Originally Posted by Thylacine
It's amazing how little you can eat when sitting on your bum in front of a computer, but as soon as you get back on the bike if you don't ramp up the carbs majorly, you die in the arse bigtime.
+1, I'm suffering from this 'geek sydrome'!
When I get in a good training routine, I eat lots and generally well.
If i'm not training regularly (read every 1-2 days) then my appetite just drops off to nothing. Even when I know i'm gonna train/race in maybe 2 days time I cant find the appetite to eat and store food
My normal body weight is about 70-72Kgs, I was 78Kgs when I arrived in Aus and training really hard (gym only - nothing else to do when I was in London
), and had put on the 6-8 KGs in 6 months
.
After picking up the road bike, I shot down to an all time low of 67KGs in Dec last year when I was probably as fit as I have been (read still pretty slow, ask Climbo and Jock
)
From a 72KG base, I reckon I could add 5Kgs in <3months, lose it in <2months. So after all that...
I just wish I could find a consistant appetite and stop feeling like i'm 'carb' bonking every ride
