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Endurance cycling and bonking
If you are doing a 6+ hour ride what do you eat and how often? I'm struggling with bonking atm.... plus I have seizures and that dizzy/staggering/headswim feeling makes me really nervous as I have identical symptoms pre-seizure. I'm drinking and eating carbs throughout but obviously I'm going wrong somewhere...my legs are…
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DIY energy drinks
Hi I'm looking for recipes for drinks with a good amount of calories but that won't separate in the bottle on my bike rides. I'm not interested in powdered stuff ty. Nor do I have a juicer, just a lowly hand-blender :)
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Bra size increase
Hey I've lost 9-10 kilos and just measured myself. I've gone from a 40DD to a 40E/F I have no idea why and genuinely upset. I am a cyclist. Since August I've been trying really hard to keep fit and am disappointed. It's not hormones, I'm 48 and mid-menopause.
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Hot Pudding Hack
One portion meal replacement powder (I use ProteinWorks, butterscotch is my favourite) Boiled Water Add how water to powder and whizz. The stuff in it makes it thicken like cornflour and after a couple of minutes it has a semolina like consistency. Really filling and quick. I have about one a week but I suppose you could…
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Increasing heart BPM as a fitness gauge
One of my things is to try and increase my max bpm as it's off season so I do hard sprints on the gym bike. Really chuffed with today's stats - my best yet with learnt controlled breathing without feeling out of sorts :) Looking forward to some decent elevation rides! Does anyone else gauge their fitness this way? I really…
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Upright cycling
Hi I use the bikes at the gym off season which are fine but because I have a dodgy spine I sit bolt upright, hands on hips with the best posture I can to improve core strength and balance. Problem is my perineum and sit bones. Obvs riding outside the position is different on a trail bike to a gym bike. It hurt like hell on…
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The perfect cycling snack?
Found these today and ought a few bags…
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Custardy blancmangey hot pudding
I've had a stinker of a cold this week so CBA to cook. I have ProteinWorks diet replacement shakes as a nutrition boost to my main meal and they fill me up nicely so I don't binge. Cue two days ago. Feeling uuurgh so I decided to add boiling water (for a nice hot chocolate drink) instead of cold water and surprisingly it…
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Diet Meal Replacement Powders
For those that use them which one do you use and why please? I'm looking at TheProteinWorks at the moment for the balance of minerals - what do you prefer? I have my reasons for using them for my health and weight loss (I have a particular medical condition) Ty :)
