Training & Nutrition - Addressing training and nutrition questions

Hi everyone.

I've been speaking with our most esteemed birthday boy, and I will be doing posts on a regular basis regarding training and nutrition. I started going through some old posts, but I'm also interested to see if anyone has questions or concerns about training and/or nutrition- any topics from pains to weight training or to supplements.

Any suggestions before I start on this?

Koffee

Take a look at my question about Access Bars! I have boxes of Power Bars and Clif Bars, but the Hype on the Access sounds impressive (if it is to be believed). The link is - http://www.melaleuca.com/pdf/0502USAccess.pdf

I also have been using what "Bicycling" mag referred to as the "Bonk Diet" and have had good results in terms of weight loss and I feel Great! Any thoughts on the efocacy of this regemin would be appreciated.

Basically I ride early in the morning BEFORE eating anything! I hydrate liberally on the ride (no more than an hour for these rides) and I keep my Heart Rate below 80% for most of the ride (most days) so I stay in what I have been told is the right range to utilize primarily fat for fuel. Oh, and I stopped eating as much Junk!! The result - 26lbs in about three months and I have maintained within 2 lbs over the winter (I rode a trainer 30 min/day).

Thanks...Bill

I would enjoy reading nutrition postings that talk about food. This may sound strange, but somewhere along the way the word "nutrition" has come to be used interchangably with the word "supplementation". An example would be Hummus recipies for those that need addtional iron (Garbanzo beans are loaded with iron and everyone has a somewhat different Hummus formulation).

On the topic of training, I would like to hear more about bike handling drills and techniques. Some examples would be pace line etiquette, how to properly decend a set of stairs on a BMX bike, hill climbing techniques on a road bike, or tips for manuevering on ice.

Thanks for asking

Dan

koffee,

I think an excellent place to start is exactly there.
How to start a training regemin (sp?),
How to get a baseline on fitness level,
how to measure success (since we all like to be successful).
How to build a training plan,
you know, duplicate the book by Sally Edwards (just kidding).

but some of the above on a basic level would be really
good to see (I know it would have helped me)

Marty

Since cyclists are seemingly more technically oriented in their quest for performance in cycling endeavors than the general public, it stands to reason that many cyclists engage in a variety of "supplementation" schemes as a means of improving results.

My perspective and experience supports the contention that these cyclists believe that any substance that enhances performance without causing any known ill effect must be a "nutritionally sound" substance.

I would suggest that the term "nutrition" is defined as adjusting the intake and supplementation of diets to avoid diseases is not synonymous with the practice of adjusting diets to enhance human performance.

It is unfortunate that more industry professionals do not make this discrimination. I wonder why.

great idea!
here is another site that also deals with weights, nutrition and other issues that may help cyclists/ or normal ppl :) jk.

http://www.worldfitness.com/