That's the old "My grandfather smoked 30 fags a day, drank 10 pints a night, ate loads of fried food, and lived to the age of 81" argument!
The grandfather in question might well have lived to 95 if he'd looked after himself better!
Perhaps you would already be doing sub-50 minute 25s if you had junked the junk ...
Indeed - On long, hilly rides, I often eat cake, chocolate, biscuits etc., yet I average ...
Yep. No one is saying being overweight is good for you, but some are saying if you are overweight you are slow, unfit & in denial about how much you eat
some people think cyclists are arrogant tw@ts because some arrogant tw@ts ride bikes.
Yes to both, matches and points made above.
That is an oxymoron, it is impossible to be obese and not have an ounce of fat on you. In fact even a marathon runner like Paula Radcliffe has body fat. Your statement is probably the most ludicrous I have ever read.
Being fast over a short distance like 100 metres is not severely affected by weight. Most top sprinter are overweight albeit as product of greater muscle mass than the average person
It's perfectly possible to have a BMI that falls in the range described as 'obese' and yet have a very low body fat percentage, because the BMI scale assumes you're not built like a brick outhouse. The BMI measure is meaningless if you are more muscular than average, which I think was the point being made.
