Can we just give a shout out to Competitive Cyclist. What they are doing so so great, supporting all these content creators is huge. Also funding a trail at Berm Park, Crazy.
He just gave better diet advice than most "fitness" infuencers, eat more clean/less calories dence foods, just be aware of what your eating, don't focus on the numbers too much, how your feeling and looking is often a better mothod than your number (so take progress photos), you can weight once in a while, but it's better to not make that your main focus.
Lost 50 myself doing the exact same thing (more road riding) but eating cleaner, not paying attention to numbers, feeling better and more comfortable 😀 it works!
A good friend of mine says: "If you are worrying about dying, you aren't worrying about work". Biking is such a good way to focus on the present and leave your worries behind.
Good work Patrick. After I injured my shoulder I went from a 210lb lifter to a 210 blob but, thanks to the Covid lockdown and 3309 miles to date on mountain bikes, I dropped 54lbs and stopped being a wheezy fat knacker. Hurrahs all-round!
Great video Paul and great job Patrick! When I was young, I was a fit mountain biking teenager in the mid 80's in San Jose, CA when the sport was young. Specialized had JUST brought the stumpjumper to market. I went another direction and bought a Miyata Ridge Runner. Awesome bike. I rode everywhere around the santa clara valley on that thing. In 1990 I switched to a GT Karakoram. In '92 I went Cannondale. Then I started my career, got married, had a family and didn't ride. in 2001 I suffered a major shoulder injury which unexpectedly retired me from my career. I started packing on the LBS. In 2004 I got divorced. In 2005 now as a single full time dad of three, I bought my kids bikes and myself a Specialized Stumpjumper FSR. I was so out of shape it hurt to ride. I'd go here and there on basic things with the kids, but nothing much. I continued to get fat...like out of control fat. In 2015 I bought a cannondale scalpel. I tried getting back to riding shape but now I was SO fat, I couldn't even keep myself on the bike seat. I ended up giving that bike to a kid who had his bike stolen. Finally, in 2018 after a dear death experience due to my ballooned weight of now 418 lbs, enough was enough. I made major life changes. Reduced my intake to 1000 hi quality calories per day. Didn't negotiate with myself ever. 18 months later I was down 80 lbs and I started MTB riding with friends. After another 18 months I was down a total of almost 170 lbs. In May of last year, I went OTB and tore all the soft tissue in my right shoulder with a surgical repair in July, so I did suffer a setback and packed on about 25 LBS being depressed and not conscientious about my diet. But I'm back to diet and exercise now, but not even close to fully recovered but working again toward the last 60 lbs I'd like to shed. In short, good, bad or indifferent, Mountain Biking has changed my life. Thank you for this video.
I resumed mountainbiking late 2020. I used Strava (free subscription) to record basic biking stats beginning May, 2021. My year-end report (covering May-December, 2021) states that I biked 1,785 km & climbed 25,814 m in 79 active days with 108 accumulated hours. To me, that's already a feat! Mountainbiking kept me sane during this pandemic & still keeping me sane to date! A toss to every biker's health & well-being! Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines! #KeepBiking
My biggest cost is drivetrain related with doing so many miles. Jockey Wheels lasted just 9 months, chain was 1300km, my cassette doesn't look too great but I'll be letting that start slipping before I replace the full sha-bang. I love these inspirational stories, I hope to share mine one day
Paul, thanks for covering Pat's journey mate! A well deserved highlight for sure🤘🏼 I was definitely one of those ppl who were blown away at the rate he shed pounds😏 he now weighs less than me and I'm thinking I should do some more riding🤔 Anyways, CHEERS!
I grew up in Mesa, but live in the Philly area now. I get back often and would love to meet and ride with this guy. I know nothing about the trails in AZ. Inspirational! Congrats on the weight loss and relationship!
Well done Paul! Patrick, I love your story. I need to get out of my "Corona Funk" and back out on the bike. I gained weight through this stupid pandemic and I feel like shit because of it. I even have a bike trainer, and I stopped riding it last spring. I beat myself up about not riding and it is a vicious circle. Thanks for your story and thank you to Paul for sharing it. I might reach out to you Patrick in the future for my "Over the bars with BostonDon" project. Take care, Don
Paul thank you for sharing Patrick's story. Weirdly it is like mine. 5 yrs. ago I was around 255 pounds and 44 yrs. old. I had some dental work that helped me to change my diet. I also got deeper into cycling. Mostly paved trails with the family at this point. Today I am 170 pounds and have dived into mountain biking with my new eMTB. So far, I am just loving it. Like I said earlier today "My bike is my happy place".
So glad your posting again, I've really been looking froward to another of your videos. You and him are both so lucky to have the time to ride and also the epic places.
Patrick’s an awesome person. He’s helped me get introduced to the riding scene here in Phoenix. Pretty cool to see him getting the recognition! He’s a genuinely good person.
Love this video ! our stories are so similar .This February is one year to date I committed to biking again , bought a trail bike , went from 260 to 218 . Ride 2-4 times a week , joined FB groups, 2 races and fat biking through the winter and trail building . Riding Saves !
Yes! It's amazing how life changing mountain biking can be! I am almost 60 and have finally found the best "bliss and zen" sport for me. Not to mention the fast weight loss activity!!! Congratulations Patrick!! What a blast to be a mountain biker!!!
His personal gains are amazing. The weight loss, the skills improvement, so awesome. But the involvemtn in his community and his clear, true, genuine passion is so so awesome. I love this. Ur both awesome.
When I was 22 my hardtail helped me to lose 50 pounds in 3 months, helped me to quit smocking as well. Now I am 35 and I have gained back those 50 pounds, I got a new bike but I don’t have the same time I had when I was 22 and I have an herniated disc. I am up for this new challenge in my life hoping that this incredible tool will save my life once again. Love and respect for all of you guys and good luck on your journey/climb.
Fantastic story. Congratulations, Patrick! Seeing your story inspires me to do much better in my fitness than I have been. Also, this video makes me miss PHX. Lived there for 10 years, until moving in ‘18 for Austin. Miss my mountains!
Cool video! And nice work, Patrick! You have accomplished a lot. I know it's fun, but at your level, there is a good bit of work to it, too! Thanks for sharing your story.
I’ve always Rode bikes,Bodyboarding,sk8ing and still gained weight in my 30’s I still was biking a lot. I had to change my eating habits and then I lost weight quick about 30 lbs at 46 I’m feeling like a champ again. 🤙🏽
My brother got into mountain biking when the pandemic started. I lost 125 pounds in 9 months!! MTB completely changed my life and I wouldn’t be where I am today without this amazing sport!!
Rad to see my local trails on PtP I've heard of the Taco Tuesdays rides but have always been intimidated by the trails they ride at SoMo. Some tuff stuff out there. Maybe I'll give it a whirl one week
Just bought a used bike, have to get back into shape. It’s the first not freeish bike I even owned and once a couple parts come in to make it useable again I’m looking forward to getting out again
What an amazing story! Very inspiring! I’m also in AZ and also working on my fitness and weight. Desert Classic is my fav and most of the time too scared to ride any other trails.
I was having a rough year since 2019 then the pandemic came which amplified the stress and depression etc. Decided to take the leap and bought my first XC bike last year. Best decision I've made tho a bit pricey, it helped me de-stress and exercise at the same time. I can seriously relate to this guy, didn't have a pleasant experience riding trails the first time but I just kept at it every weekend riding and improving one step at a time. Kudos to him for cutting that weight down, I'm working on that as well but meals just taste so much better after a hard session LMAO
I'm about the same weight you were before, I'm really trying my best to go bike riding as often as possible. I do mostly paved and gravel paths because that's what's in the area, do you think mountain biking is better for losing weight generally?
People tend to forget that its like a circle, get a little fitter, feel a little better, make better health choices and this then becomes a cycle, it also happens if you are on a downhill run, lose fitness, feel a little crapper, make worse health choices. Finding a sport that you are passionate about will make the upwards cycle much easier
This is the thing people on diets or weight losing programs and gym schedules completely miss: get an active hobby that you genuinely ENJOY! Something that you love doing, look forward to each week, and can’t get enough of. That plus new eating habits that actually taste & feel good (although healthy) and the lbs/kilos will drop off by themselves
