I Trained Like a Pro Cyclist For 365 Days

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[alyssafeuz]

I am so beyond proud of you, I love you more than you know!

[flyingdutchman]

4.1 w/kg is anything but average. That's a solid output for a racer, let alone an average cyclist/hobbyist. You're a beast and being too humble!

[fatbloaterdave]

4w/kg is definetly not average. Trainer road published a bell curve of w/kg of their 10's of 1000's of users (maybe 100s 1000s). And these are all cyclists serious enough to be paying for a training app. The middle of the bell curve for a man was 2.75-3.00 w/kg. Only about 7% of their users are at or above 4 watt/kg. Less than 1% are above 5 watt/kg

[jasonford]

You went from a cat 5 to a cat 2 in one year? You have some major natural talent along with the crazy good work ethic.

[reid]

I'm super happy for EJ, but no one watching this video should think getting to 4 w/kg in one season is normal or average. Many people train years to get to that or never reach it. Really insane progress.

[MarriedWithBackpacks]

this is incredible progress. I do think you have some really good genes and natural talent for cycling. Most people train a full year to get 50watts extra ftp, you gained more while losing weight, that's just not achievable for most people. But not trying to take away from the incredible gains and great training you did, excited to see how strong you can get.

[pacey]

Unbelievable how far you have come in such a short period of time. Insane FTP numbers too. Keep it up. Watching from Newcastle, UK!

[Skaughtto]

A video covering some general training practices for amateur cyclists from your perspective would be cool 🤙 The intensity work you got from racing had to attribute to your massive gains paired with rest and zone 2 volume 💪 5w/kg is huge.

[petrsla]

Unbelievable man! Watching with mouth open! After 25 years of just cycling I'm now ahead of season, when I want to train systematicly (within time I have for training) and find out, what my 41 years old body can do :-). Your video is true inspiration. Cheers from Czech Republic!

[eminented]

Im happy to have seen your progress over the last 2
years. Definitely inspired me to ride more. Cheers from Tampa!

[kevinferguson]

Congratulations in all that you are doing. Kept me motivated while I'm recovering from hernia surgery. Thank you and keep going 💪( from Scotland)

[diverg]

So awesome! Well done! Enjoy the riding and keep up the good work.

I started riding in 2020 and had some fantastic gains initially, coupled with aggressive weight loss (not by the book, lost a lot of muscle whilst doing so). Now being a father there’s less time than ever, but your content inspires me to get going again in a structured way, there’s always room for improvement.

Cheers

[offgridexploring]

First off, congrats! You put in a ton of work and earned that. I can only assume beyond that training you had some natural ability tucked deep inside that you finally let out. Keep killing it!

[CiclismoPeba]

Such an awesome journey and a major inspiration for all of us! Keep it up, EJ! Big fan from BR always cheering for you 🇧🇷

[ColeTrain_]

That was such a fun weekend at Goldsn state, One of the most fun races I have been in. Proud of you dude

[PNUfnik]

Massive congrats! Just stumbled onto your videos...just love to see the story, and see your journey. Congratulations :)

[DaM.]

I have never seen such an improvement in only a year. That´s really crazy and for sure you can get to 5, 5W/kg in the next 3 to 5 years. That will win you some races

[AegenemmnoN]

Followed you since couch to crit. You have become a beast so quickly! Keep it up

[mathias]

EJ means way to HIGH of a caloric deficit for anyone confused. In other words, he is saying it's risky to not get enough energy and lose weight so quickly. Best of luck in the new year!

[jeffreyhess]

Love this man. I just started cycling again. I was down for a few years because my wife passed away, but my health has gotten bad. So it's time to get back at it