http://www.flyingdogales.com/images/bottle-roaddog.jpg

Oh yeah, and some stretching.

Didn't you see the beers he has in there? :rolleyes:

Recovery for wussies

hmm, napping on the train, got to try that sometime.

Dude, it's "Recovery for wussy"

Sheesh ;)

Endurox R4, stretching, eating properly, sleep/rest and recovery rides.

+1

Add to the fact that it is pretty much in everything and most people have no idea who much of it they are consuming.

to the OP, i am a big fan of the Ice Bath, well, a really cold water bath. It does wonders. later.

Artisanal cheese or home-made jerky (boar, venison or alligator do nicely) with corn chips or trail mix. Water or juice. Sit still and elevate the legs for at least 30 minutes within an hour of ride end. Stretch.

Actually, cycling uses up more protein than weight lifting. You burn the stuff while you ride. Have to replace it.

I use 50cc of maltodextrin ($.50/lb at your local homebrew supply), 50cc of raw sugar, 75cc of whey protein, and 5g creatine. Cheap and effective. Then keep it up with the carbos and other foods over the next couple of hours.

My recovery meal from last Sunday- (consumed during The Protector which is the dopest new martial arts flick ever until Tony Jaa comes out with a new one)

1 large thin crust supreme pizza from Papa Johns
1 Hershey's milkshake-in-a-bottle
1 bag Trader Joe's chipotle fries
2 eclairs
A lot of water

Grammar for wussy.

Where is R600 anyway? I miss him :(

Interesting about HFCS and Costa Rica - you don't see very much of the stuff (no big fields of corn here) and most visitors eat like pigs while here (on vacation don't you know) and STILL manage to lose weight. It really makes you wonder.

I see no problem at all at revealing my recovery ritual. What I do is have our cook get fresh tropical fruit of whatever is currently ripe and in good supply (pineapple, mangos, star fruit, caimito, guanabana, passion fruit, guiplun (if I spelled it right), bananas (one of 5 different types), oranges, limes, you get the idea) and mix them with either water,milk or leche agria (sort of like butter milk) and ice. Sort of like a thin milk shake. Add either cheese on the side or whatever animal didn't move fast enough.

I find having very fresh tropical fruit is key to it. Have fun doing the same. ;)

I usually go with a shake that has the following: Champion Met II, Banana, Vanilla Fat Free Yogurt, Ice, water. So far works good, also works great as a pre-race drink since it's easy on my stomach.