[–] petite-equestrian 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Snow skiing or boarding. There are fats on the greens and blues, but they are not as bad on blacks. If you try competitive show jumping there aren't too many fats... well I guess one is too many really, but there definitely are some blobs in the lower level classes. I guess moral of the story is to get really good at something because fats never excel at anything.
[–] Goat-fister 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Backpacking. I'm into lightweight, low impact camping, as in less than 20lb pack weight for overnight trips. It's rare to see hams in the backcountry, and the father in you go, the fewer of them. Well, people in general, but especially hams. Not many people are into walking 25 or more kilometers a day, over rugged terrain.
Also in the winter I'm a ski instructor. Some fatties on the hill, but not many. There's more in the lodge, especially parents of racer kids.
[–] fuzzybob13 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Kayaking- they literally can not fit in to a kayak plus most have a weight limit of 350lbs
[–] getrippeddiemirin 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
There are fats in cycling. GOD there are fats in cycling. Doesn't matter if it's MTB, road, CX, track, you have fats.... in lycra. The good news is their power to weight ratio is like 0.04 so you can usually drop them pretty quick unless it's a group ride. Usually, after a time, they shrink a bit, but cycling goes hand-in-hand with post-ride pastries and beer so they actually rarely reach human size. Even if they do, once winter is over, they've managed to pork right up again. I don't even know how someone can gain that much weight in a period of 4 months even if they don't ride CX and track in the fall/winter
That's because the bike takes the weight of the person's structure.
If you have a lifestyle where you do something like chin-ups regularly, your body intuitively knows that if you eat past a certain point, you are only making it harder for yourself to lift during your next workout. With a bike your body is just trying to build as big an energy tanks as possible, it doesn't matter if it is a gut.
I have a friend who has been in great shape his whole life. He loves to hike and climbs mountains all the time. The only time I ever saw him with a pot belly was when he spent a few months bicycling East to West across North America. His body was doing everything it could to create a calorie surplus and there was no negative consequence to having too much because the bike takes the weight.
[–] getrippeddiemirin ago (edited ago)
Except for the fact that weight plays a HUGE part in every single form of cycling in the world. If you want to excel or make it up that hill faster than the guy next to you, cutting weight is the best way to ensure that. Pro teams have literal starvation camps you could be sent on and if you don't make weight then no, you won't be racing in the spring classic you has your heart set on. Most high performance bikes have a weight limit of 230lbs anyway. The entire sport is about marginal gains. Want to increase your power output and up your FTP? Cut weight, fatty.
If your friend gained weight while riding he basically just managed to go full retard with a sport where I burn 850kcal+ during our 1hr30min morning team workout
[–] shitlordius_prime ago
Ugh there are so many fats in my gym's pool. Probably 80% at least. And they all just do "resistance training", walking through the water taking up a whole fucking lane holding buoyant weights. I'm sure they go down the street to the McDonald's to treat themselves after, because none of them have gotten any smaller over the past year.