What other challenges would you like to see us do with Brad?

@maoufreed1684

Жыл бұрын

Uphill climb challenge(The steapest) 15%?🤔

@josephdennisb.dionisio5429

Жыл бұрын

head to head with a track cyclist

@alexyamrani5400

Жыл бұрын

Have Greg Doucette on the show, He's an IFPB pro that does A LOT of cycling, that could be fun!

@kienngo6252

Жыл бұрын

Track sprint I reckon Brad has a good chance

@halactaleadr1348

Жыл бұрын

Lets do part2 with bratt, but give him some advice and time, like how to use the cleats and teach him for the proper how to use the shifter due to climb.. hehe how about that?😁

This is what we need more of. People from different worlds getting a new appreciation for each other

@M___X_

Жыл бұрын

absolutely, and I think more people these days strive to be "hybrid athletes". I myself come from the lifting world but why box oneself in? and who doesn't enjoy a good ride?

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed this one🙂

@petergarnier6161

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn rower vs cyclist on Belmont hill?

@chefkocher1

Жыл бұрын

@@petergarnier6161 yes please!

@austin7547

Жыл бұрын

agreed, because every sport is more difficult than anyone realizes until they try it.

Respect to Brad. Proper humble guy, up for a laugh and went all in on the challenge. Top bloke.

@LisaMichele

Жыл бұрын

He seems like a really chill dude and took to the challenge humbly and gave it a great effort

@NanashiCAST

Жыл бұрын

In other words, a chad. he carried his massive heavy competition grade muscles up that hill with his buttcheeks planted firmly on the seat on high gear

@timothydayton5373

Жыл бұрын

I really want to look like Brad but still be able to bike up the hill like Ollie. Fat chance, I'll stick with what I do, biking for fun and exercise with a few weight room exercises thrown in. Being almost 70 I am NOT going to impress anybody anyway.

@kotowka

Жыл бұрын

@@timothydayton5373 you’ve just impressed me!

@timothydayton5373

Жыл бұрын

@@kotowka Sure, but thanks.

big guy was so humble all throughout the challenge. Big love and respect

@e2k220

8 ай бұрын

gc teemo player

@nlb234

7 ай бұрын

"it's too light why dont you hop on" 😆

@denni4070

2 ай бұрын

The more muscle you put on the more your cardio will go shit, have to train those new muscles for it

As a former bodybuilder myself I can vouch for the cardiovascular benefits of cycling for bodybuilders , it was so much better to get out on a real bike instead of grinding away on a stationary in the gym looking at a wall, and also theres huge benefits from cycling for adding detail and separation in the legs, it did wonders for my calves as well tbh. Also bear in mind Tom platz was a keen cyclist

@droneon5575

10 ай бұрын

I have been lifting for 4 years and one thing I always make sure to do is run atleast 3 miles before training session. ON weekends I mountain bike for fun. IM big in gym and can bike/run better than anyone I met so far. As long as u do cardiovascular fitness to your good.

@chazercize1330

10 ай бұрын

I'm dating myself by admitting this, but I also remember those images of Platz in M&F huffing it out on a skinny.

@nostreamavailable9090

10 ай бұрын

@@droneon5575 yes mate The golden eagle himself.

@reinartthefox1651

10 ай бұрын

Arnold also is a huge fan of cycling and would do many miles back in his bodybuilding career

@nostreamavailable9090

10 ай бұрын

@reinartthefox1651 Yeah l think l recall seeing pictures of him

Need to get Brad on a velodrome..... I suspect his flying 200 would be insane for a beginner.

@mrbrutal6614

Жыл бұрын

I think most beginner cyclists with the same amount of steroids in their veins would be achieving as good figures too.

@senfnacken

Жыл бұрын

@@mrbrutal6614 well you think wrong

@karolvrchovsky4426

Жыл бұрын

Doing cardio while texting on a phone is enough for him.

@karolvrchovsky4426

Жыл бұрын

@@mrbrutal6614 what "unbelievable" figures? I can do over 2000W and I am clean as virgin piss.

@davidburgess741

Жыл бұрын

He looks a bit like Sir Chris!

As someone who has been lifting for about a decade and only recently got into cycling I was incredibly humbled the first few days I cycled. Loved this video GCN!

@CarpeDiem13x

Жыл бұрын

As me ! 20 years in cycling and then hit a gym for the first time in my life. Depends on what your goals are but for me, gyms are now fun and interesting to bulk just 'a bit' but personally, the two wheels take me to places that I could never imagine they existed. Good luck and enjoy those rides !!!!

@better.better

Жыл бұрын

the thought of being trapped in a gym with nothing to look at but a bunch of sweaty people or even working out in a house staring at the same four walls is vastly unappealing to me. I should still be cross training though, which I don't, that would improve my ability overall. (and help reduce this over-40 paunch that I got going on (well for me it was an "over-45", that was the winter I barely cycled at all, and it hasn't gone away no matter how much I cycle. but I saw a lot of my beer drinking buddies get it in their 30s))

@MrAttilaabri

Жыл бұрын

Same here but on flats I’m a monster!

@CarpeDiem13x

Жыл бұрын

@@MrAttilaabri huge legs, huge watts, monster speeds :)

@MrAttilaabri

Жыл бұрын

@@CarpeDiem13x I’m brutal on hills regardless of watts.

We need to see a race with Coach Greg

Need Coach Gregg on this

@user-xz2zb4rw2f

9 ай бұрын

абоба

There's a stigma that goes along with most blokes of this size, all walking around giving it "Billy big balls". Having said that, I take my hat off to Brad. Firstly for accepting the challenge to take on the beast that is Ollie and secondly, for going into it most likely knowing he'd come second. We're all different and can't all be good at everything, fair play Brad 👍

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, we're so pleased Brad got involved and helped up with this vid! More of Brad in the future? 🤔

@TheWebstaff

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn yeah I might even sub if you bring him back for more bike challenges. I'd love to see him over on the GMBN and EMBN channels. Be interesting to see him on an ebike where the motor can so some of the cardio for him.

@FabioSpelta

Жыл бұрын

He didn't came second, he came LAST! 😀

@matthewpaull7362

Жыл бұрын

Fair play to Brad!

@morosis82

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn for sure. Would be interesting to see how he goes after a bit of training, especially on a flat course. As a fairly big guy myself I'm never going to be the mountain goat some of you guys are but my big legs have a bit of power on the flat.

Brad is a great sport, and clearly an anaerobic monster. GCN, you should definitely have Brad try some velodrome sprints.

@footflaps

Жыл бұрын

Yep, full marks for being a good sport!

@ambientblue-eyedmonkey8849

Жыл бұрын

clearly doesn't have quick twitch muscles, so would be useless there as well.

@jeffk464

Жыл бұрын

I would say weight lifters which I was one now 49 years old, need cardio(aka cycling) to balance out their fitness. But no all that extra upper body weight doesn't help you much when you hit a steep hill. Weight lifting if your not careful can also be bad for your joint health. Really you are better off building a moderate physique in the gym, rather than trying to look like Arnold. Moderate builds your joints, excess can tear them down, in my opinion.

@sln9360

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffk464 At 55 and an avid cyclist now I wish I hadn't done the heavy lifting in my younger days. The upside at (an in-shape weight of) 230 # (104kg) a 105 groupset is all I need; spending the extra dollars for Ultegra or DA to save 1 kg doesn't make any sense, nor would it improve my time, so there's that LOL.

@Jamess92

Жыл бұрын

Yeah he should have done a sprint instead of a climb

Coach Greg would dominate

PLEASE HAVE ONE OF YOUR CYCLISTS COMPETE IN A SHORT SPRINT RACE (1-2 mins) WITH GREG DOUCETTE! It would be so awesome to see, given that he does already cycle.

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

yes!

@dantesobrero8702

Жыл бұрын

Yess we wanna see Greg here

@Eee00123

Жыл бұрын

Yes we need coach Greg

@tttv3687

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, definitely want to see that big FTP roaring

@EnigmaticAnomaly

Жыл бұрын

I fear that attempting that would only lead to a destroyed bicycle. With that much weight and power, there is no way the drivetrain will withstand the torque of a sprint. It might even crack the frame.

Would love to see more from Brad! I'm a former bodybuilder myself who has switched over to cycling and it has been so much fun seeing my body adapt. I also love seeing how incredibly well optimized each person's body is to the task they perform respectively

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

That's really interesting, Richard! We'll see what we can do!

@bertrandronge9019

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn You need to have Greg Doucette for that one. He does a lot of cycling too

@PBUCKY1969

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn would be great to see if Brad takes up the challenge!

@motovx171

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved this. I also came from BBing after I had a grade 3 AC joint separation. I’d love to see more about adaptations and the disciplinary mindset when it comes to training. I’ve lost ~50lbs/~26kg in the last two years. Props to Brad and great humor all around!

@PangaDayWalker

Жыл бұрын

Not a bodybuilder myself but I do workout for the last 27 years. It took me a whole year to start cycling sort of well on MTB and not having to drop from bike and actually complete all my rides. Our body is such a cool and adaptive machine.

The human body is crazy. Well done to brad, a lot of people hate cycling uphills even veteran cyclists so to say brad who's a bodybuilder did that is very impressive.

@MrTripleXXX

Жыл бұрын

I actually like riding up hills, it feels like a good leg workout. But my legs are fairly strong cus of weight lifting. I mean unless the hill is stupidly big and steep...

@bryanwhitton1784

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTripleXXX I have a hill near me that is about 1.3 miles long and varies from 7% to 12%. First time I tried to climb it I had to stop and walk for a bit. But I kept trying again and again. After 1.5 years of doing it 2/3 times a month I found myself passing the newbies and motoring up cleanly. It was a great feeling. Just had both knees replaced this year and they say I can start riding again in November. I cant' wait. I will probably have to spend the next 1.5 years just getting to the hill let alone getting over it. Can anyone say e-bike. 🙂

@getcattoed9291

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanwhitton1784 can you share with us the cause of your knee replacement? Is it because of cycling? Just curious as I like cycling myself and this thought might be in my head for a while so need to know for sure ^^

@bryanwhitton1784

Жыл бұрын

@@getcattoed9291 Sure, not directly related to cycling. The right knee my ACL was torn from both ends back about 40 years ago. It was predicted I would need replacement as I got older. The left knee was a bit of a surprise. But it went bad in the 3 months following the first one. The only connection to bicycles is that they were weak to start with and riding 50 miles a day likely accelerated the degradation. As a result I have not been riding for a couple of years and my Trek has been hanging in the garage. My concern is that I don't want to wear out the new knees. I have heard anecdotal evidence that the legs never fully recover. I am seriously looking at the the Specialized Turbo Vado SL. A small battery and motor that gives a little assist not an electric motorcycle. But the Trek gets used first. So, no not a direct connection to bikes.

@getcattoed9291

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanwhitton1784 thanks for sharing :) Hope you recover okay and hit the road this month. Start slow and there's no shame in E-bikes. The hardcore cycling community is unnecessarily toxic to them :/ See you around ^^

Who's here after coach Greg's video? BTW I am a cyclist and an advanced bodybuilder too, which is why I completely agree with him.

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

me

@dagsouleyedblue407

Жыл бұрын

Right on, also here after Greg's vid

@adammarshall8070

Жыл бұрын

Me. Think it would be a good collaboration

@thanhcongTDT

Жыл бұрын

up

@rahmeddintawfi5170

Жыл бұрын

me

We need Coach Greg 🔥

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

yes!

@jevonyethman8045

Жыл бұрын

FOR REAL

Fair play to Brad, first time on a bike in 6years carrying all that oxygen sucking mass and managed to finish the climb. Love to see a mass wattage test over different times

@peteevans8150

Жыл бұрын

Would be cool to see 6 or 12 months from now with steady cycling training.

@tbrowniscool

Жыл бұрын

@@peteevans8150 Yeah and a correct saddle height and clipless shoes!

@leonbostick5562

Жыл бұрын

@@tbrowniscool they didn't set him up clipless by design. He would have fallen off the bike on those steep sections.

@tbrowniscool

Жыл бұрын

@@leonbostick556220 mins of practicing and he would be fine.

@radiocontrolled9181

Жыл бұрын

@@tbrowniscool not after 6 years of not touching a bike. Forget clipless.

Cool video, as a big guy myself I'm 1.92 and 110kg I know how Brad feels since I felt it when I started cycling, I have explosive power but the climbs are a killer. Video suggestion, 1 or 2 month training the cyclist in the gym and the bodybuilder in the bike, record the progress and results for both at the end. That could be great!!! Awesome video guys!!!

@johnpombrio

Жыл бұрын

All you would do is make the cyclist's lean build even leaner. Good-sized calves tho.

@danielrose6418

Жыл бұрын

i love that idea

@ma894

Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see Ollie throw on a weight vest to bring him closer to Brad's bodyweight

@onepunchbud1472

Жыл бұрын

In the end for a well-rounded cyclist it's all about power/weight ratio. Of course in the flats we normies do ok on the bike. When you realize how much faster the good cyclists are on the climb and how much better their ratio is, the more respect you have for them.

@CanalCarenagem

Жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

Get Coach Greg here

@danieldunstone6128

Ай бұрын

@gregdoucette

@herum_lungerer73

21 күн бұрын

He rides a lot

Bring out @CoachGreg to compete with your cyclists!💪

@Parabellum198

9 ай бұрын

Absolutly no Luck for Coach Greg. Cycle need mental power and you need to be Light to climb.

@scotthale7857

8 ай бұрын

​@@Parabellum198you need power to climb not weight

@Parabellum198

8 ай бұрын

@@scotthale7857 Look at all best climber in the World. Light. Very light. No body top muscle

@scotthale7857

8 ай бұрын

@@Parabellum198 yep being light weight gives a point uphill but if you're heavy you have the upper hand downhill. The bigger you are the more muscle power you need to insert.

@Parabellum198

8 ай бұрын

@@scotthale7857 Clear.. Sad for me..

Thanks to Brad for dishing it out AND taking it while handling himself like a pro. Thoroughly enjoyed the video

props to brad for doing this "competition". there's no way anyone who doesn't bike regularly would ever be able to come close to those GCN dudes. Those guys probably put in 200+ miles a week.

@frozenbean

Жыл бұрын

well... SOME of them do. Dan might do 200 by the end of the year!

@Kimberly_Sparkles

Жыл бұрын

@@frozenbean On an e-bike.

@imneveruploadinghere7180

Жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Sparkles with a throttle

@Kimberly_Sparkles

Жыл бұрын

@@imneveruploadinghere7180 Unrestricted.

@WendsH

Жыл бұрын

@@Kimberly_Sparkles Freshly charged.

Coach Greg!!! Want to see a body builder who also trains in cycling vs your cyclist. You could probably win up a hill, but I think he would win on a flat course.

@sabrinaelkhamissi9440

Жыл бұрын

We need to go back in a series

@aegisgfx

Жыл бұрын

The body builder would win in a very short sprint on a flat surface, any other type of long haul or uphill cycling they would lose since they are so much heavier.

@Reflec999

Жыл бұрын

​@@aegisgfx true

@kalvinsantero8122

5 ай бұрын

Nah.. The cyclist are actually warming up into he very start but when it comes to sprint.. He's way faster

Only real test would be with Coach Greg @Greg Doucette!!

@SuperoHeroDad

Жыл бұрын

Get the friggin cookbook!!!

@cvspvr

7 ай бұрын

​@@SuperoHeroDadCYCLING IS KILLING YOUR GAINS!!!

Would be very interesting to load up Ollie's bike with enough weight to match Brad, and see how that affects his time. Great video, and props to Brad for taking part.

@Maverick5588

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, would be very interesting to see that

@jebise1126

Жыл бұрын

we dont know how much watts brad was doing. olie said he is keeping above 400. so from there its easy to calculate just needs brads watts

@JanKowalski-pe9lo

Жыл бұрын

Its not even about Watts lol... Ollie would win easily anyway as you can only imagine how much muscle mass needs to be fueled by Brad compared to Ollie where i believe Ollie have even bigger left heart chamber as well. Different world for body builder.

For the first time riding a road bike, and given the disadvantages, that is an epic effort from Brad. Chapeau mate!

Race Coach Greg next

Make this test with Coach Greg Doucette 💪🏻⭕

Being a recreational lifter myself and an avid cycling enthusiast. Can totally relate to this content. There is alot of back and forth within the 2 communities that one cannot successfully do both. Which is definitely true, but it's definitely possible to be good at both, just not the best.

@shellderp

8 ай бұрын

both are fun and rewarding, all I care about

@redacted2618

Ай бұрын

@thegigachad1254mid at both will get you the healthiest and most practical physique you can have. Aero is nice, but so is being able to lift heavy things with ease. Strength is nice, but so is being able to run/bike reasonable distances without feeling like you’re going to die. There’s a reason special forces guys are neither purely cardio or strength guys. You need to be above average at both, but each detracts from the other.

Brad was a great sport and put down such an impressive performance! And cheers to Hank in the gym and Ollie’s amazing climb! Loved this content celebrating everyone’s strengths - one of my favorite videos yet.

@Holloweve

11 ай бұрын

Of course he did, he’s juiced

@goffe2282

9 ай бұрын

Why wasn't Hank climbing?

Get @Greg Doucette on he keeps speaking about cycling

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

yes!

We want to see Coach Greg Doucette in a video with your cyclist 🚴‍♀️💪

The winner of both contests was humility. I Loved seeing them share their strengths and weaknesses.

Ollie was on the big ring the whole climb. Wow. Kudos to Brad for taking the challenge, after 6 yrs being out of the bike. Amazing strength in the gym.

Who is here to spam for Coach Greg to race with GCN ???

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

me

@danieldunstone6128

Жыл бұрын

He deadset give them a run for there money thay big guys fast

We would really love to see coach Greg Doucette!!!!!!

Fair play to Brad. To be put on an expensive road bike with very little cycling experience definitely isn’t easy.

@aubreywhitley6889

Жыл бұрын

GCN should have at least give him a test loop to understand how to shift gears.

@goku445

Жыл бұрын

@@aubreywhitley6889 come on. Shifting gears is easy. It was not his first bike ride.

@joaoreis2715

Жыл бұрын

@@goku445 correct but one unfair point is the shoes part. It does an incredible difference to have the road mechanism (where basically you can apply strength with both feet going up and down) or the normal one (where you basically just apply pressure down on the pedals). PS: Sorry if the vocabulary is not clear, I am not a native and I am not sure the technical words are those 😂

@vivek_v

Жыл бұрын

@@joaoreis2715 The power created on the upstroke is negligible (though noticeable in a sprint when the muscles aren't fatigued) since the muscles used with pulling up the leg are much smaller and fatigue much faster compared to the quadriceps (numerous studies back this up). However, clipless does provide a much stiffer interface between the shoe and the pedal as well as making it easier to unweight the pedal on the upstroke. Overall, technique can be compensated to adjust for either flat or clipless pedals, so even if Brad had clipless pedals, his pedaling technique probably wouldn't have taken much advantage of it.

@r.davies2702

Жыл бұрын

@@aubreywhitley6889 If you believe that GCN would hand over one of their bikes without first assessing whether or not the person can or cannot ride I think you're very much mistaken. He'd have hit that hill a few times, at the very least, a spin round the block, before the final cut.

"There aren't any more gears!" We've all been there Brad :)

@yeahbuddy4712

Жыл бұрын

The next gear is pushing!

@wexxexbest

Жыл бұрын

😅

@TikeMyson69

Жыл бұрын

It's a rather disappointing situation to be in. Cycling or body building.

@fidru

Жыл бұрын

anyone else still trying to shift into a smaller gear even though you did it already three times on the climb? a bit like "maybe this time there is another gear" 💁‍♂️

@yeahbuddy4712

Жыл бұрын

@@TikeMyson69 ha see what you did there..

coach greg sent me here lol

We want to see gcn vs coach Greg Doucette

All that upper body mass is a hindrance for Brad when cycling. It's great to see guys join together and respect what each other has achieved. Great job Brad and Ollie.

@aegisgfx

Жыл бұрын

body mass in general, the lighter a guy is the faster he will go uphill, nothing shocking about that

My brother was a body builder and about the same size as Brad. He transition in to doing Ironman and it was amazing to see his transformation. Still is incredibly strong but is now highly functional. His speed, strength and endurance gains were awesome to witness over the years.

I've been lifting 5 times a week for 12 years. I just started biking 20-30 miles every third day. Humbling, motivating & addicting!

@pyrofful

9 ай бұрын

Are you worried about muscle overuse? Do you notice inflammation in the joints or anything?

@victormagtangol8627

4 ай бұрын

nahh @@pyrofful

Greg Douchette should've been the cast representing the bodybuilders in this cycling race. Please do another video Bodybuilder vs Cyclist in Cycling. Do it with Coach Greg Douchette. He has almost 2mil subs on KZread And he'll give you boys a run for your money

Let's try Greg doucette

Mad respect for Brad to actually give it a go up that hill. No way I would want to punish myself so badly on that hill from being so unused to such efforts. I wish they would have told us their weights, because you can't be too skinny to climb, but you definitely can be too heavy.

@mourlyvold64

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, that guy's a great sport showing real character.

Would love to see Greg Doucette face off against Ollie, since he already cycles

Go ahead and have a match up with Coach Greg He will take you on

Get Coach Greg on this

We want to see Coach Gregg in a video with your cyclist, we want to see if Coach Gregg can you beat you all, not in a long mountain climb, but on a flat surface sprint!

Support for Coach Greg

You should’ve chose COACH GREG!!!

Coach Greg is challenging you💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Outstanding! Great effort from the big man. It is always awesome to see top-level athletes learning what each other goes through.

Call out Coach Greg to the hill

Coach Greg 😈😈😈😈

Invite Greg Doucette for this challenge, a bodybuilding cyclist. Would love to see how he fares :)

@sSavageGainSs

Жыл бұрын

agree. Greg should be invited here

@gregdoucette

Жыл бұрын

Would be great

@sSavageGainSs

Жыл бұрын

@@gregdoucette Good to see you here! Thanks for all the videos and the knowledge. It's been hugely helpful for my shredding process and keep it for the long term!!

@daviddaimary7734

Жыл бұрын

@@gregdoucette What cycle you getting on before getting on a cycle?

As a cyclist, I think Brad was outstanding. First time riding like that and doing that well was a real feat. He did far better than I thought he would. The training for the two sports is totally different.

@2011hwalker

Жыл бұрын

He did stop....he got totally obliterated (11 minutes versus 3 mins!!) but he was a good sport about it, although his fast start suggested he didnt understand pacing at all.

@mattellis4176

Жыл бұрын

@@2011hwalker Yes, but there was also the pressure of the camera to create some drama and put on a good show. Props to the dude.

GCN needs to showcase a bodybuilder who is also a cyclist. We need Coach Greg!

@dagsouleyedblue407

Жыл бұрын

That's right. Let's get Coach Greg in this here

@intensity4843

Жыл бұрын

About right! Let's have coach greg here!

@Iceman_HSV

Жыл бұрын

Pedalling faster than last time!

@robo3781

Жыл бұрын

An EXPERIENCED cycling bodybuilder would be a different story. Get Greg Doucette in there for part 2!

@michaelstratton5223

Жыл бұрын

How about a cyclist who is also a bodybuilder? So basically André Greipel.

Greg Doucette has thrown down the gauntlet, he wants a race.

I can tell you right now, as a fellow big guy and weight lifter, that mountain and hill riding is absolutely much more difficult even with gigantic leg muscles. There's just so much more mass on me vs. someone with 50lbs less weight. I catch up when it comes to downhill and flat sprints. As a matter of fact the weight is becomes negligible and becomes kind of an advantage. Brad should absolutely try out a track bike (where I started personally) on a velodrome. All that power through the legs becomes a boon.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - we'll see what we can do!

Greg Doucette! He has challenged you, he is a bodybuilder and a cyclist!

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

We need to see coach Greg in a video with one of these elite cyclists!!!!! Let’s make it happen

Enjoyed this one! I'm not a road guy (MTB and former bmx guy all the way) but I do watch GCN from time to time. As a former bodybuilder myself I know the particular challenges of lugging 200+LBS up a hill. Even when I go down to 190lbs it was still so much work on anything but short, punchy climbs. The extra weight and oxygen consumption is blatantly real.

@tesmith47

Жыл бұрын

yep same here 225lbs and old but not fat

@aliasgharkhoyee9501

Жыл бұрын

I'm somewhat thin so don't know how this works, but wouldn't the extra muscle and lung capacity help?

@Joe-md7uc

Жыл бұрын

@@aliasgharkhoyee9501 Yes that is true that muscles help you but muscles weigh way more than fat and consume more oxygen.

@tdgdbs1

11 ай бұрын

@@aliasgharkhoyee9501 Not at all, larger muscle strands consume more oxygen and the lungs can't keep up. Same applies for marathoners and sprinters.

@jazzypizzle

11 ай бұрын

It's also a case of type 2 muscle fibres (fast twitch/ power) being far less efficient than type 1 (slow twitch/ endurance). Power athletes tend to build a physique around delivering maximal power at the cost of endurance.

Coach Greg! Its what the people want!

@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580

Жыл бұрын

Thats right

@teppotappaja4598

Жыл бұрын

@@aasiossilanoja-mansikkavuo1580 Thats right

@kallerinta-kirveskoskela7132

Жыл бұрын

@@teppotappaja4598 Thats right

need coach greg

Good content GCN - this shows a good comparison of muscle strength vs endurance and the benefits to both. You should definitely have Brad back for more challenges and discuss more of the transferable benefits of strength training to the bike and also the different energy systems used by each discipline!

@21istheone55

Жыл бұрын

Well the cyclist has more strength, proportionally at least

Brilliant one again! Bravo to all involved! After a bit of training/readjusting to bike (including clipless pedals etc) it would be great to see a TT battle at the track! Rippling muscles vs Aero Gains?

I have been wondering about almost this scenario (ie weightlifter instead of a bodybuilder) since I was 17. It was a pleasant suprise to see both doing relatively well - good sportsmanship, humor and pride got me.

You can convert quite quickly from muscle man to cyclist. My son was a power lifter and rugby player weighing around 97 kilos back in 2019. He took up Triathlon and achieved a sub ten and a half hour time in the 2022 Hamburg Ironman. He is still built like cage fighter, but has gained incredible endurance through cycling and running

@ivanmatveyev13

8 ай бұрын

His knees will be done by the age of 38, its sad but true.

@rusuionut2

7 ай бұрын

@@ivanmatveyev13why is that ?

@ivanmatveyev13

7 ай бұрын

@@rusuionut2 you cant run if you are over 75, facts

@andrevanderwalt69

4 ай бұрын

​@@ivanmatveyev13Nonsense, latest science says the opposite, knees improve with running

@ivanmatveyev13

4 ай бұрын

@@andrevanderwalt69 hahahaha

as two dedicated sportsmen it would be incredibly interesting to have both brad and ollie train in each others disciplines for a month or even 3 to see what changes take place. in cycling but also physique and power output etc.

@philthewriter

Жыл бұрын

Not sure Ollie would appreciate gaining weight, considering love of hill climbs 😂

@brunokrause

Жыл бұрын

Training a guy like Brad in cycling would probably be detrimental do his bodybuilding goals. But it would be really interesting indeed.

@cristibaluta

Жыл бұрын

I think in one month you'll not see any physical change in any, but Brad will get used to the effort and will ride much better even with his weight.

@wexxexbest

Жыл бұрын

I’m actually thinking of buying a bike after this 🙈

@philthewriter

Жыл бұрын

@@wexxexbest Get it done! Must be one heck of a competitive element to getting to that size, few months of riding and bet you'd surprise quite a few of us skinny folk.

What I found most interesting is when they talked about the amount of calories under full steam. This was in the range of a big day in the mountains and seems to be a natural limit of how much energy you can put through your body. Would be interesting to compare Brad in the gym vs. Ollie in the mountains vs. Mark Beaumont riding steady for 24h

@trepidati0n533

Жыл бұрын

Body builders have a really tight understanding of their caloric/macro needs; almost annoyingly so. If they are too light they don't get the gains they want. If they are too heavy then they have to cut fat even harder nearing competition.

@Lisekplhehe

Жыл бұрын

@@trepidati0n533 Well, that's everybody. If you're in caloric deficit you're not building muscle and if you are over the maintenance calories you do, but if you overdo it you're going to get more fat than muscle. To optimize the process you usually cycle between deficit (cutting), surplus (bulking) and maintenance (usually for recovery period during deload weeks both during cutting and bulking phases.).

@marcdaniels9079

Жыл бұрын

Remember that a big day in the mountains is perhaps 5 or 6 hours of exercise at maybe 300-400 watts consuming mainly highly calorie dense and easily digested carbs. Body builders train maybe 90 mins in the gym on a bulking phase with perhaps a bit of light cardio and consume a totally different protein-centric diet, and to look like Brad some exogenous substances. As far as a natural limit to how many calories you can put through your body, cross channel swimmers expend 900-1000 calories per hour for around 11-14 hours and some people do double crossings so no 7000 is not the limit.

@nikgracanin6180

Жыл бұрын

7000 calories is not your daily limit, however most research suggest that you can't burn 4500 calories daily on a regular basis. Human body can burn much more calories in a day though, just not consecutively every day.

@volvo245

Жыл бұрын

Wanna hear a blackpill? You lifespan barring trauma and disease isn't measured in years, days or seconds. No its best measured in caloric throughput. There is a reason why top athletes rarely live past 75, eating and exercising like an athlete, about 2 or 3 times more than normal person for 10 to 20 years during your active career means that you burn up your longevity in roughly the equal amount. At the other side of the spectrum there are people who live over 100 years and they almost always report the same thing: they unknowingly have throughout their lives lived on a intermittent fasting diet at what many would consider near starvation.Their fire burned dimmer but longer.

Next time have him race a guy named coach Greg he is both a body builder and cyclist

Different body types, different strengths (literally). Wonderful video highlighting an appreciation and respect for each others sport.

I really like videos like that. I've been to the gym for ages, done some road cycling - mostly into running now (at least until I finish this marathon by the end of this month in Berlin) and I've enjoyed all of it. I couldn't imagine a life without sports and I have the utmost respect for every sportsperson out there. However what I always hated about the sports I'd been doing were the people who kept disrespecting others for the sports they were doing as if that made their their life decissions better. In reality however it is pretty impressive if you can squat 250kg but it is also very impressive if you can do what Olie did. In both cases you have to put in work - and they both did.

I really liked this video. In terms of more content with Brad, I’d love to see a deep dive into the role that strength training plays in cycling vs the role that cardio plays in bodybuilding.

@Kimberly_Sparkles

Жыл бұрын

I like that as much as we joke about the lack of arm muscles in cyclists, it really displays that athletes actually develop in different ways that support their sport and might be a hindrance to them in another.

@marcdaniels9079

Жыл бұрын

Dylan Johnson’s channel covers this very effectively with all the science explained.

@frankchan5547

Жыл бұрын

Just shows how specific fitness is. Fitness is combinations of strength, flexibility, speed, stamina, flexibility and balance. Body builders only use cardio to warm up and stay lean, focussing on strength, low reps and fast twitch muscles, like sprinters. Cyclists are endurance, aerobic, slow twitch focused. Average pro cyclist is about 72 kgs, which is light or lean for a body builder.

Love this! Respect is the word. Its how I feel towards the guys and obvious they have it for each other. Both, out of their niche, would develop insanely fast in the new discipline because they've got the mindset to win, learn and focus. Maybe that would be a good mini series? Watching them develop into a new sport over a few months, maybe even see how it affected their performance in their primary sport. Thanks all!

We want to see Coach Gregg in a video with your cyclist, we want to see if Coach Gregg can you beat you all, not in a long mountain climb, but perhaps for one minute!

Ollie has the perfect cycling physic with his aero arms!

Loved it! Respectful of other sporting specialities and really highlighting how pure strength isn't the most important aspect of riding on the road!

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it 🙌

This had such great energy. Would love to see more content like this!

Why not choose COACH GREG?? He's a bodybuilder who actually cycles!!

@stephankock2667

Жыл бұрын

Imagine he would smoke them

@dux657

Жыл бұрын

Because the idea is to put an average bodybuilder on test, the average bodybuilder does not cycle.

@powerup9035

Жыл бұрын

@@dux657 in what world is that average bodybuilder?

@gmoddude12

11 ай бұрын

@@powerup9035 i think the point is just to take a body builder that is not known for regularily engage in cycling and see how he does on the excercise

I used to be a track and field sprinter and do weights before I got into cycling. The power certainly helps in sprinting on the bike, even if the form is bad, but I really feel the drag on the climbs.

Great Video. I'm no where close to Brad's build but recently took 2 weeks off to rest my shoulders. This is how I found the great GCN team. I picked a different GCN session for 21 days straight, dropped 20 pounds doing so. I now train on my indoor trainer 6 days a week for an hour or more but I'm back to working out doing HIIT training with power blocks weights 3 times a week. Like Brad said the cardio is toffee than expected so I've stuck with it. I have noticed a difference in my muscular build. I'm hooked on the GCN training. I recommend it to everyone

@lexusenthusiast6414

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow man that sounds amazing I should try that to make sure I hit my weight loss targets. Cheers.

@r.massattack4052

Жыл бұрын

@@lexusenthusiast6414 Give it a shot, you will only benefit from it greatly. As I was new to the workouts I started with 15-20 minute workouts, gradually worked my way up to the hour long sessions and at times I've felt really good, I doubled up and did back to back videos. I took a note book and logged my calories, distance, odometer, etc. Best of luck to you. Let me know how you do?

@Flameb0

Жыл бұрын

im also nowhere close to brads build

@lexusenthusiast6414

Жыл бұрын

@@r.massattack4052 could you post a link to where you found the resource? I don't know what duration is best, I ride my mtb 8-10 hours a week rn but no planned goals and training, I'll let you know how it goes.

You should do a collab with coach greg doucette.

@theworkethic

8 ай бұрын

No one wants to listen to that yapper. Go on his gossip channel and listen to that for your entertainment. Has nothing to do with cycling, even this video is silly. Meathead muscles on juice have no benefit in cycling, any endurance sport or life extension to begin with.

Get Coach Greg on! That's a more fair challenge with a body builder!!!

As others have said fair play to Brad, seems a really nice guy and a good sport, also natural in front of the camera. More Brad videos please! Let’s see him transition into a track monster.

Let’s get coach Greg involved!!!!!

We need Greg Doucette

@Real28

11 ай бұрын

No shit. Dudes on Zwift everyday just HUSTLING his way on a bike.

Great video guys. Ollie crushed the climb. Great respect for Brad and that Lycra jersey. Great way to start my day with a smile. Also, kudos to Hank for attempting that gym gear.

Do a all-round cycling test, downhill, uphill and sprint against that guy will be fun... A track and field 400meters to 800meters runners would be a great challenge to 👌🏼

@jirivrana3623

Жыл бұрын

Track field test dont really show how bodybuilding and cycling is different. Bodybuilder can made huge power output and can mope floor with any cyclist on short track and even longer dont really show different since he can just keep his output for while and aerodynamics dont really slow him ennogh. But hill is ultimate test its test how power and weight work agains other and how thingly cyclist with low weight can beet much more weighty oponent with bigger power output.

@loki4231

Жыл бұрын

@@jirivrana3623 I don't want to see track and field to show how cycling and bodybuilding is different... we know it's different o want to see track and field athletes.. I know who hoogland and lavresein are to... I want to see it because it should be fun watching the great and funny personalitys of the gcn guys doing this challenge... This is entertainment not science to me at least

If Brad is up for it, I'd love to see him train bike for 3 months with guidance from you guys, and come back to the same hill and see how much time he shaved off. Would be cool to see how adaptable the human body is.

@millermark445

Жыл бұрын

With the right training, Brad would cut his time. But would he like the idea of dropping body weight? With bodybuilders, it's all about getting as massive as possible.

@binarycolors1738

6 ай бұрын

​@@millermark445yo

Nice job Brad! I worked at a gym w/ bodybuilders as owners who'd started riding...they were awesome considering all that mass! Keep em coming!

I wonder if he gets shouted at to get off the road all the time too?

@dainiusvysniauskas2049

Жыл бұрын

Who would be brave (or stupid enough) to shout at this dude?

@4nz-nl

Жыл бұрын

I'm tall and not like Brad, but do have some muscle. Mainly ride a velomobile, and had someone stopin front of me and get out agressively on one occasion (he was angry because I was in the middle of the road; I didn't want to let him pass me on blind bends because I don't want to be pushed off the road at 50 kph, so I was waiting for the straight section). I wasn't planning to fight, but in a velomobile there's not really any way to protect yourself and he was blocking off most of the road in front of me. The dude didn't expect 6'4" and 100 kg to get out of that thing so rapid, so he changed his mind, got back in and left with screaming tires 😂

Hank you did amazing, not exactly a small guy yourself, and Brad and Ollie absolutely awesome work too. Great video guys.

We need Coach Greg here 🔥🔥. Will be great to see him race.

#bringcoachgreg we need to see the coach on this

Great video, very interesting to see this sort of comparison. Great job for finishing the climb, Brad!

More of this type of content for sure. Very interesting to compare the two disciplines in such a manner.

@gcn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much - what would shall we do next? 🤔

@Flameb0

Жыл бұрын

@@gcn how about runner vs cyclist? that would be much more competitive