Training Help/ Cycling

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Permalink Reply by Perry Fullerton on April 10, 2011 at 1:15pm

I wouldn't eat then ride; for one I'm always looking for a bathroom after I eat and I'd rather wait until after the ride!  Two, it's a good idea to replenish your glycogen stores after a workout.  If your workout is an hour or less then you can get by without eating but if you are going to head out much longer you will want to bring something along (datorade perhaps?).

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Permalink Reply by DD on April 10, 2011 at 3:23pm

Thanks Perry

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Permalink Reply by DURIANRIDER on April 10, 2011 at 4:57pm

Here is an article I wrote on 'when to eat'. Let me know if its clear enough.

 

Refuelling glycogen is crucial in keeping fitness/health/happiness high. Restoring glycogen is crucial in keeping our immune system from crashing. Restoring glycogen is key in staying 'raw strong'. Restoring glycogen is key in keeping sane!! 

 

I NEVER wait till Im hungry or thirsty before I eat/drink. NEVER! Neither should you!! The only time would be if I was caught out and literally had nothing to eat! But these days Im way more organised so I dont 'bonk/hit the wall' aka 'run out of glycogen'. Cos when you do, you really put your immune system under pressure, perform like a chump and set a bad example to those watching you. Hey, you dont need to be an athlete to eat carbs! EVERYONE needs a truck load of em ESPECIALLY if you have children/family to look after, want to get fitter or stay fit.

 

When i get home from a normal training session i drink straight away or ideally get water in me before i get to fruit. Why drink BEFORE eating vs AFTER eating? Well putting carbs on a dehydrated system is a great way to make us not want to train again! Why? it just dehydrates the heck out of us eventually. just look at the crew in the raw world that dont drink water or much of it..they are nice people but really really poor examples of raw eating. i make sure im 'piss'n like a race horse' before im having a big fruit meal.

 

Anorexia athletica is when people go and train and come back and dont eat or drink anything cos they are trying to cut weight. its a great one for CREATING eventual adrenal fatigue conditions like addisons etc. its a great way to have our body connect exercise with starvation and possibly death. Its a great way to put your life passion in the vita mix on full speed. I see this ALL the time! People trying to starve emselves thin and all that happens is they burn out 100% of the time. Some last for a month, some a year or 2 but they all hit the wall eventually and in the mean time are a freak show to be around. Those that eat the least carbs, freak out the most.

 

I leave minimum 3 hours between a fruit meal before intense workout BUT I might have a piece of juicy fruit or a good mouthful of Datorade 30mins before the start. So to be more objective, lets say im doing a hard 1hr ride in the morning at 6am. i will just grab a liter of water and a banana and go out and rawk'n roll. but if im going out for 2hrs plus i will have a decent 1000+cal meal and take some dates to eat on the way home. REMEMBER: The carbs we eat today, becomes the glycogen for tomorrow. So if we want to crank life each day, eat enough carbs so you can!

 

If i have a race/training session in the afternoon i just have a good lunch of say 10-15 bananas or equivalent calories from datorade and then my race is at 6pm. I will eat a banana or something 30 mins before. This is stuff i learnt from lance armstrong, cadel evans, asker jukendrup and any sports nutrition handbook. it works. its simple and it applies to anyone and everyone. Ever tried exercising on a low carb diet? What happens? You need a few redbulls to get going and then you feel like crap afterwards and your performances look like you have lead boots on!

 

After exercise, you want to get in at least a litre of water and THEN start your fruit meal. Eat as much as possible, as slowly as possible, as soon as possible, as frequent as possible and as sweet and juicy as possible.. (Just don't take 10 minutes to eat a banana or try and eat 146 bananas in one session! lol!.. ;)

 

Getting enough carb calories is vital.

Getting those carb calories from fruit makes us most vital.

Eat 1g of carbs of bodyweight per hour your on the road. Take dates with you. 100g of dates is around 70g of carbs.

Regardless of our weight or activity level, by eating 10g of carbs per kg of bodyweight per day we will reach/maintain our ideal health and fitness goals.

 

Lets aim for longterm goals vs short term 'crash n burn' drama episodes in this movie we call life.

 

PS: Don't be afraid to use the 'bush toilet' if you have too. Pack some TP if need be and remember that your designed to compost mother nature. Just don't end up on the front page newspaper! lol!

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Permalink Reply by DD on April 11, 2011 at 3:04am

thanks mate

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