Originally Posted by
Machka
Well I did make a suggestion.
I think he needs to focus on improving his diet. Look back through his previous posts ... he posts about having an atrocious diet and not knowing what in the world he should be eating.
I also think he needs to join a bicycle club and start working with a coach who can get him onto a decent training plan ... something he can stick to. If you look back through his previous posts, you'll see lots of repeated questions about what he should be doing.
But he doesn't seem to take any of our advice. I suspect that's why people have grown weary of answering his questions.
<<shrug>>
He also posts these questions in another forum I frequent, and doesn't take their advice either, so it's not just us.
Meanwhile, he wants to be a race director ...
IME diet is a very minor issue. I've ridden with the same strong riders for many years. Some of them eat "well," some of them eat fast food, with potato chips and beer for dinner. Doesn't seem to make any difference, as long as they are getting their macros satisfied. One of the bachelors finally found the right woman who happens to be an excellent French cook. His performance did not improve and he didn't even gain weight. Still the same lean, strong rider.
Eating well probably is good for long term health and lifespan, but that's basically unproven also. Besides the famous guy with the MacDonalds movie
Super Size Me, there's also the guy who ate the proper number of calories, all at MacDonalds for months and lost 56 lbs.:
Man loses 56 pounds after eating only McDonald's for six months - TODAY.com
The advice to hire a coach is right to the point. We can't possibly coach him from here, besides not having any interest in doing so. Coaching = accountability, which is lacking here.