Michael Schumacher on a diet
Michael Schumacher on a diet
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Muzzlehatch

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4,768 posts

271 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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How can you lose 3Kg in a week? That's almost half a stone. It's taken me a year to lose that much!

Or maybe he simply laid a cable the size of a tube of pringles?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77552

lewis1

311 posts

217 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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its do able, although its easier for people who are already over weight and not on a proper fitness scheme than someone like him so hes clearly pretty dedicated, fair play to him i say.

kevin ritson

3,423 posts

256 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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Must be the smokes speeding up his metabolism

skinny

5,269 posts

264 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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Muzzlehatch said:
How can you lose 3Kg in a week? That's almost half a stone. It's taken me a year to lose that much!
if i was told that i needed to get in shape in order to drive for ferrari for the rest of the year, i'd probably be able to shift 3 kgs in a week too smile

from what i saw recently tho, he had put on a few lbs of 'non-competetive podge' and i would think for schumacher, who really pushed the game in terms of physical fitness during his racing years, it would probably be quite easy for him to shed the weight and get back close at least to his former level.

DBSV8

5,958 posts

267 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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Muzzlehatch said:
How can you lose 3Kg in a week? That's almost half a stone. It's taken me a year to lose that much!

Or maybe he simply laid a cable the size of a tube of pringles?

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77552
peace of piss ,

hire Sir Ranulph Fiennes and practice a week hauling a sledge in a cold country

He was using 0ver 11,000 calories a day on his artic expedition hauling a 500lb sled !!!!and still losing weight

No thats not a mis print

evolution666

310 posts

264 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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as said above, simple with the right diet,

boxers do it quiet regular to drop into different class's, same to be said for going up, its very easy to gain good body mass with eating the right stuff, and i dont mean bigmac's for the girth lol

35secToNuvolari

1,016 posts

232 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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There are a couple of things to take into consideration: the first is never believe what people say about how much is lost as it's usually not a reliable number. For one, when was the last time he was weighed? Is he thinking of a number that was a month old? Two? Also, one's weight fluctuates a lot depending on hydration and how much one has eaten recently. If he didn't weigh himself under the same conditions both times, the numbers will be misleading. I'd say that part of the six kilos is adipose tissue and the rest is inconsistent weighing method, and a difference in hydration/food.

sniff diesel

13,125 posts

241 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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skinny said:
Muzzlehatch said:
How can you lose 3Kg in a week? That's almost half a stone. It's taken me a year to lose that much!
if i was told that i needed to get in shape in order to drive for ferrari for the rest of the year, i'd probably be able to shift 3 kgs in a week too smile

from what i saw recently tho, he had put on a few lbs of 'non-competetive podge' and i would think for schumacher, who really pushed the game in terms of physical fitness during his racing years, it would probably be quite easy for him to shed the weight and get back close at least to his former level.
He'll do it, they just need a montage:

http://www.videovat.com/ug5600/TEAM-AMERICA-Montag...

Joe911

2,763 posts

264 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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35secToNuvolari said:
There are a couple of things to take into consideration: the first is never believe what people say about how much is lost as it's usually not a reliable number. For one, when was the last time he was weighed? Is he thinking of a number that was a month old? Two? Also, one's weight fluctuates a lot depending on hydration and how much one has eaten recently. If he didn't weigh himself under the same conditions both times, the numbers will be misleading. I'd say that part of the six kilos is adipose tissue and the rest is inconsistent weighing method, and a difference in hydration/food.
Given that for all of his "working" life Schumi's weight would have been a major consideration - and given that his diet and exercise regime will have been pretty scientifically controlled - I think we could assume that he knows how/when to weigh himself?

Though he was also a professional liar, allegedly smile

oyster

13,727 posts

277 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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3kg a week is virtually impossible.

That is the equivalent of 27,000 calories.

Assume he eats 2000 a day (and that is low for someone on training), he needs to burn 41,000 calories.

BMR will account for maybe 2000 a day, leaving 27,000 to be burnt off by exercise.
A marathon will burn around 3.5k, so has he done 7 marathons in the last week?


Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Muzzlehatch said:
How can you lose 3Kg in a week?
Possible but a lot of loss will be fluid/water. Seems a lot for just a week though so not sure if that bit is true. 3kg in 3/4 weeks is easily possible though.

Muzzlehatch said:
That's almost half a stone. It's taken me a year to lose that much!
You're not doing it right LOL biggrin I've lost almost 2 stone since April. That's with doing NO exercise (have been out of action with back, operation a month ago). Rate of loss slows a lot as you go on but I'm starting physical training this week so expect another 3-6 kg off in the next 6/12 weeks.

If you're already "lean/trim" then it's harder to remove the weight (but then again, if you're trim/lean then you don't need to lose any!!!! biggrin)

Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Actually, reading that article, is doesn't mention ANYTHING about ONE week....? Just says he's lost 3kg but doesn't say since when...

andygo

7,392 posts

284 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Dracoro said:
Actually, reading that article, is doesn't mention ANYTHING about ONE week....? Just says he's lost 3kg but doesn't say since when...
It was done by simply removing his wallet from his jeans...

Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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andygo said:
Dracoro said:
Actually, reading that article, is doesn't mention ANYTHING about ONE week....? Just says he's lost 3kg but doesn't say since when...
It was done by simply removing his wallet from his jeans...
biggrin

I'm sure many anti-schumacher peeps could lose the same weight easily enough by removing the massive shoulder laden chip biggrin

Semi hemi

1,801 posts

227 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Dracoro said:
andygo said:
Dracoro said:
Actually, reading that article, is doesn't mention ANYTHING about ONE week....? Just says he's lost 3kg but doesn't say since when...
It was done by simply removing his wallet from his jeans...
biggrin

I'm sure many anti-schumacher peeps could lose the same weight easily enough by removing the massive shoulder laden chip biggrin
That would be a chip with a shoulder on it then??

Dracoro

9,026 posts

274 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Oops yes biggrin Meant to be other way round winkbiggrin

Muzzlehatch

Original Poster:

4,768 posts

271 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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DBSV8 said:
[hire Sir Ranulph Fiennes and practice a week hauling a sledge in a cold country

He was using 0ver 11,000 calories a day on his artic expedition hauling a 500lb sled !!!!and still losing weight
Yikes, that would probably do the trick.

I assumed that they meant the weight was lost since he agreed to drive Massa's car, i.e. 1 week ago, as that would make sense in the context.

Still, good on him for knuckling down to the task.

DanGT

753 posts

255 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Muscle burns fat. If you have a good amount of muscle and you change your diet and do a lot of work 3Kg in a week is posible (This dose not mean he rearly did it). I have lost about 3Kg in a week when doing a lot of work befor I got used to eating more to keep my thing level. The only bad point is it only took 2 weeks to put it all back on againe.

oyster

13,727 posts

277 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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DanGT said:
Muscle burns fat. If you have a good amount of muscle and you change your diet and do a lot of work 3Kg in a week is posible (This dose not mean he rearly did it). I have lost about 3Kg in a week when doing a lot of work befor I got used to eating more to keep my thing level. The only bad point is it only took 2 weeks to put it all back on againe.
I suspect you lost most of that 3kg in water. Unless you were burning some 4000 calories a day in exercise.

superkartracer

8,959 posts

251 months

Wednesday 5th August 2009
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Try eating just one apple a day for 7 days (drink 3L water tho) and watch the weight fall off.

I've lost 10 kgs in a month before easy (well gym 7 days a week and 1500cal diet)