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Based on what your currently eating, I would add rice. It will get your calories up and keep your fat intake down.
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There are many different ways to attack a climb. Whether it be a short climb or long climb may vary your stradgey the way you go about it. To give you a general answer that will apply equally across all climbs. Here you go. Pick a gear that allows you to spin at the same cadence and same force on the pedals as if you were…
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Hi, I'm Brent. I'm 42 year old cancer survior. Had testicular cancer twice in my life and fought it off twice. No need to fight that fight again, so here I am. I'm an avid cyclist that rides around 200 miles a week. I have a 13 year old son who shares my love for cycling. He is an avid racer and races road and cyclocross…
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If your interested in riding on the road where most of the cyclist in the area ride. I have a deal for you. I have a steel frame road bike sitting in my garage. Here is the deal, you can come and get free of charge. I only ask that if you like cycling and get a better bike later that you pass this on to another person that…
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chia seeds
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Racing weight applies to all endurance sports. One of the best books written in my opinion.
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Take your road bike so your friend feels comfortable. Treat these rides as recovery rides. You could also use these rides to be fasted rides. If you are going to ride with them on say Wed. Then go out and do hard intervals on Tue. That way these rides work into your workout plan. You could also take longer pulls. I have a…
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Way to go. You will really love this lifestyle change.
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Paleo is lower carb then SAD when you eleminate all the added sugars, but still not Keto low carb. SAD is the cause of most modern ailments with food that is highly addictive (high profit margins), high in processed sugar, saturated fat, and sodium. If it wasn't for our excellent health care system there would be lots of…
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Paleo is not Low Carb.... You should be getting plenty of carbs from fruits and veggies. I eat Paleo and I'm and no where near low carb. I'm an avid cyclist and if I eat to little carbs, my performance on the bike drops. I would also add for long term health eat Paleo and choose foods that are nutritionally dense.
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VO2 Max is not trainable. You have what you have. It is a genetic measurement of how well you can take oxygen from the air and put it in your blood stream. What you can do is train your body to spend longer periods of time at Threshold and at VO2 max efforts.
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What does your week look like now? Add structure to your rides. Here is a basic structure and I can go into more details of what to do, but need to know what you do now. Monday - Recover Tuesday - Sprints Wed - Long Endurance Thur - Intervals/Hills Friday - recover Sat - Group ride that you can stay with for most of the…
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That is alot of stuff for a 125 mile ride. I would go back over the list and really think about every item. For every item you add more weight and more bulk. That makes every pedal stroke that much harder. For example if your going to carry a patch kit, do you really need 2 tubes? You can leave one behind and save yourself…
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Too far of a drive on such short notice. I'm actually flying to OH on the 8th. If I didn't have that travel, I could have posiblly been able to do it. Always looking for fun events.
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The first two weeks you cut your calories and started exercise. That was enough to start you weight loss. Now your body is adapting and your weight loss will slow down. Looking through your diary, you are eating a lot of simple carbs and your calories when you eat them are in large blks. Your protein is low. Never go low…
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Great... Sounds like you will be breaking out the Trainers today like me.
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When is the last time he road a century? What is his weekly volume now? If he is riding centuries and his volume is already high right now, then all he has to focus on is nutrition as he will be able to ride 170. I would have him do a 125 mile ride as a training ride.
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I think we have all made the mistake of too much to early.
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I have the 800 and it is awesome, best GPS ever from Garmin. I would buy the new 810 if I was in your shoes. Just the 800 with new upgrades
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core work and plyometrics!!!!!!
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Hey everyone... I'm back from deployment and should be active on this site again..... Oh and I dropped a few lbs while I was gone!!!
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I'm a big fan of cycling, as it is low impact and you get lots of calories burned from it. Also swimming is great low impact option too.
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It is the saddle itself. The problem with spin bikes is your using a generic saddle that doesn't fit you right. Cyclists go through a couple of saddles before we find one that fits us right and then we have no issues. Your best bet for a spin bike is to buy a padded cover to put on the saddle and then try to get out of the…
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cycling is my sport, hobby, and keeps me healthy... Just a guy that loves to ride his bike.
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I'm an avid cyclist.....
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Your eating too much sugar from the fruit, toast, and fiber bars. Your body's response is to want more, its like a drug to us. That is why you crave chips. Sugary salt..... Try this. Breakfast Egg and turkey bacon. Use one whole egg and whites. Mid afternoon snack Some fruit. Your daily workout. Lunch Have your grilled…
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Eat like a cyclist. Always have a healthy food bar or something to keep you satisfied. It's when you get hungry when your traveling that you give in to the bad foods.
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That is because when someone makes the statement that "muscle weighs more than fat". Then weight is the variable in the equation and your suppose to make the conclusion on your own that with equal volume of muscle and fat. Muscle will weight more. So in your example if you make weight a constant and you take 5lbs of muscle…
