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TailgateU
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Now I'm feeling extra inspired. I need to get more active. Seriously, thank you.
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I have a friend who weighs 355 lbs @ 5'8". His friend challenged him to ride 100 miles in 24 hours
Chasicle
4/23/23 4:35pm
Are his friends doing this to help him or are they trying to win a bet?
Dr MoBYU
4/23/23 4:39pm
Their motivation is for him to complete it.
Chasicle
4/23/23 4:43pm
Lemme know if they’d like to make the same bet with me…
m0resn0w
4/23/23 4:49pm
TBH, sounds like great friends. He's lucky.
TFL
4/23/23 8:21pm
That weight loss drug will make the weight continue to melt off
Soren Tversky
4/23/23 4:39pm
If the weight loss drug is ozempic study’s show it gets rid of the good fat.
Grock
4/23/23 4:43pm
What? That doesn’t make sense
kotacoug
4/23/23 4:48pm
Maybe it makes the bosoms shrink?
byubyu
4/23/23 5:02pm
Most people lose significant muscle mass on these drugs.
kccougar
4/23/23 5:10pm
Ok I wasn’t sure what they he/she was trying to say. Most weight loss in
kotacoug
4/23/23 5:14pm
Maybe not you, but if you were 355 pounds at 5’8” you go ahead and take it. Worry about muscle mass when you’ve escaped
mvtoro
4/23/23 6:08pm
Exactly. It’s a tool to an overall goal. Average human should not take them.
Boring
4/23/23 6:26pm
Yeah, you know? All the muscle you have that’s actually fat? Ozempic = gone.
jmorrrrr
6/9/23 8:19am
The way he describes it, it sounds almost too good to be true. He said his
Chasicle
4/23/23 4:44pm
Probably the same drug all the women are taking now- Semaglutide.
byubyu
4/23/23 4:51pm
He better not eat any bread or the bet is lost
chismoso
4/23/23 4:44pm
Good luck to him, and please keep us updated.
IAmSpartyCoug
4/23/23 4:44pm
He’s got some awesome friends!
ChiCityCoug
4/23/23 4:44pm
He is on the peptide Tirzepatide. He will lose the weight fast. He will not wa
calvindyer
4/23/23 4:45pm
How do you know that’s what he is on? You know him? Just curious
ColonelMustard
5/1/23 2:11pm
can you hook me up with you rich friends? I'd like to broker a similar monetary
qwerew
4/23/23 4:45pm
You are a real friend.
septicpumper
4/23/23 4:45pm
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Chasicle
4/23/23 4:46pm
good luck to your friend. He could win big in so many ways. I'm glad he's
qwerew
4/23/23 4:49pm
Yeah, that was my big concern. I was at his house with friends when he told us
Chasicle
4/23/23 4:52pm
I’d hope you at least get a new bike!
DiamondMo
4/23/23 5:55pm
I’m willing to gain 200 lbs and then take that bet.
Samsonite
4/23/23 4:51pm
Not worth it.
A Drew Aitch
4/23/23 4:51pm
Any chance of him doing a social media thing for those who want to follow?
ChiCityCoug
4/23/23 4:52pm
I'll bring it up with him. I thought of documenting it and doing something after
Chasicle
4/23/23 4:54pm
YT would be awesome!
ChiCityCoug
4/23/23 5:13pm
that would be fun to follow.
qwerew
4/23/23 4:57pm
The injections are going to work
bluelands
4/23/23 4:56pm
I weigh 340 and am 5-7.5. Can his friends throw me in as a package deal?
JodyGenessy
4/23/23 5:03pm
Join us for the ride in October! I'll give you a hug when you finish. 🙂
Chasicle
4/23/23 5:08pm
Once upon a time, I went from weighing 371 to doing a full Ironman.
JodyGenessy
4/23/23 6:10pm
Do it again! Ironmans are life changing.
Chasicle
4/24/23 2:00am
Now I'm feeling extra inspired. I need to get more active. Seriously, thank you.
TailgateU
4/24/23 2:18pm
Too easy. Should have bet him to get under 200 lbs and stay under for a year.
Chester Copperpot
4/23/23 5:06pm
You're forgetting that there's always the next bet. lol. I'm already hoping
Chasicle
4/23/23 5:09pm
Sounds like your friends or his friends have too much money. Even if I had $50M
Chester Copperpot
4/23/23 5:29pm
So what’s a better use? I guess you could feed a about 420 of starving people
DiamondMo
4/23/23 5:54pm
Worth it to literally save the life of someone you love. In a weight loss competition right now that we set up mostly
mvtoro
4/23/23 6:10pm
There are safe appetite suppressants? I always thought any weight loss drug and
ColonelMustard
4/23/23 5:11pm
Some comment above was talking about them. I'm not familiar with the name of it
Chasicle
4/23/23 5:12pm
glp-1 agonists
TN_Coug
4/23/23 5:14pm
Correct. Relatively new.
ldssdl
4/23/23 5:37pm
Peptides, Tirzepatide and Semaglutide
calvindyer
4/23/23 5:17pm
And they are safe?
ColonelMustard
5/1/23 2:08pm
His butt will give out before his legs.
RC Vikings
4/23/23 5:14pm
That's his #1 issue right now. I've told him 50 times it'll get better after
Chasicle
4/23/23 5:18pm
I would have him do some squats and deadlifts too
Swish
4/23/23 5:35pm
Guy I know lost 200 lbs in just one year. He was over 400 lbs and is now running half marathons all the time.
CSoul
4/23/23 5:32pm
Would your friend be willing to bet me the same to reach 355 lbs?
DodgerCoug
4/23/23 7:03pm
Go to peak of mountain range outside Yellowstone and coast down. Easy money
zerome4sooners
4/23/23 7:38pm
Has to be net zero elevation.
Chasicle
4/24/23 12:35am
I’d dump the cycling coach, leverage your insights and do this for $350
BYU'01
4/23/23 7:49pm
I'm a big fan of Wahoo/Zwift, and it would be good for him to get used to being
m0resn0w
4/23/23 7:57pm
I’m a fan of outside but found Wahoo SYSTM good for introducing beginners to
BYU'01
4/23/23 8:07pm
Seems like a good plan. And he’ll certainly be able to afford it. 😃
m0resn0w
4/23/23 8:09pm
If he ends up riding in Zwift, I'd love to do a group ride or training session with him.
IAmSpartyCoug
4/23/23 8:43pm
Problem is…none of us could keep your pace. I see what you do on Zwift. 😂
m0resn0w
4/23/23 8:48pm
Zwift is updating the "keep everyone together" setting this summer, so you can set up a group ride with different levels
IAmSpartyCoug
4/23/23 9:14pm
Zwift/KICKR for now. We’ll move outside later.
Chasicle
4/24/23 12:36am
When he's ready for an hour workout, and if he's willing, let's put together a CB Zwift group ride/workout.
IAmSpartyCoug
4/24/23 10:42am
That would be fun. I have no idea how to set it up, but the cycling coach is an expert on Zwift. I'll chat w/ him
Chasicle
4/25/23 2:27pm
I'd be happy to go figure it out too
IAmSpartyCoug
4/25/23 3:31pm
Get an electric bike, the most expensive one since he'll win.
sah22
4/23/23 8:05pm
Not allowed. Standard bike. Road or tri or mountain bike. Doesn’t matter.
Chasicle
4/23/23 11:24pm
Very invested in this story I think biweekly reports would be awesome!
ElkaholicCoug
4/23/23 8:50pm
Could prob do a documentary and sell it. Many people prob would be fascinated
zerome4sooners
4/24/23 8:29am
5’8” and 355 is classified as SUPER OBESE with a BMI of 53. Good luck.
canofpicante
4/24/23 8:39am
With this much money on the line I’d hire a full-time weight-loss coach or
canofpicante
4/24/23 8:48am
My best friend lost half his weight in 11 months. He started at the MTC weighing
TailgateU
4/24/23 11:12am
Oh wow. Yeah, that's one thing we absolutely are watching. Too much too early.
Chasicle
4/24/23 11:37am
But that was 15 years after great success. Ever since watching him succeed I've
TailgateU
4/24/23 12:04pm
Still early in planning, but my thought is Payson/Spanish Fork where it's super flat by the lake. Back and forth until
Chasicle
4/25/23 2:32pm
What is the wind like? 50 miles one way on the Provo-Murdock-JR or PR trail
BYU'01
4/25/23 3:02pm
Would a group of support riders help? TBH I'm not in 100 shape and might not be
TailgateU
4/25/23 3:23pm
That section is perfect for something like this. (Weather permitting) You could
m0resn0w
4/25/23 6:14pm
It's where James Lawrence did his loops for his 100 ironmans in 100 days. I drove his support vehicle one day and
Chasicle
4/25/23 7:04pm
Do you have any Garmin/Wahoo/Strava routes already created? I’d love to ride it
BYU'01
4/26/23 4:25pm
Nothing on Garmin yet. Here are a few google map pics
Chasicle
4/26/23 6:13pm
They either really hate him or really love him.
Updating...
4/24/23 1:53pm
Marking for future posts................
IDAHO 4 Y
4/24/23 2:33pm
have him read "can't hurt me" by David Goggins. Heck have him listen to the
flyzag
4/25/23 11:05am
So tentatively the Century would be next spring?
IDAHO 4 Y
4/26/23 8:03am
Probably this fall sometime. Could be spring. I’ll keep everyone updated.
Chasicle
4/26/23 9:40am
when you post updates, please link to this thread so those following get it.
Turd Ferguson
4/26/23 11:30am
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