euphoria

Right after a workout, and to supplement meals with if you don't have good sources of lean protein around. I wouldn't take it before a workout, but I don't see the harm in having it for breakfast on an offday. Sometimes I take a little baggy with me if I'm leaving my hermit shell for half a day or more. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the nice boost in recovery. You might stay at the same weight for awhile however as you trade fat for muscle.

EDIT: skip the body fortress stuff you find in target/wal-mart. The last stuff I used was by EAS from a wholesale store which was only $10 more for 5lbs. Probably going to try this next.

ridethecliche

Thanks for the source!

I think I'm going to order the 5 pounder chocolate one. Bleh, the shipping is expensive, but it's still cheaper than the GNC Stuff with the gold card.

How much of this stuff do you go through in a month?

euphoria

5lbs. lasts me a good while, in base maybe 3 months and in summer around 2? I try not to use it all the time since you need to vary your intake to avoid food allergies (if it does happen just lay off for a week or two); common signs are indigestion or a physically bloated stomach. Plus it doesn't have the same nutrients as real food. I usually take 25-30g at a time, or 50g after a race effort. Anything more in a single meal will pass right through which is another incentive to eat 5+ times a day.

ridethecliche

Bought one of the scale doohickeys yesterday and checked my weight today. This is probably under what it should be because I didn't eat as much as I should have after my race since I was having a really bad stomach ache...

In any event.

Weight was 148 and BF% was just a hair over 15.

I'm guessing my weight is really around 150.

Looks like the 145 goal in 6 weeks is doable.

substructure

My goal for next year is 10 pounds lighter than right now - 165 @ 6'0".

kensuf

My wife and I were having a discussion last night about how most cyclists I know have a serious case of body dysmorphic disorder.

ridethecliche

Lol, no upper body and all legs?

ridethecliche

Hm. I guess the scale at home is wrong, because this one seems pretty consistent.

I'm at like 147 in the mornings, so 144-145ish is pretty reasonable a goal. Maybe even a bit less.

I guess it's not the weight that's holding me back in the W/Kg dept huh...

euphoria

You look way too thin to be at 15% (judging from the suffering pics thread). Can you touch your spine through your navel?

caloso

I've been doing the caloriecount.com thing for a week now and I really like it. I haven't lost any weight to speak of, but I'm very optimistic. Nothing is off limits, but having all the information up to date of everything you've eaten gives you a lot of control.

kensuf

The quickest way to lose weight, guaranteed, is to pick up a nice parasite.

I managed to drink some tainted water last Wednesday, which was probably tainted with giardia or something, and it put me into a four day tailspin which included vomiting, diarrhea, high fever, shakes, and sweats. I even spent a night in the ER getting an IV bag pumped into my arm.

By the time I came through it I was 7 pounds lighter. According to my tanita, it's not water weight either.

Last night I went out and did hill repeats. I was able to hit my normal power numbers, but I was a little fatigued and did one less repeat than the previous week. My next race is September 5th, I suspect I'll be able to be fully recovered and back up to 100% health, hopefully the weight will stay off.

ridethecliche

Heh.

And the best way to gain it back is if your bosses are paying for your food all week and you're doing a move so you can't ride.

I was down under 146 last week. Today morning, the scale read 151. Sh!!!TTTT...

Anyway, I think my road season is over anyway, so I can just start losing weight for next season without worrying about losing power or whatever.

caloso

Yeah, I had a similar experience with a bad roast beef sandwich. Spent all night and most of the next morning in the bathroom, expelling from both ends. 6 pounds in 48 hours.

Effective weight loss, but I can't recommend the method.

El Diablo Rojo

I'm with you on this 100%. I try to manage my weight during the winter to 5lbs..losing that is pretty easy. I eat pretty healthy regardless due to my health issues but racing and training require (for me at least) a pretty diligent diet. Due to the last few months and all that I've gone through I need to drop 5lbs and about 4%bf before October. This will be tough as I'm trying to peak for our State RR but the course has some big climbs (for central TX) and I'm going to b Ex's domestique for this race..

caloso

Update:



The bump ups seem to coincide with weekends. Hmmmm.