Lean, or, apropos the festive season

Thanks to this stupid Nigerian, from now on, whenever I reach into my pants to re-adjust Johnny during a flight, I have to worry about being jumped, beaten, and have the fire extinguisher blasted at me.

         Ben doesn't eat.


Lunch after a 67.1-mile (107.4 km) non-stop ride with 1400 ft of climbing.

(Yes, lunch at 9:19 PM. My meal times have a +/- flexibility of 8 hours.)





64.1 kg (141 lbs)
Current BMI (64.1 kg / 1.87² m) = 18.33

For what it is worth, Reinhold Messner and his brother, Günther, trained themselves to climb for days on mountains with half rations or no food at all.





I was much heavier twice in my life.
Here's 1993.
80 kg (176 lbs)
BMI (80 kg / 1.87² m) = 22.88





And here's 2003.
80 kg (176 lbs)
BMI (80 kg / 1.87² m) = 22.88

It took 6 full meals a day to maintain that level of weight. So much time was spent eating. I didn't like it.

Lean is better.





Here's me after a 1021.6 km tour. (Another pic here.)
The bike behind me weighs 45 kg.
60 kg (132 lbs)
BMI (60 kg / 1.87² m) = 17.6





And this is after a 411.5 km off-road tour.
The bike and trailer behind weigh more than me.
60 kg (132 lbs)
BMI (60 kg / 1.87² m) = 17.6

Lean really is better: I got more done. Besides, sandbagging unsuspecting people is hella fun  :-P

Check out another lean dude here.


For those who continue to insist that big is beautiful bigger is better, the last image is for you: