Originally Posted by
hemprider
The experiment is already in full effect, i eat 95% fruits 5% tender leafy greens and bike on average 20-30 miles a day. Only just started rode biking about a month ago but have been eating this way for a couple months. I'll let you know how it goes when i attempt a double century, I'm fairly positive i could already ride a double century in under 12 hours tho..
If you wanna see some one who has acutally put this method to practice for over 2 years and competes in mega endurance marathons(and often wins them) then look no farther then Durianrider(
http://www.youtube.com/user/durianriders ).
By the way i said 2-5% not 2-3%, why would we need more? You think you need more protein then a growing baby??
Growing babies don't ride much. Me, I don't grow at all. It's the time spent with a high HR that burns protein. You should peruse this material:
http://www.hammernutrition.com/za/HN...ance%20Library
And read everything in their Free Knowledge category in the left navbar. You can ignore the material about their products, but their information about the requirements of endurance cycling are right on. I've been riding 4000-5000 miles/year for about 15 years and I've never found anything on the Hammer website that didn't work in practice or was just plain wrong. Of course consuming their products on a hard ride in the heat might make you barf. But that's normal. Anything can do that - that's not a negative reflection on their products or information. Chris Ragsdale drank 16 cans of Ensure Plus in 29 hours on the way to his win in this year's Furnace Creek 508. And some Hammer products and other miscellaneous food. Though he had planned to use more Hammer products, the Ensure just felt better this year.
Talking just a bit about riding and routes: a moderately hilly route will have about 50' of climbing/mile. A very hilly ride will have twice that. When you can average 18 over a 60 mile, moderately hilly route, once or twice per week, you have developed some speed and endurance. A century with 10,000' of climbing might cut your average to 15-16, but should be doable with that 200 miles/week training load.
So there are some goals for you. Have fun and keep us posted.