Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Looks like a starved POW, not exactly a picture of health.
Yes he does, and that's not healthy.
Advice for the OP: If you like your new muscles and that brings you some satisfaction, keep riding your bike and work on speed rather than simply adding up the miles and worrying about other's priorities. I'd also point out that looking like Wiggo is a choice to starve yourself and push a little beyond what is healthy (of course in his case it's for millions of dollars and the adulation of a nation), and that's a choice that you don't have to make. A 50 lb weight loss is no small accomplishment. Just do what you enjoy and what makes you healthy. At the highest levels it is all about the aerobic system, but you can be plenty fast without looking like a POW.