Power Vs Weight: The Tour de France Pro Who GAINED 20kg And Started Winning

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A pro hill climber is known to have a skinny physique, but Jonas Abrahamsen from Team Uno-X gives a whole new perspective to the hill climbing specialist. Ever since gaining 20kg and new training regime, he has been winning a number of races leading up to Le Tour. Intrigued by his rise, Dan Lloyd asks just what his secrets are!
00:00 Can gaining weight improve cycling performance?
01:02 Aspirations as a young cyclist
05:26 Gaining weight to become a better cyclist
09:40 Did the training change?
14:27 A win-win situation with a longer career as well?
15:36 Do you get sick often?
16:11 A new perspective to pro-cycling
17:08 Do you ever compare yourself to other riders?
19:15 What is your caloric intake for the Tour de France?
21:09 Thank you Jonas!
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@gcn 23 дня назад

What is your take on Jonas Abrahamsen's perspective of the 'new hill climber'? Let us know in the comments below💬

@rosserobertolli 23 дня назад

The same happened in competitive climbing. Where weight seems to be even more important in climbing, both Janja Garnbret and Adam Ondra put on weight (muscle) and got better

@reecedawson6113 23 дня назад

I started cycling from a running back so I was basically skin and bone, tall and lanky. After a year still lanky I got some injuries over winter and then trained indoors for months and put on a lot of muscle as I'm mainly a time trial and I've put on 10kgs and gotten a lot faster

@sherab2078 23 дня назад

Well, now we are after the first stage of the Tour de France, and while no yellow shirt, there is definitely a climber shirt for Jonas there. And by the way, we again see that gaining power is more beneficial than losing a few kilos.

@erlendsteren9466 23 дня назад

He is to big! With 80 kg he is chanceless getting the climbers polkadotjersey in Tour de France ;) Or?..... From joke to serious, Listening to your body and beiing loyal to your body is a very good idea, and Jonas is showing us the way! This was the most important interview I have ever seen about sports, eating and training. Thanks a lot Jonas and Dan!

@tordjon 23 дня назад

@@erlendsteren9466 had me in the first half

@alinapopescu872 23 дня назад

As I'm writing this, he's just finished his interview in the polka dot jersey. Congratulations, young man!

@johnwestwell2241 23 дня назад

Slightly ironic, given the journey he's made in the last few years! I first saw him win the Brussels Cycling Classic a few weeks ago, where the commentators mentioned his weight gain programme. I remembered his name today when he got in the break, and particularly noticed his body composition when you look at the riders he was with. He certainly used his power to jump across from the bunch, and made good use of it at the KoM summits. Well done indeed.

@davezzzz172 23 дня назад

Yes, I just finished watching the Tour de France Stage 1 highlights. As I was watching Abrahamsen, I thought he's a pretty muscular guy for a climber, but it obviously works for him. Chapeau!

@thomaswalker7247 22 дня назад

The GCN curse is over

@billyhammm 22 дня назад

Wow! In Stage 2, he got in the breakaway for second day in a row, added to his polka dot points, at one point looking like he had been dropped, then came back and finished second. This weight-gain thing may start to become a trend among the pros.

@bunkersnooker92 22 дня назад

Great result 👏

@JarosawPorwo 23 дня назад

I like this new GCN journey- more on health and fitness and not just FTP and shaving off seconds. We need more of that, inspiring examples of people getting healthier through cycling, diet and exercise

@davidferry8455 23 дня назад

But his FTP went from 360 to 430! Body fat content stable and w/Kg still > 6.

@jakubprzybylak4938 21 день назад

Great that it also comes along with their business model. Many more people will benefit from getting healthier and fitter on bike than just marginally faster from shaving legs and eating gels every 30 minutes instead of lots of healthy normal food with normal eating schedule.

@gcn 21 день назад

We'll keep it coming 🙌

@danshort10 21 день назад

I’m trying to stop 20kg and maintain my ftp…I’m willing to loan some mass to some pros 😂

@JuliusPersson 20 дней назад

Health???? UNOX put him on drugs to to that. It impossible to gain 20kg without getting fat...just saying! Testosterone and growth hormone...and blood transfusion

@el_carbonara 22 дня назад

bro was starving himself to the point it was making him not develop fully which is a huge concern. I am glad he found normality. His english very good and grateful for him to give this interview in english.

@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv 22 дня назад

The real issue here seems to be development teams not giving the kids proper advice / now allowing them to grow up in size through puberty. (and instead having them be 4% bodyfat for short-term competitive reasons which is actually counter-productive for a kid trying to grow up)

@Nicoztrike 21 день назад

He is from Norway . They learn english from a young age just like everyone else in Scandinavia, you make it sound like it's a big deal he's talking English

@jsem94 21 день назад

@@Nicoztrike His English is actually not the best compared to most his age in Scandinavia honestly. Still quite well for speaking it as a second language.

@mattpujol4787 17 дней назад

His English is waaaay better than my Norwegian.

@christianvandegraaf9844 23 дня назад

Apparently it worked since he now has the KoM jersey at the Tour.

@gcn 21 день назад

He's doing something right!

@AndrewJamesBowen 13 дней назад

Still got it!

@MrChippinator 23 дня назад

Maybe this is a lesson for all cyclists. The guy looks normal, this is great to see!

@JackMott 23 дня назад

Not for all, but definitely important to keep in mind that minimizing weight is not the solution for everyone! Good to cover this stuff so everyone doesn't starve themselves.

@MrChippinator 23 дня назад

@@JackMott the way he rode today in the break in the Tour, going up hills, I’m not so sure this isn’t a good guide for many cyclists. He’s certainly doing everything he can to prove the power:weight advocates wrong.

@JackMott 23 дня назад

@@MrChippinator power to weight is never wrong, but there are different types of power. Long term (aerobic) power, anaerobic capacity power (1-3 minutes) and phosphagen power (5-10 seconds). For Jonas Vingegaard, getting skeletal results in world best aerobic power to weight, and he is able to stay healthy and win races with it. For Jonas Abrahamsen that math/health didn't work out for him, better for him to muscle up, raise the anaerobic capacity, and win different kinds of races or win in different ways.

@user-dd8zk2rj3f 23 дня назад

Looks normal. But has very low fat

@MarvinWestmaas 22 дня назад

Tell us this again if he's capable of following the 60kg guys in the high mountains. I think this is a lesson for 'all cyclists' except those going for grand tour gc's and pure climbers.

@thetmac12 23 дня назад

I'm impressed by Jonas' willingness to tell his story in English.

@snras4927 23 дня назад

Lol

@gcn 21 день назад

Great to have Jonas on the channel 🙌

@billyhammm 20 дней назад

Love how he pronounces "muscles" like Popeye: "muskels." Made me smile.

@runeenge8984 15 дней назад

@@billyhammm Norwegian «muskel» = English «muscle» (plural «muskler» / «muscles»).

@mwhissey 23 дня назад

By this rationale, I'm about to clean sweep my season.

@Mixedbydavey 23 дня назад

😂

@johnwestwell2241 23 дня назад

Jakob Fuglsang admitted in 2019 that he wasted eight years of his career eating too little. He felt much healthier once he accepted that he should weight eight kilos more than his former racing weight. And Geraint Thomas has said that he's only able to hold his competitive 'grand tour' weight of 68kg for his one targeted race, as it is just too difficult to maintain that weight for any length of time without getting ill.

@gcn 21 день назад

It's all about finding what works for that individual 🙌

@Derlino1 22 дня назад

As a Norwegian, I find it super funny how he just uses the norwegian version of words, like "resultats" (results) and "muskels" (muscles). Watching him yesterday was great fun tho, first Norwegian to ever wear the polka dot jersey after earning it (Thor Hushovd wore it because Philippe Gilbert was in yellow), I hope he can keep it for another day.

@hkw3169 9 дней назад

Han jobba som «electrical» også 😂

@chbrosz 23 дня назад

BREAKING: Man stops starving himself, sees improvement in health and performance, community shocked! ;)

@shivasimashau5750 23 дня назад

😂

@Tbo1235 23 дня назад

😂 would have been a quick interview

@albr4 23 дня назад

yep, he's 1.83m so 58kg was ridiculously underweight, he's literally just increased his weight up to where you would expect someone his height to be. I'm 167 cm and 58kg and this is my ideal weight and this is pretty normal for someone my height, I would have to start losing significant muscle mass to get any lower than 57kg.

@mrmetd7585 23 дня назад

@@albr4 he was 177 before

@rmpelnilschen130 23 дня назад

Thanks for boiling it down😂 Also see Dan Martin at Roadman Podcast, talking about 5kg overweight vs winning

@gavinatkins3371 23 дня назад

Great to see Dan doing stuff with the riders as it’s here that he really understands them!

@colinlittlewood9613 23 дня назад

Agreed, now that he sadly isn't doing commentary and punditry on Eurosport I'm hoping we see him on GCN videos more regularly

@gcn 21 день назад

Dan in his happy place here 🙌

@lordad 23 дня назад

Jonas Abrahamsen 1,83m 58kg gained 20kg to 78kg and started winning. Me starting at 83kg on 173 confidently think if i gain another 20kg ill do better lol

@xwatzzz 23 дня назад

1,77m 58kg now 1,83m and 80kg... maybe you start growing too :D

@JamesParus 23 дня назад

58 is supeskinny at 183.

@danielbliss1988 23 дня назад

@@JamesParus to be fair I think Abrahamsen was 58 at 176, and a year or two ago 72 at 183 and now 78 at 183.

@kvev5441 23 дня назад

Remember his fat percentage is lower so additional weight is muscle

@Gareth-pu5so 22 дня назад

@@kvev5441 although he could be carrying more fat, which is good for the health. Having said that I doubt there's a tour rider over 5%

@MentalHealthJourney 22 дня назад

I’m so glad you’re covering this, as someone who suffers from an eating disorder (and have done for 2 decades), more people need to be talking about sports and eating disorders and it’s great to see a visible platform like GCN covering this. My ED team are actually using my love for cycling to help me recover and learn to feed myself. Still have a long way to go though, particularly with learning to rest!

@MentalHealthJourney 22 дня назад

Also just to note, in ED recovery there is no good food or bad food!

@DurianriderCyclingTips 21 день назад

@@MentalHealthJourney that is the fatal mistake with ED recovery and what makes people obese from metabolic rebound. You have to keep your fat intake low and just cut back training so your hormones can come up and then you look and feel better. Ive been helping people reverse ED and peak perform since 1996.

@MentalHealthJourney 20 дней назад

@@DurianriderCyclingTips thanks now I’m terrified I’ll be obese. Never tell a person with anorexia to keep their fat Intake low. Please don’t give out unsolicited advice online when you don’t know a persons full situation though I appreciate the sentiment. I have a full team of medical, mental health and eating disorder professionals taking care of me. Thanks.

@CnBlu 20 дней назад

Don't even listen to that at all. I have recovered from ED and know others who have as well, and we all eat normal food with no "forbidden" foods and we are in good shape. Just trust your team and keep on recovering! The internet is full of this and that!

@MentalHealthJourney 20 дней назад

@@CnBlu Definitely needed this - thank you :)

@bentheiler7728 22 дня назад

Incredibly thought provaking interview and love this content. So he 'lost' 0.5 w/k on his ftp BUT gained so much more. One major point was when he said that when he approached climbs as a lighter rider he was out of position and couldnt change that because of the lack of sprint + more fatigued from trying to keep up so the slightly better w/k ratio didnt help anyway!

@JackMott 22 дня назад

You guy's timed this video perfect, the guy is killing it at the tour! Congrats Jonas!

@gcn 21 день назад

He's smashing it 💥

@AndrewJamesBowen 13 дней назад

If he was killing it then, how's he going now?!

@3Max 23 дня назад

Loved to see this, great work Jonas, and thanks GCN for highlighting it. Effective and efficient interview, too.

@GavinWren 22 дня назад

This is so important because under eating (intentionally or unintentionally) and even eating disorders are surprisingly common in sports

@gcn 21 день назад

Very true! Especially within cycling 🙌

@andrewgreenhalgh4076 22 дня назад

Great story.. proper journalism as well as being the usual interesting content. Top job, Dan and team, for tracking this down and getting it on our screens.

@lux-wattage 23 дня назад

Very inspiring! One key takeaway from this video is that many cyclists could potentially benefit from gaining some extra kilos. However, it’s important to emphasize that the approach to weight gain should be tailored to the individual. The examples provided in the video are insightful but should not be generalized. Each cyclist's body and needs are unique, so it's crucial to adopt a personalized strategy. What works for someone might not work for the other. Best of luck in the Tour, Jonas!! It will be interesting to follow you.

@mattdavis855 23 дня назад

This is awesome. It was genuinely hard to look at some of the riders in the Tour de France documentary, they look emaciated.

@trailrunningpixie 20 дней назад

This is inspiring, not just for keen cyclists, but for anyone in a weight-focused endurance sport. I'm a trail runner, and am coming to terms with the fact that my goals probably aren't supported at the weight I am and I need to let myself gain some weight, and the strength, power and resilience that comes with it. Having battled with eating disorders for more than two decades, REDs as I rejoined competitive sport as a Masters swimmer and now runner, this video couldn't have come at a better time. Truly inspiring and a great interview. Thank you GCN!

@mommamooney 23 дня назад

This was great! Eating enough seems to be good for not just power, but all over health. Starving oneself just saps your energy. Love the focus GCN is doing on healthy habits

@joseluishuertasfernandez4892 23 дня назад

I think Ben King is another good example of a cyclist that started to win after gaining some kilos. And he won on a very hard climb like La Covatilla in the Vuelta 2018

@gcn 21 день назад

It's great to see a healthy understanding coming back into pro cycling 🙌

@LonaCunningham-wr6si 23 дня назад

Great video. And so nice to see Jonas getting the green jersey on stage 1 of the TDF today!

@gcn 22 дня назад

He did pretty well didn't he Lorna?!Dan

@stolenthimes4391 23 дня назад

And today he’s wearing the polka dot jersey 🤩

@gcn 21 день назад

Legend 🙌

@hereticyogiexpectationsups4037 23 дня назад

Great interview, Dan! I just forwarded this to a professor in my university nutrition program who is very interested in nutrition in athletes.

@alinapopescu872 23 дня назад

Great content, very interesting. I, for one, would like to see more such interviews. And the best of luck to young Jonas and Uno-X!

@gcn 21 день назад

Any other pros you would like us to talk to 👀

@wtfkek1534 22 дня назад

What a great timing on this interview, Abrahamsen have been a joy to watch the first 2 days of TDF!

@gcn 21 день назад

The blessing of GCN we're sure 👀

@richardharker2775 22 дня назад

Made me think of Thor Hushovd. Lets not forget to mention Jonas' weight gain was in muscle and, surprisingly, height.

@GerhardVA 23 дня назад

Excellent video. Well done GCN 🙏

@gcn 21 день назад

Thanks 🙌

@LonaCunningham-wr6si 22 дня назад

Stage 2 TDF - he is 2nd on the stage and maintains the green and polka dot jersey!

@gcn 21 день назад

the end of The GCN Curse!

@heelgrasper 16 дней назад

Great timing on this video. Just got mentioned on the Danish TV2 live coverage, btw. Hope that gives a few more views

@Se7enFive 23 дня назад

New interview, Thank you

@korsveien 23 дня назад

Just one comment from a Norwegian: Have you seen the Norwegian Kristian Blummenfelt? One of the world’s best triathletes, he looks like a heavyweight boxer!

@walshman70 21 день назад

Very good to see GCN focus on this kind of content. This kind of unique insight is where it's at! So much RU-vid the same blah-blah. Well done.

@S9999Frank 23 дня назад

Hoping this video will get more views now that Abrahamsen in his heavier version took the polkadot jersey today. Great rider, he did really well last tour as well, but this year he will be a sensation 🙂

@gcn 21 день назад

It was great to have him on the channel! Should we do more with him?

@illuminati6297 13 дней назад

Would love to see more of him@@gcn

@peterbesserisses2080 22 дня назад

fascinating. nice video. i loved that. i was glued to my monitor. very inspiring

@helgeshackleton5912 14 дней назад

Love seeing this! So happy he took the “risk” to go against the pro-cycling norm and actually put his health first, changing the trajectory of his career for sure. Love seeing him beast it at TDF just now. Much better role model for young riders coming up. Looking forward to following the rest of his career! Go Jonas!

@pialenamariesophie 14 дней назад

It´s especially cool watching this now when you see how well he has been doing in the tour so far!

@melclippedin 16 дней назад

„My body is not built to be 60kg“ 💡 exactly!

@TheBigCK510 14 дней назад

Stellar interview. Excited to see Abrahamsen crushing it on the TdF. I find the daily TdF diet diary at the end of the video both baffling and hilarious. No fruits or vegetables mentioned!

@gcn 12 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nmcelroy3540 23 дня назад

This was a great video! These types of videos are really helpful and really interesting. Love the fun/funny ones, but these ones focused on health, fitness, longevity are helpful!

@gcn 21 день назад

Whoop whoop! We're glad you enjoyed this one 🙌

@wuzihuzi 13 дней назад

Fascinating video and very motivating. Thank you!

@David-qx8jm 23 дня назад

Wow nice to see no tire pressure or chain wax videos in my feed cool actually an informative video that took more than a passing effort. Way to go mate you should tell the other presenters about your new discovery. Yes effort does in fact effect out come. Who do thunk. Totaloo keepemcoming if ya can.

@alenjovanovic-verbanac8053 21 день назад

I love to see him perform at the TDF, his motivation while racing is trough the roof! a true competitor

@cardboardcrawlersrc8805 22 дня назад

This was a great take on the psychology of weight in the pro peloton and important for others to hear about, in all age groups.

@gcn 21 день назад

It's certainly an important topic 🙌 We're glad you enjoyed it 🙌

@geraldriley2503 21 день назад

Great interview, Dan.

@chrisridesbicycles 22 дня назад

Fantastic content. I think the search for what type of rider you are naturally is also relevant for us amateurs. Maybe you can take a bunch of beginners and help them find out. That would be a super interesting and relevant video.

@melibaut 23 дня назад

Great interview and conversation 😃

@JustJosh07 21 день назад

Such a great video! I hope that something like this inspires more people, and our youth, that the key is not to under-fuel, and be as light as possible, but to eat and fuel according to your own appetite, metabolism and body type. Not everyone is built to perform at 60kg, or to be a GC rider, and clearly it’s more beneficial to accept that, and to adapt

@foreveryoung8097 23 дня назад

Before you jump in the gaining weight wagon, keep in mind that he gained muscle weight. So is not just weight gain but is muscle gain.

@clintoncoker6 22 дня назад

Yep, and he's young, so it's much easier to build muscle. Not so relevant to all the middle aged men out there!

@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv 22 дня назад

Yes, though- he didn't just gain muscle weight - he went through a growth spurt - growing 7cm in height! So it was also weight in his bones, tendons, brain, heart, lungs, etc.

@danielakerman8241 20 дней назад

@@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yv I think the main point being that he gained healthy weight - he didn’t just go out and eat all the donuts and croissants. This is a professional athlete with access to trainers, nutritionists, perhaps cooks and chefs, and leading a highly structured lifestyle. Most of us 40 and over struggle with maintaining muscle and losing fat as our calorie needs decrease and metabolisms slow. For me, the bedrock take-away to all of this is the importance of weight training for all ages. If you’re young, it helps you build muscle and power. If you’re older, it helps you maintain muscle and power, and keep fat gains in check.

@milikoshki 15 дней назад

I so wanted him to make it in yesterday's solo break, but it was still a massively impressive ride. A stage win is coming.

@maxvain 23 дня назад

Thank you GCN for this story. Hopefully it can reach some juniors who are struggling with weight vs power dilemma.

@ChristineNielsen-my1wi 9 дней назад

I hope that you will get a chance to do another interview following the TDF. I would love to hear his reflections on his fantastic form and the reactions of other riders.

@clivegower-collins9012 22 дня назад

Great interview Dan. Very interesting

@JCM0201 23 дня назад

Great interview. I enjoy your content more in this format

@gcn 21 день назад

Thanks! We loved filming this one, any other pros you would like to see us interview?

@atilaj4446 19 дней назад

I absolutely love this guy!!! I feel he could be the "Peter Sagan" of the next era.. Allez Jonas Abrahamsen.!!

@montanaoneill9262 11 дней назад

I love this guy, he's an absolute BEAST!

@annkatrinpedersen5751 21 день назад

Day two in Green Jersey, and day three in polka jersey. Way to go Jonas 🎉🥳🇳🇴

@timothyobrien5367 18 дней назад

Great interview

@danshort10 21 день назад

Great story, pulling for this kid even more now

@condorthomas 23 дня назад

Love this kind of video, really insightful

@gcn 21 день назад

Thanks Conor! We loved getting Jonas on the channel 🙌

@ellenhallett5179 22 дня назад

This is such an inspiring and important video 🙌

@Patrik6606 23 дня назад

Great interview and really inspiring 😊

@gcn 21 день назад

That's great, we love inspiring people to ride 🙌

@MrKanonoide 23 дня назад

Curious but real. I am 181 cm and 73-74 kg and I was 66-67 previously. After gaining this 7 kg I climb much better than before. Not everything about climbing is being skinny.

@barneyklingenberg4078 23 дня назад

It’s all about watt/kg. If you can offset the kg with more power. You can be faster. Having the same watts/kg at higher weight is always better. Given that speed of the flat is Watt/CD. Body weight on the flat is of negligible concern.

@taq170321 23 дня назад

Really great to hear that he's feeling great on the bike and is racing healthily! All the best in his future career! Somewhat sad to think about all the riders who've felt boxed in by having to maintain weights that are too low for their bodies, especially with the way races burn so much energy... Wonder if this is something junior level coaches/teams can look at?

@sht85 21 день назад

Fantastic interview and athlete!

@lukeluke1418 22 дня назад

l was watching the gcn show when Jonas's story was mentioned and l thought what an interesting story l would like to know more, couple of days later the interview was arranged ! l was in other sports and started road cycling age 45, 178.5cm 80 kilos. One and half year later and after San lnigo Milan's zone 2 and dropping to 74kilos everything has gone up BUT definitely after this l am sceptical about losing more weight. Thanks gcn, keep it up

@iammifl 6 дней назад

Great interview 👌

@TheGinger1 22 дня назад

I'm going to show this to my boys at some point in the future.

@brookes1911 День назад

Thank you for this!!

@michaelw7438 23 дня назад

Fascinating insight Dan. VMT

@user-xu6ng1jg1v 23 дня назад

Great to see Dan again in videos like this, always preferred these types of videos to the gimmick ones like calorie challenges etc. Interesting and important to show that putting on weight can be massively important for performance.

@tubbytoast2 16 дней назад

Those peak power numbers are fantastic and u can see for any rider how a increase in those would help you ' survive ' at critical moments in a race, but the fact that his ftp increased by like 20 % is mindbogglingly, but from this interview it also reinforces..Carbs for the win baby ,

@philippbeckonert1678 23 дня назад

: Good for him! Glad to see it!

@einsteinisbae27 23 дня назад

I was 63ish kg in summer of 2020 (178cm), when I started riding a lot. I had some mental issues that prevented me eating enough, it was always a challenge. Once gyms opened up in 2021 I started doing weight training for the first time, and made progress with my mental health such that I could eat more and now am 80kg. Now after long rides I feel much less empty and tired than I used to, I feel much more powerful on the flatter roads, one perk is that I don't get thrown around in the wind as much. I haven't trained as much as Jonas here, so my FTP hasn't seen the gains he made and I did gain more fat than he did, so climbing is more of a struggle now, but I generally feel much happier on the bike (and overall in life generally) which has made all the difference to me.

@Austin_Boath 23 дня назад

In Jan 2023 I was 63, now at 70 and struggling to get any more weight on. I've been eating only junk food for months and trying not to move or do cardio so I dont burn calories, and just hitting the gym 4-5 times a week. But it's almost impossible to get over 70 kg. So are you natural or did u use tren?

@einsteinisbae27 23 дня назад

@@Austin_Boath completely natural. I think my weight gain accelerated when my metabolism changed. I would recommend not to eat a lot of junk food and just eat loads of carbs and protein.

@einsteinisbae27 23 дня назад

@@Austin_Boath would also recommend to keep doing some form of cardio that you enjoy. In my case I tried to cycle when it was sunny and lift when the weather was sub-optimal: I did prioritise lifting over cycling for a solid year.

@anserrizvi3304 23 дня назад

Abrahamsen just took the Polka dot jersey at the Tour de France stage 1 today! 🔥🔥🔥

@Mathiasbendiksen 23 дня назад

My favorite rider since the beginning 🤩

@pokie0622 23 дня назад

Nice interview.

@yariban9735 23 дня назад

Always nice to be early to a GCN video :)

@MathiasKarjalainen 22 дня назад

If we think about it, food is energy so we shouldn't be too strict with our diets! Great video 👍🏻💯

@Hockeymasken 21 день назад

very inspiring! my self is 182cm and around 69kg. i have been on a weight loss jorney with about 30kg loss and now training for about 15-20h a week. i can recognize my self at the sexual parts and also thinking about food all day and beeing very frustrated and angry often. i think im very afraid of gain weight again and thats a problem for the over all health and also for the training for beeing a good cyclist and be stronger. very often i starve during week days and over eat after long rides during weekends. this video is very inspiring and will probably take me a step forward! :)

@alfredosanchez-tojar3132 10 дней назад

Indeed, truly inspirational.

@rogelio6993 23 дня назад

functional health is a very interesting topic. Gaining weight unlocked Jonas' latent power-weight ratio. Likely doesn't work that way for all Pros. Certainly most riders's health (and performance) continues benefitting from losing dead weight.

@chuckgliderable 22 дня назад

And today he'll be wearing the polka dot jersey in the TdF. Inspirational!

@aageseljegard8730 23 дня назад

Love Jonas - so humble, so stupidly strong 💪🥰🇳🇴

@MrMars121 12 дней назад

Inspirational video!

@Dumbo3.1428 21 день назад

Wow amazing story. Congratulations

@hernanhernandez3861 23 дня назад

Wow! 20 kilos of muscle is a lot! That's a lot of watts. The hibernation analogy was fascinating. Great interview.

@user-sx6dr1cw8y 22 дня назад

he also grew in height

@awesomexistence 22 дня назад

Kinda what happens when you grow from adolescence to maturity.

@FGIRAFFE 23 дня назад

Hello! For me, this redefines the game. I think that we always presumed that the balance weight\power was in favor of those who lose weight. Well well, not necessarily so apparently... And he looks so much more healthy than the skinny ones. Wow total game changer! It may differ according to your natural body type maybe? Very interesting ! Thanks for the video!

@yettaia 21 день назад

And what a start he got i TdF. Not bad having both the green jersey and the polka dot jersey as well at getting a second place on the second stage.

@01FozzyS 23 дня назад

And as I'm watching Dan's video,Jonas A. is in the lead right now with 40mi to go.

@gcn 21 день назад

The blessing of GCN 🙌

@ellingtonpeacock1646 23 дня назад

Nice timing on this video seeing as he just crushed stage 1.

@matwetton 10 дней назад

As a new rider currently at 6ft and 125kg (I'm a competitive powerlifter as well as being overweight so large weight is kinda de riguer) seeing people find the answer in other than starve yourself is amazing

@mitchellsteindler 23 дня назад

Hearing the power this guy can output...imagine what the top top guys are putting out 😮

@michaelcarmody2095 22 дня назад

Very topical! Nice to see him in the polka dot jersey.

@PangaDayWalker 23 дня назад

I was going less to the gym and saw results. Wow... imagine you don't kill your body to death from working out and now it has time to grow some muscle. Incredible...