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Week 1.5 1st June 07 Advice on muscle fuel please?
Not much to report here, legs still feel a little tender from Wednesday night.
Exercise
1/2 hr walk
3 x 15 push ups
2 x 10 sit ups
Pretty easy today, riding tomorrow
Intake
Breaky
Porridge
Juice
MT
Coffee
Apple
Lunch
Turkey salad sandwich
AT
Don't remember, think a protein shake as per yesterday
Dinner
Thai, stir fry chicken / little rice, pad see ew
As I said, legs still feeling a little tired. Can ask what people use / eat during rides to keep up fuel. Rob, I noticed you planned to eat a PB an hour at Dirtworks. It recommends only 1 a day and I have trouble eating 3/4 mouthfuls at a stop. Use jelly beans etc but find this is too much of a short term sugar hit and need to keep eating them. Open to suggestions as to drink supplements etc for use during rides. I do appreciate though that whilst I am actively trying to control my intake I will experience a little less fuel in the tank.
Thanks
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Erm... ah? Really? They say only eat 1 per day? Oops
In previous events I've managed at least 3-4. The only reason I wanted to eat one an hour is that they are about 600 calories, right? And on these distance events we're meant to eat what we burn? And that's about what I burn on even moderate courses (according to the Garmin anyhow).
Gu is far easier to keep down, but have been told (and from use have noticed) it gives a short burst of speed. Perhaps the goal should be to eat 2-3 bars in the first 2-3 hours and then switch to Gu? Someone (was it Dr Eggs?) said your stomach stops working about 4 hours into these events so anything 'hard' after that time is going to make you feel ill?
More flawed logic I'm sure!
You're doing great, and are so committed.
I did screw my nose up at the suggestion that I would ever like coffee without sugar, but my wife is not always wrong. Are you still on no sugar? and how did you find it?
On the fuel issue, if you are racing for over an hour you should have some endura/gatorade or similar in your water bottle but for losing weight I wouldn't have it unless you are heading out for 3 hours or more. I often take fruit as I love it, it digests easily, and has some sugar, muesli bars are good fuel too because they are so high in calories. I eat them on my big days.
For re-building muscle after training they(those more knowledgleable than I) say you should have some protein immediately afterwards.
Also on telly the other night they said training in the morning will help to lose more weight and training in the afternoon will build more muscle.
Cheers John.