He's doing a better tour romandie than in 2012, so tour france 2021 is in the bag ah ah.
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Doesn't make sense gain 3 kilos of body mass, and that be a bad thing. He need's to win muscular mass.Our Chris Froome has never been one for the cold, wet conditions so finishing in the final group on the road, the Autobus if you like, 19 minutes and 1 second behind the stage winner is perfectly understandable for someone aiming to win the TdF this Summer.
Oh, did I say the 'TdF this Summer?' Sorry, but even his own Sporting Director Rik Verbrugghe is now talking about Froome's return to 'top form' being 2022.
As for the man himself he's claiming the muscle-building work on his right leg has resulted in him now carrying an excess of 3 kilos in body mass.
Maybe, this is the new Bilharzia and when rectified will be like suddenly taking the handbrake off and launching Chris Froome to the front of the peloton.
I hope so...............
He's doing a better tour romandie than in 2012, so tour france 2021 is in the bag ah ah.
He said it was upper body weight gain, but yes it does seem a bit odd.Doesn't make sense gain 3 kilos of body mass, and that be a bad thing. He need's to win muscular mass.
Because of course you would put on upper body muscle to rehab as a world class cyclist. Makes sense.He said it was upper body weight gain, but yes it does seem a bit odd.
He is a couple k overweight. Upper body muscle? Come on, that's laughable. And it doesn't explain his performance whatsoever. He just can't help himself, he's so used to making up reasons for his performances.A group of people claimed yesterday he is basically obese, upper body. Froome now confirming he is a bit overweight, upper body, and the same group of people again going bonkers. You just can't make everybody happy, especially the internet mob. Remember, real life isn't an Instagram story. It takes more work.
Anyway, see you on the next races.
If we all agreed yesterday he is a bit overweight, why he today admitting it is suddenly a lie?
As for having too much muscle. My idea, yesterday, he just has fat, not muscle. And he is trying to gain muscle and that is why he is not worry about the fat for now. As you normally can't burn fat and gain muscle at the same time. But if Froome already had developed some muscles on his leg(s), that is actually better. And i don't see on why he would need to lie for having too much muscle in his upper body. Or are you saying it's fat not muscle? It's perfectly possible. It looked like he was coached by a fitness or body builder coach, that is why he went to America, for muscles. It could be they put too much emphasize on his upper body and now has too much muscle in his upper body.
I guess we fatshamed Contador into retirement then....I don't feel good with a skinny pro cyclist being called overweight and fat. I know how you mean it, but I still don't like it. None of those guys is anything close to that.
Yes, if he loses a few kilos he will improve. Maybe he'll only lose 30 seconds on a 4k TT and maybe he'll stay with the front group more often. But he's so far off being competitive, isn't it a bit silly to be talking about the kilos?OK then we have settled it. You claim Froome lied, because it's fat and not muscle.
If you are correct, he is still bulking, building muscles and isn't concerned about the fat just yet. If you are wrong, he will ditch some extra muscle in his upper body and that will do. Both scenarios enabling him to improve.
All in all it just confirms he is not there yet, peak form. And as he has reached the bottom this is already him bouncing back.
Just be more patient and it will come. Commercials, claiming somebody will lose 10kg in 3 days, that doesn't work either in real life.
In all seriousness, I think it makes sense to initially not prioritize weight or even purposefully running a calorie surplus if the aim is to rebuild damaged muscle. But it does not make sense that this is still the case now, like 2 years after the crash. Or at least if he still has less muscle than before, I would rather expect this to be permanent after trying already so long.As for the man himself he's claiming the muscle-building work on his right leg has resulted in him now carrying an excess of 3 kilos in body mass.
Tbh if the aim is to rebuild muscle, why race at all?In all seriousness, I think it makes sense to initially not prioritize weight or even purposefully running a calorie surplus if the aim is to rebuild damaged muscle. But it does not make sense that this is still the case now, like 2 years after the crash. Or at least if he still has less muscle than before, I would rather expect this to be permanent after trying already so long.
Trying to be super generous - last year he might have focused on getting into shape over recovering, or in other words - being competitive fast (with low body weight) over rebuilding muscle. But I think this is, as I said, a very generous interpretation of the current situation. We are moving in circles now - but I just don't see him coming to a top level (in his relative measure) anymore.