protein and cycling - benefits
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protein and cycling - benefits
Hello all Just wondering if using protein powder or protein supplements has any benefit to cycling?
As in increasing my amount of protein in take? would that improve? or help for recover or any aspect? for long distance road or any mt bike thanks
As in increasing my amount of protein in take? would that improve? or help for recover or any aspect? for long distance road or any mt bike thanks
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Yeah - protein is great stuff. But of course - you need all the other jazz just as much.
Sometimes I fix protein drinks using the "good stuff" near the end of the ride. Milk is just about good, but you never know.
Sometimes I fix protein drinks using the "good stuff" near the end of the ride. Milk is just about good, but you never know.
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My rule is: Pain in legs while riding = increase protein intake. No pain in legs = diet is fine. I use whey protein for a supplement. I don't mean pain from lactate while climbing, I mean pain just riding along. Normally pain from DOMS goes away during a ride. So if it doesn't that means I'm not recovering like I should be.
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I'll second the Whey Protein. I use it post-ride and it does seem to speed up my recovery time. It also has some other nice little perks that I like.
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I personally need to eat real food on a long ride. Sports drinks don't work well for me. I only take water and electrolyte drops. And if I'm riding long enough to eat I take food in small bags to eat or stop to get a veggie loaded sub sandwich.
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It used to be the consensus that protein wasn't such a good thing in long distance events but that has been changing over the last few years. There is a reason companies like Hammer Nutrition and others started providing endurance fuels with protein in them, your body needs it. How much, of course, varies from person to person.
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