by ha » Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:37 am
[quote="Herbsman"]what im saying is, this happened before, in 2006 when i increased my cycling frequency/intensity
My calorie intake can jump from 3000cals a day to 10 000cals a day depending on the amount of cycling Im doing. Ive trained with a lot of TDF riders and taking a glucose drip at night is a common practise to ensure adequate glycogen the next day. Carbs are key.
Eat as much carbs as you want. Start the meal with some sweet fruit and then move on to your salad/rice/pasta etc.
Keep fat intake low and carb intake high. If your carbs are from wholefoods vs refined, automatically your getting enough protein.
Work out how much calories your eating each day and add more if you want the energy to train more. I see it all the time, cyclists undereating cos their sedentary family says 'you eat too much carbs!' and they believe the fatties and then undereat and lose motivation for consistent training/racing/commuting.
I get told EVERY MEAL I eat with non athletes 'your overeating Harley!' and then I say 'would you like to come for an easy spin to xyz tommorrow?' They say 'Oh I havent riden in ages..Im so out of shape..' I say 'thats cos you undereat on carbs and over eat on fat champ! '
PS: If you have worms, weigh them and add 10 calories per day of 1g worm body weight. That way your worms will get enough calories too and everyone is happy. Add 4calories if they are tape worms vs pin worms, as tape worms have a higher metabolic rate.
raw vegan banana case that has cycled over 190 000km cycled as a vegan.
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Drink up, carb up, sleep up... cos everyday is the day to live it up!
How anyone can actually enjoy eating that much refined fat, I don't know.
