements would have been down to you not knowing how to tackle the 4DP in the first place, it is a super hard test and takes several goes at before you can really understand how to tackle it. Nevertheless... improvement is improvement and I'm sure there's plenty more to be had there!! Keep it up.

[@leovanduyn2699]

I ride appx 3-5k outdoor miles a year and consider myself a solid cyclist around the 18-20 mph range. I recently tried one of the C group pace rides based on your videos just to test it out. I will say I worked far harder than I expected to stay in the group even with the 'draft effect'. Think I will toss some C group races into my winter training to see what I learn, who knows maybe next season I can hang with the fast kids. My wife refers to you as 'UK Me' when I am watching your channel (middle aged, 6'5, formally obese, an uncanny knack to empty a refrigerator and sounds like I am in labor when on Zwift). Good stuff.

[@MrWobling]

Great video - really enjoyed watching this. Recently graduated to Cat B after hitting my 10 year anniversary of becoming an obsessive road cyclist. To do that in 500 days is not too shabby! 👍

[@thatgearguy]

Really enjoying your content and humour. 47yr old bodybuilder (90 kilos 5'9") just started zwifting here. Also not a cycling guy but really enjoying it. 20th ride so far and just got bumped to cat c. I have always done light cardio but this is a whole different ballgame! Keep up the great work and the dry humour!

[@podgey65]

Well done.your seriously fit..I'm a top end c rider but I don't want to go to B . Just a couple of days ago I've decided to cut out the junk food. You took you weight down and you increased your 5 min and 20 min power. That's makes you a serious zwift racer . Keep up the good work . As for 100k running races that's nuts. Fair play

[@binshuo]

Great content, man. Very inspirational to watch. I think you're just so muscular on your upper body that it affects your power weight ratio. Last year my best 20 minutes FTP was 3w/kg and it wasn't even a test. I was just doing afterwork 300m climb on local plateau. Haven't had an FTP test in 2 years and I'm going to take out my trainer and get back to zwift after watching this video. Cheers

[@erikapotgieter1032]

First time I am watching your channel! Loooove the dry humor. Subscribed! Soooo looking forward to watching your playlist 🤣💪

[@MrMichaelmccullagh]

I'm new to this channel Mark. Enjoyed this video. Tongue in cheek as well as knowledge. You've earned a subscriber :)

[@ninajimenez2286]

I’m still Laughing so hard at the sarcasm! LOVE this, Great video! I’ve been cycling for 12 year, and got to be in the best shape of my life in 2017 @FTP 4,5W/kg. Lots of things have happened since then and now I’m trying to get back to where I was or as close as I can and this video has inspired me a way to do so! So thank you! Cheers from Costa Rica!! 🇨🇷

[@SuperCookiemonster69]

Honestly glad it's not just me that sounds like a wounded wildebeest after a hard workout on Sufferfest/Zwift

[@haroldhdknoxstreet-glide5331]

Your humor and the motivation coming with it is absolutely unique 😎😎😎💪💪💪 love it

[@DavidJGreenwood]

New to the channel. Big fan already. Devouring the back catalogue now. Keep it up Mark!

[@marktrujillo370]

I love your Chanel mark! You inspire me to a better version of myself! Thanks and keep up the amazing work!!!

[@DrSomhairle]

Think all your videos/vlogs etc are great. Cat B is where Zwift power put me, now I'm going to have a tough time racing. Kind got myself addicted to your videos and the above average mantra!

[@livegreatalways]

Yes, I have gotten stronger just doing Zwift during lockdown too. Started VO2Max cycling around 57 and after a year on Zwift now at 66. It helps in my running too. Most importantly, I think I enjoy the camaraderie amongst riders on Zwift with no physical races for more than 2 years now in my country now. Tq for this video, you are awesome.

[@NCmtnborn76]

Great attitude, solid information, well crafted and imaginative videos. You are my new favorite channel. My best to Nixon.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Appreciate that 🐶

[@haroldhdknoxstreet-glide5331]

Achilles tendon torn 31.12.2021 😞 as I was in loosing weight for 2 months now with the attempt of joining triathlon in 2023… so now throwback but not giving up I’ll be doing at least one in this lifetime 😎💪 thanks for all the awesome motivation

[@pokie0622]

Congrats. Well done. I look forward to seeing you do the test on your tt bike and a kicker. Solid work on your part.

[@colinswan786]

Cracking as always Mark. Most anticipated video upload of the channels I follow (mostly cycling related)! Keep up the good work, looking forward to the vid after your outdoor ride where you have to turn….

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Turn???? What magic is this? 😂

[@frankconte264]

Great job, I have the same when it comes to the straps for my garmin

[@occyman]

Good on you mate.. Iam mid 50s and just returned to cycling after 12yrs off the bike. I have ridden 8000km since January (5000 on Zwift due to lockdowns etc). Have done 6 races on Zwift in C grade - results are 1st, 3rd, 2 x 5th, 12th and a 53/140 in a WTRL C3 race. I have now been upgraded to B by Zwift Power. My 20min (from racing) is 3.6w/kg but my 1 and 5min power is still pretty low so moving into B means no podiums for a bit whilst I adapt to the next level of crazy starts in Zwift.

[@Eric-469]

Dang! 44bpm resting HR. Here I am proud of my 54 😆

[@oscarmc205]

Really enjoyed watching this video ... well produced and planned. Subscribe deserved 👍

[@markevans7460]

Riding your bike indoors is safer than outdoors. I performed a Mark Lewis style man vs pavement exercise and now have severe road rash up my leg which is damn sore….but still managed to finish the 115k ride I was doing.

[@marcf665]

Nice work. Keep up the videos. Brings a laugh to many as well.

[@elb19]

Thank you to share the information that you got from your life experience, love your humer.

[@alastaircooper8075]

Good Suffering Mark! Excellent!

[@graememoore7466]

Always loving the videos, seen a majority of your impressive cycling progression. Having cycled outside a ton over the summer with no power meter i have gone backwards in terms of power, so indoor and zwift again to get me back on track. However I had a lot of fun out in the forest so no regrets 😁👍

[@bd5040]

yeah! that's what you built all that power for anyway!

[@krutharthramegowdayd5291]

I started cycling around the same time as u, I am hooked now

[@jockclark3660]

Great vid. Good info and good humour

[@steveg.3022]

Fun video. I’ve done some Wahoo Kickr training during winter, but prefer to ride outside. Glad you didn’t risk the health of your entire nation!

[@blackcyclist]

Love this! I'm doing a similar journey. roughly 300 days in. Wow with the B cat!

[@robertbloxham7925]

Fantastic video! - just from experience (I've done a lot of crit and can races) have an experiment with your seat height, raise your saddle 5mm or so and see if those seated sprints are any easier, well worth a try - theres nothing better than free watts! - best of luck Rob👍

[@dirtzwiftteam5181]

Hilarious and informative! RIDE ON, Mark!

[@magnuskroon4211]

You are a hero and an inspiration! Thank you and please continue being awesome! ⭐️

[@SteveCyclistNo1]

You’re doing a good job on the motivational front Mark! I’m now early 50’s & having been a weight trainer all my adult life, have been looking for something a little more cardio focused, so just started getting into Zwift. My first ftp test a couple weeks back gave me a disappointing FTP of 186, not exactly race ready but I’m heading for CatB in 500 days! Anything you can do…

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Good to hear. I love weights, but cardio keeps me feeling fit.

[@derx6666]

@Tim The leading cycle trainers say something different. They say Z1/2 work with Vo2 training is where it is at. Sweetspot training is just for getting interesting numbers on TrainingPeaks. Don't forget to rest. Your body also needs rest...

[@SteveCyclistNo1]

@Tim Thx for tips guys, there’s so many conflicting theories out there, but I guess if I stick to as much pain & rest in equal measures I won’t go too far wrong! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

[@peterharrison1977]

@@derx6666 Like Tim said, Z1/2 base work needs a MINIMUM of 15 hours per week to see any meaningful results and preferably 20+ hours. Plodding around on a Sunday afternoon for 3 hours and a couple of hours riding during the week won't cut it with that method! You would need to be out there for at least 5 hours 3-4 times per week, plus the higher intensity work on top. That's a huge commitment - the sort of time only pros have to play with. Sweetspot however gives most of the same benefits in a fraction of the time, which is why it is more realistic for 99% of riders with a life getting in the way. Even many top amateur riders train more like this now. You can be competitive on less than10 hours total training per week if you train smart. So I'm with Tim on this and the guys at Sufferfest and Trainer Road are definitely focused on time-crunched training methods like this. They work well enough and are realistic to stick with.

[@sterdy1127]

first time coming across your video and found it very entertaining. new sub here !

[@mrh4195]

I love this channel. So glad I've just come across it.

[@FPL_Drago]

Great, great video. Great content, great delivery, great humour, great Garmin straps. Great.

[@chrisjones5192]

You are no fun at parties, what a quality saying..🤣🤣. My saying is how hard can it be!! Good luck on the Spartan race.

[@mechanicOn2Wheelz]

It's defo a grate achievement to come so far and get fitter as most (including myself) got less fit over lockdown as Spain had much worse restrictions than UK I've seen loads of mates come over similar to yourself that weren't that strong and now are super strong after riding alot of indoors.... The problem is as they haven't ridden outdoors, to put it simply they just can't ride 😅🤣 they can put all the power down in straight lines or uphill but can't do anything with bends nor descents, so I'd recommend going outside as much as possible cuz riders with less power and more bike handling skills might just surprise you!

[@tolulopeobe]

This is the first video from this fella I've seen, and I like him already.😂😂😂 "...some of the events I do will have photographers there soooo, guns show" 😝

[@MarkLewisfitness]

😁💪

[@peterharrison1977]

Great journey. Love it! I watched your initial video when you started on Sufferfest and wondered if you would stick with it or not. So top effort for seeing it through! I've been training in a similar fashion since the end of 2019, although I started off from a reasonable baseline from mountain biking. When I started indoor training I was around 84 kg with an FTP around 250W. Since then I've got down to as low as 75 kg with FTP at 285W. I really want to get to that magic 4W/kg threshold in the next year. Do make sure you get outside on a real bike after all this work. I did quite a few Sportive events this year including the Peak Epic (100 miles with 4000 m climbing) and finished well above average. I'm planning to ride the L'Etape du Tour next summer. Love the Kickr bike by the way. Might have to get one of those instead of sweating all over my road bike!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I am just planning a video that is coming soon…… basically seeing how all that indoor riding impact my ability to try riding outside 😂

[@peterneish]

Bloody cracking insight into your training! I completed the 4th test recently and can confirm, it’s grim!

[@ianriley6099]

Very inspiring Your Focus and simple / logical approach is an eye opener INSPIRATION Thank You !

[@bluetickbeagles116]

Holy moly!! I’m packing for a Spartan Race as I’m listening to your video!! Big Bear Beast!! Keep up the phenomenal work my friend!!! 💪💪💪

[@hrpzwift945]

"Not fun at parties are you" 😂Brilliant comment 👍 @12:44

[@lordgonzo.]

Just found your channel. Funny and informative! New subscriber 👊

[@Jefferent319]

Great Job Marky! Realistic goals indeed :)

[@mrpoxycat3967]

Random recommendation, clicked, 2 min in, subbed - Nice job dude!

[@PayneDeathz]

Glad I found this channel! I learned so much just by watching this video

[@chempowr]

Thanks for sharing your experience here. Very interesting.

[@Bukoe]

MAx power 5 sec is realy hard to train.. I went from playing volleyball for 15 years pure explosion training first time on a bike (spinn class) I hit 1600watt .. Now 6 years of biking later I can hit 1300Watt Sprint . But just like you all my endurance stuff have gone up Tons .. if you want your 5 sec power up its Squads Food and sprint workouts on the bike =)

[@alexjohnstonjohnston5374]

You can definitely transfer this to outdoor cycling - no problem! From another part time athlete now fractionally closer to 50 than 40, you’ve earned yourself another subscriber!

[@misterb1915]

New favourite channel.

[@mikeloncoski5574]

Again some really great content. Well done

[@runarsim]

I became a cat B (3,53 w/kg) rider in 3,5 months. Started Zwifting 30.september 2020 with 155W FTP and 82,5kg (1,88 w/kg), week D rider. Middle of January (after finishing every bagde on Zwift, including vEveresting) I took another FTP test 233W and 66 kg (3,53 w/kg). All that in around +/- 100 days. And finished level 1-50 on Zwift in 8 months and 24 days.

[@solefreak2]

Are these races you were entering? And how often were you riding?

[@MrFerkles]

As someone who basically never uses an indoor trainer and always hits the road cycling, this was super interesting to watch! Awesome to see the dedication to 500 days of effort to see the payoff.

[@holirumicsfriend]

Laughs, great video! Great info!

[@fabianbv82]

Wowww, good job done and great results reached.

[@Jeremy-qr9ox]

2 minutes in, and im lmao. going to cycle while i watch rest of your video! great stuff

[@SimT8]

Entertaining and educational. Thanks

[@zedsprocket3673]

Content fun to watch deffo 🤙. Super stuff ✅👍

[@yosoy-steve]

As a former fit guy, that got lazy and fat and then got fit again during COVID, dropping 50lbs (22.5kg), if it weren't for awesome channels like yours, and there aren't that many, I would never have made it or kept going like I am now. Thanks for your time and effort with your videos. I'm sure there are days when you're less motivated to get the next video up. But thanks for pushing through and for not making us 21.k+ subscribers come find you and beat you for skipping an upload. LOL. Love your channel!!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Good timing - I'm sat here writing the next one thinking - Can I be bothered right now....I feel like going back to bed for an hour 😂

[@yosoy-steve]

@@MarkLewisfitness Naps are important and along the lines of your channel, I am in fact an above average nap taker. :D

[@Fitforlifecoaching]

Another great vlog, congrats on the upgrade to Cat B. I never seen your garmin vivosmart 4 on your wrist? I bought one cause you had one and it would poss help me prepare for my IRL races. Good luck on the Spartan race its a mind f**k.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I use it pre-and post race to monitor my preparation and recovery. So for example, it has gone on today a few days in advance of my Spartan race on Saturday and will stay on until I see stress levels back to normal after the race. I also put it on whenever I just feel under the weather to check whether my heart rate variability is truly out of whack, which could indicate an issue, or if I’m just being lazy!

[@FSO_PT]

Kudos Sir. And bigger/wider shoulders, win, win.

[@ritjobbie]

Oh snap! I did my last 4DP right after I ran my first ultramarathon in late 2019. I’ve spent a LOT more time on the bike in the last 22 months. I think it’s time for another go at 4DP. I just have to make sure I have a trash can nearby in case I barf. That 1 minute power test is BRUTALLLLLL!

[@darrenbarlow5759]

You earned yourself a new sub mate. You made an FTP video fun!

[@pandacharm]

lol, you are so funny. Thanks for making these videos:)

[@BobBob-uv9fq]

Getting to a decent level of fitness 55 is one of the best things I’ve done in my life ,,,excited to c where I can be in my 60s. Preparing to live not die

[@rickyrosario9109]

I don't know how I got to this video, but dude, you are hilarious. Love the content.

[@robertfazekas4607]

You're not above average Mark. You're SAVAGE🙌🤘💪😁 subbed, I love the quality content, and humour.

[@MiguelGuila]

Alright, this (and Mitch Boyers video of a similar theme) has inspired me. Wahoo saysy FTP is 106. I want to see where I get to in 500 days. Hopeful to see significant improvements similar to how I was able to do a couch to half marathon.

[@StuartLynne]

Congratulations!

[@haksaw123]

Great motivational aid. Good job.

[@ryanarnold4790]

Awesome channel. I’m 47 and have had a similar fitness journey.

[@damdampapa]

it's great to see other old guys loving pain. I'm 52 and not givin up either. keep it up!!

[@believerscc]

I'm not sure how I would fare on that test with down tube shifters on my 87' Cannondale. It's got a cool aero water bottle sitting between my aero bars, so that's gotta be good for at least a solid 30w of extra power.

[@timmyproc27]

Great video! ALMOST makes me want to try it myself

[@Chutthonglang]

I started ride on Zwift about year ago and I lost stone and half from clothes size 12 now down to size 8 but I’m still at Cat d 😅😅😅

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Ah, but would you rather be a size 12 and Cat C? Decisions decisions 😂 either way, it’s an awesome result 👍🏼😀

[@Chutthonglang]

@@MarkLewisfitness thank you I can see things clearer now 🙏🏼

[@marcus_velo_9970]

good work ml; remember the neuromuscular system is not as trainable as others so more genetically predetermined. you're born a sprinter or not to a certain extent, whereas what you (we) want is good endurance as it opens up the world of cycling to you, gravel rides, mountain bike and epic road (climbing) rides in europe. so you have fitness that has a real world application and is just fantastic fun.

[@timboha8191]

Its probably some sort of trolling, but the platoon picture was actually tropic thunder.

[@davidkosi7662]

Good job. I was impressed with my progress too, starred cycling 7-8 m ago and am now at 4.6w/kg

[@Not_Sure_]

@14:36 "Stick it all in the . . . down below." LOL 🤣😆 HAHAHA